RETAIL PHARMACIST (PRN)

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center; Natchitoches (LA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Free generic prescriptions

Walk-In Clinic access

Wellness program discounts

Job summary

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center (NRMC) is seeking a part-time Staff Pharmacist for the NRMC Multispecialty Clinic. You will process orders, monitor therapies, supervise staff, and provide drug information to clinicians and patients, including complex parenteral and chemotherapy products.

You will ensure accurate medication histories, dosing, and safety, while supporting billing accuracy and formulary adherence.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy and licensed as a pharmacist by the Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy.
• Experience with pharmacy information systems required.
• Preferred health system experience and Meditech knowledge.
• Monitoring billing accuracy and compliance issues is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense medication orders per physician request following policies and protocols.
• Interpret verbal and written orders and maintain accurate patient medication profiles.
• Compound and dispense sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral products accurately.
• Distribute controlled substances and maintain required records.
• Monitor drug therapies for safety and appropriateness; review interactions and allergies.
• Provide clinical consultation and drug information to staff and patients; educate pharmacy staff and other teams.
• Lead quality improvement activities and participate in medication-use reviews and training programs.

Skills

Technical capacity

Leadership

Customer/client focus

Problem solving/analysis

Time management

Confidential information handling

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Pharmacy degree (PharmD)

Louisiana pharmacist license

Inpatient staff pharmacist experience

Tools

Pharmacy information systems

Meditech

Job description

Job Type: Part-time
Location: NRMC Multispecialty Clinic
Department: NRMC RETAIL PHARMACY

Staff pharmacists process orders for parenteral and enteral medications, monitor patient drug therapies, and provide drug information. Staff pharmacists supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary responsibilities.

1. Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
2. Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately. Maintains accurate, complete patient medication profiles.
3. Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products accurately.
4. Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law.
5. Ensures safe, appropriate, cost effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
6. Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
7. Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and drug dosing per organizational protocol.
8. Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes, as needed.
9. Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient charts accurately.
10. Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.
11. Sustains the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
12. Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff, as needed.
13. Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff.
14. Provides drug information to patients and their families.
15. Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
16. Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collects data; conducts quality monitors and inspections; and maintains logs, records, and other documentation as assigned.
17. Participates in the development and presentation of orientation, education, and training programs to the pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staffs.
18. Attends orientation, education, and training programs. Reviews literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy.
19. Work independently to function Informatics Pharmacist accountable for organizing and completing the validation of changes to the pharmacy modules, including integrated testing, training, functional support, auditing modifications /implementations, and documentation.
20. Work in collaboration with physician, pharmacy, nurse leadership/champions and other health informatics teams in a positive, constructive and efficient manner.
21. Monitor billing accuracy, compliance issues, and structure: ensure data integrity through interaction with financial and outcomes systems and auditing verification; assists in investigating and responding to billing audits.
22. Build and maintenance of order sets, drug/mixture build in accordance build guidelines and standards.
23. Provides education to pharmacy staff in regards to new hire training, new workflows, workflow changes, etc. through in-class training, tip sheets, pharmacy newsletters, etc.
24. Performs any special projects and other duties as assigned.

• Technical capacity
• Leadership
• Customer/client focus
• Problem solving/analysis
• Time management
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to prioritize multiple job tasks in a fast-paced environment

Supervisory Responsibility

• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel.
• Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians.
• Participates in the performance appraisal of pharmacy support personnel.
• Organizes and prioritizes work assignments.
• Ensures pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner.

Requirements:

Required Education and Experience

• A graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy and licensed as a registered pharmacist by the Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy.
• Work experience with pharmacy information systems required.
• Currently licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Louisiana.
• Ability to function as an inpatient staff pharmacists required

Preferred Education and Experience

• Health system experience preferred.
• Meditech experience preferred.
• Monitoring billing accuracy, compliance issues, and structure preferred.

Although Natchitoches Regional Medical Center has earned many awards for quality and service, the greatest honor NRMC holds is the trust of our patients and their families.

Record numbers of families across Natchitoches, Winn, and Sabine parishes are making NRMC their first choice for healthcare and choosing NRMC for their health journeys.

As a result, NRMC has become intricately woven into their life stories and family histories. Each day, they share stories of lifesaving care in the emergency room, surgery and medical units, as well as, the many joyful moments of recoveries and births. These remarkable moments are at the heart of all that NRMC Associates do. Our core purpose is and always will be to care for our community.

At NRMC, Associates, our Board, Physicians, and Volunteers are succeeding in creating a Zero Harm culture where everyone is positive, proactive, and accountable. NRMC is a learning organization where yesterday’s events and efforts serve as a baseline for today’s improvements; where people think about people and how best to serve; and where professionals acknowledge and address not only successes, but also any failures, so improvements are made each and every day.

In addition to offering competitive medical, dental, and vision plans for our associates, their spouse, and/or child(ren), NRMC offers other unique benefits such as:

• Health Insurance with 90% coverage when using NRMC services
• 50% off of medical bills from NRMC physician services
• Free generic prescriptions at our pharmacy
• Free and priority access to our Walk-In Clinic
• Health plan premium discounts with annual wellness compliance
• Employer paid long term disability and life insurance policy
• Flexible spending accounts (health care and dependent care)
• Medical Expense Reimburse Account (MERP)