Retail Pharmacist

Compass Memorial; Iowa; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Memorial Healthcare is seeking a licensed pharmacist to oversee the North English Retail Pharmacy. The role includes telepharmacy coverage, supervising staff, dispensing medications, and counseling patients in accordance with Iowa laws.

This position requires residency within the Compass Memorial Healthcare service area and interaction with the inpatient and outpatient teams. The successful candidate will hold a Doctor of Pharmacy or BS in Pharmacy and an active Iowa pharmacist license,

Qualifications

• Requires Iowa pharmacist license or active licensure application.

Responsibilities

• Provide telepharmacy coverage and supervision of the North English CMH Retail Pharmacy and staffing to meet minimum hours per Iowa law.
• Interpret and evaluate physicians’ medication orders with clarification as needed.
• Counsel patients and collaborate with prescribers, nurses, and patients on drug contents, actions, and interactions.
• Accurately label and dispense medications to patients.
• Complete monthly inspections of CMH Pharmacy and North English location.
• Supervise technicians and interns in packaging, labeling, and distribution of medications.

Skills

Telepharmacy

Staff supervision

Pharmacy operations

Medication dispensing

Patient counseling

Education

Pharmacy degree (BS or PharmD)

Job description

This position rotates 10 hour shifts Monday through Friday with occasional coverage of our North English retail pharmacy. Hours of operation are Mondays 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. and Tuesday through Friday 7:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.

LivingGuidelines

This position requires residency within the Compass Memorial Healthcare service area. For more information about our service area, please contact Lesa Waddell, Human Resources Director, at [e-mail] or 319-642-8026.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide telepharmacy coverage and supervision of the North English CMH Retail Pharmacy and provide staffing as needed to meet minimum requirement of 16 pharmacist hours per month per Iowa law.
• Interprets and evaluates all physicians’ medication orders with clarification as deemed necessary.
• Advises the prescriber, nurse and patients as required regarding the contents, therapeutic action, utilization, and possible adverse reactions or interactions of drugs.
• Accurately labels and dispenses medications to patients.
• Participate in patient counseling in accordance with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy laws and regulations for new prescriptions.
• Complete monthly inspections of CMH Pharmacy and CMH Pharmacy – North English, as required by Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
• Controls the disposition of narcotics, other scheduled drugs, dangerous drugs, and investigational drugs as required by state and federal regulations.
• Directly supervises technicians and interns in the proper packaging, labeling, and distribution of medications.
• Assists with the check-in and storage of all drugs and supplies in the absence of the pharmacy technician.
• Has working knowledge of compliance issues (specific to job responsibilities), about federal, state, and local law and regulation. Job performance is consistent with regulatory guidelines.
• During downtime, may assist with the technical operations of the inpatient pharmacy including, but not limited to, anti-coagulationservices and discharge patient counseling.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree is required.
• Current and active licensure or evidence of application for licensure as a registered pharmacist in the State of Iowa.

Iowa’s Rural Health Transformation Program, Healthy Hometowns, Combat Cancer Health Hub Program is supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $209,040,063.71 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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