Pharmacist, Long-Term Care Pharmacy Operations

MedWiz Solutions, LLC; Woodridge (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MedWiz Solutions, LLC in Illinois seeks a Pharmacist to provide safe, accurate and compliant pharmacy services by reviewing and verifying medication orders, exercising professional judgment, and supporting production and clinical workflows.

The position requires a PharmD or BS in Pharmacy, an active state license, and the ability to work in a high-volume environment with strong attention to detail and effective communication with prescribers, facilities, and caregivers.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited program.
• Active and unrestricted pharmacist license in the state of practice.
• Ability to exercise independent professional and clinical judgment in a high-volume pharmacy environment.
• Strong attention to detail, medication-safety orientation, communication skills, and ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Ability to work the schedule associated with the position and maintain all professional requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review, interpret, and clinically verify prescriptions and medication orders for accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, and compliance.
• Perform final verification of prepared medications and ensure product quality before dispensing.
• Identify and resolve interactions, duplications, dosing concerns, contraindications, allergies, and other medication-safety issues.
• Communicate with prescribers, facilities, caregivers, and internal partners to resolve prescription or medication concerns.
• Provide pharmacist oversight and direction to pharmacy technicians and student pharmacists within applicable law.
• Support controlled-medication, emergency-kit, MedBank, DOSIS, compounding, and other pharmacy workflows as qualified and assigned.
• Maintain complete documentation and comply with privacy, security, quality, controlled-substance, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in quality assurance, service recovery, and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Pharmacist license

Independent judgment

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

BS in Pharmacy

Tools

Pharmacy management systems

Automation

Electronic medication orders

Job description

Description

MedWiz is the premier pharmacy partner for long-term-care communities that share our commitment and priority to patient-care first. We have transformed the conventional medication management process by being high-touch and patient-focused. At MedWiz we work tirelessly to streamline the often-disjointed communication process between the integral stakeholders in the medication ordering and administration life-cycle. We accomplish this by simplifying processes, educating and communicating frequently. Our comprehensive technology solutions and breadth of pharmaceutical products and services – allow us to be nimble and creative in offering the right service everyone of our unique customer needs. MedWiz understands its customers’ needs and has the industry’s highest standards – with strict adherence to federal and state regulations.

Pharmacists at MedWiz provide safe, accurate, timely, and compliant pharmacy services by reviewing and verifying medication orders, exercising professional judgment,resolving medication-related issues, guiding pharmacy technicians, and supporting production and clinical workflows.

Job Responsibilities

• Review, interpret, and clinically verify prescriptions and medication orders for accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, and compliance.
• Perform final verification of prepared medications and ensure product quality before dispensing.
• Identify and resolve interactions, duplications, dosing concerns, contraindications, allergies, and other medication-safety issues.
• Communicate with prescribers, facilities, caregivers, and internal partners to resolve prescription or medication concerns.
• Provide pharmacist oversight and direction to pharmacy technicians and student pharmacists within applicable law.
• Support controlled-medication, emergency-kit, MedBank, DOSIS, compounding, and other pharmacy workflows as qualified and assigned.
• Maintain complete documentation and comply with privacy, security, quality, controlled-substance, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in quality assurance, service recovery, and continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited pharmacy program.
• Active and unrestricted pharmacist license in the state of practice.
• Ability to exercise independent professional and clinical judgment in a high-volume pharmacy environment.
• Strong attention to detail, medication-safety orientation, communication skills, and ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Ability to work the schedule associated with the position and maintain all professional requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in long-term care, institutional, closed-door, specialty, infusion, IV, or high-volume pharmacy practice.
• Experience with pharmacy management systems, automation, and electronic medication-order workflows.
• Experience collaborating with pharmacy technicians and interdisciplinary healthcare partners.