PRN Pharmacist Clinical, Community (H)

SSM Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Clinical Pharmacist, where you'll play a crucial role in optimizing patient care through effective medication management and collaboration with healthcare teams. This dynamic position involves verifying prescriptions, counseling patients, and supervising pharmacy technicians. You'll be part of a supportive environment that values your skills and offers opportunities for professional growth. With a commitment to excellence and patient safety, this role provides a chance to make a significant impact in the community while enjoying a competitive hourly pay range and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options

Tuition Coverage

Qualifications

• Requires a Pharm.D from an ACPE accredited school.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Verifies and dispenses medications, ensuring accuracy.
• Counsels patients and healthcare providers on drug information.
• Maintains inventory and ensures compliance with laws.

Skills

Pharmacy Knowledge

Patient Counseling

Medication Management

Pharmacological Knowledge

Education

Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D; Bachelor of Pharmacy)

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Highlights:

Join SSM Health as a Pharmacist Clinical, Community and become part of a dynamic team dedicated to optimizing healthcare services through collaboration with healthcare providers.

• Department: Pharmacy
• Schedule: PRN (as needed)
• Salary Range: $53.72 - $80.58 per hour
• Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts

Pay Range:

$53.72 - $80.58

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. Compensation for this role is based on a variety of components including relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range for this position is what SSM Health reasonably expects, in good faith, to offer based on the circumstances at the time of posting. SSM Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Job Summary:

Assures the appropriate selection, dosing, administering and dispensing of medication orders. Provides supervision for actions of pharmacy technicians, residents, graduates and interns. Interacts with patients, physicians, and nurses concerning various clinical activities in order to provide proper drug therapy. Functions as Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) in the absence of the Pharmacy Supervisor/Manager.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Verifies prescription orders and dispenses medications as ordered by ensuring the accuracy of entered prescription orders, by performing DUR/DUE, verifying drug/drug interactions and completing visual verification of orders. Transfers prescriptions to and from other pharmacies following state and federal law requirements. Compounds prescription medications when necessary and assures appropriate documentation is completed. Ensures Medication Guides, CMS notices and other documents required by law are distributed with prescriptions. Monitors medication therapy and makes recommendations to therapy when appropriate.
• Counsels as required by all state and federal laws and provides information on drugs, their pharmacological action, dosage, contraindications, reactions, etc. to physicians, nurses, patients, and other interested parties. Identifies and completes medication therapy management opportunities and recommends, administers, and educates on immunizations as appropriate. Stays current with professional literature and maintains competence required for position.
• Oversees technical personnel who assist in the preparation, maintenance, and dispensing of medications and supplies. Able to perform all duties of a pharmacy technician. Assists with academic functions such as serving as a preceptor for pharmacy students.
• Maintains appropriate inventory of medications and supplies. Ensures inventory is rotated, expired stock is appropriately disposed of and orders are placed in a timely manner.
• Provides support and serves as a resource for nurses, physicians and other health care providers medication information and education.
• Collaborates with leadership to ensure policies and procedures are reviewed and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Actively assesses the security of medication areas and the compliance of personnel with established policies, procedures, state and federal laws including record keeping. Maintains established procedures for quality control and disposal of unusable medications and hazardous waste. Issues controlled substances and maintains records as required by law, pharmacy policies and procedures. Reviews controlled substances records for discrepancies/errors and reports discrepancies to appropriate authority(s).
• Operates cash register, including end of day check out, with minimal shortage/overages. Ensures all insurance claims are processed according to policy and procedures. Confirms accuracy of prescription billing, days’ supply, quantity, MME, source and DAW to avoid audit charge backs and ensure compliance with Fraud Waste and Abuse (FWA) Laws.
• Contributes to zero medication errors with injury by completion of Near Miss and Occurrence reports. Assists pharmacy supervisor in reviewing medication event reports and identifying and implementing process improvement opportunities.
• Provides excellent customer service, counsels patients on drug information with a high standard of confidentiality and in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Precepts pharmacy students and residents, as applicable.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D; Bachelor of Pharmacy) from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy.

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 days of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required depending on department.

• Pharmacist, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Pharmacist - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Pharmacist - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy
• Pharmacist - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3902000046 Retail Pharmacy

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Benefits:

SSM Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid parental leave, flexible payment options through DailyPay, and upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Click here to learn more.