Specialty Pharmacist Augusta

Wellstar Health System; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System in Augusta, GA is seeking a Pharmacist to ensure evidence-based medication use and patient safety. You will verify orders, educate patients and families, and participate in the hospital's mission of teaching and quality improvement.

The role requires a PharmD (preferred) or a Bachelor’s in Pharmacy with licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPH). You will oversee technicians and contribute to a high-performing team within a regulated healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Clinical pharmacist providing evidence-based medication therapy and education
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes
• Ensures compliance with standards (TJC, BOP, CMS) and safety guidelines

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical pharmaceutical care and suggests evidence-based therapy
• Leads medication safety initiatives and follows up on adverse events
• Oversees pharmacy technicians and ensures accurate medication distribution
• Precepts residents, students, and technicians as assigned
• Maintains ongoing professional development and participates in departmental committees
• Complies with Wellstar Health System policies and code of conduct

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient education

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's in Pharmacy

Pharmacy Doctorate (PharmD) preferred

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Summary

The Pharmacist is responsible for appropriate, evidence based, medication use for the institution. They ensure patients get the right medication at the right dose. Pharmacists must have a medication safety viewpoint and be in compliance with all applicable standards and regulations (TJC, BOP, CMS, etc). Pharmacists oversee the activities of pharmacy technicians. Pharmacists must engage in teaching as part of the hospital's mission.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Provides clinical pharmaceutical care to patients. Prevents, detects, and resolves medication-related problems and makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations. Participates as an effective member of interdisciplinary care team(s) and communicates follow-up with team. Effectively verifies patient medication orders for appropriateness and accuracy. Provides effective medication education to patients, families, team.
• Enhances the quality of delivery of care. Actively participates in the development and implementation of performance/quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, including medication event/adverse reaction reporting & follow-up, clinical guideline development, disease management, medication use evaluation/improvement, cost containment actions. Represents pharmacy services on institutional/practice area committees, quality unit councils. Conducts monthly unit inspections of assigned area.
• Demonstrates proficiency in pharmacy distributive services. Demonstrates quality, safety and efficiency in the distribution process. Actively collaborates and demonstrate teamwork with pharmacy coworkers to ensure communication, excellent customer service, safe and effective drug distribution. Provides oversight for pharmacy technicians. Participates in opportunities to improve the quality, effectiveness, and/or efficiency in distributing medications.
• Supports the education and professional development of the Pharmacy Department and other hospital disciplines (nursing/medical/etc.). Precepts residents, pharmacy students, or pharmacy technicians as assigned. Participates colloquially in the development of new programs, services, and practices, educational activities of the pharmacy department and medical team.
• Engages in professional self-development. Completes medical center/pharmacy competency requirements by deadlines. Establishes regular meetings with manager. Enhances professional and technical knowledge/competency by attending seminars, continuing education programs, department meetings, etc. Demonstrate active membership/service/leadership in professional organizations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

• or Bachelors Pharmacy
• Doctorate Pharmacy-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• RPH - Reg Pharmacist

Additional License(s) and Certification(s)

GA or SC Licensed Pharmacist depending on job location or eligible for licensure. License required within 6 months of hire. Upon Hire Required.

Required Minimum Experience

Minimum 2 years in Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician, intern and/or pharmacist preferred

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