Specialty Staff Pharmacist

St. Elizabeth; Edgewood, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

Retirement match

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Internal mobility

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, KY seeks an Outpatient Pharmacist to provide medications and counseling with accuracy and safety in the outpatient setting.

You will verify prescriptions, counsel patients, supervise interns and technicians, and help manage inventory while supporting regulatory compliance across the department.

Qualifications

• Graduate from NABP accredited pharmacy college.
• Current US pharmacist license in state where work is performed.
• Familiar with outpatient pharmacy practice and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor patient medications for appropriateness per clinical guidelines.
• Provide final professional review and verification of prescriptions and orders.
• Counsel patients and recommend OTC products; supply accurate drug information.
• Supervise and mentor Interns and Technicians; ensure timeliness and accountability.
• Manage inventory and ordering; maintain sound accounting and budgeted goals.
• Coordinate with other departments and maintain licensure and competency.

Skills

Clinical pharmacology

Customer service

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.)

Job description

## Specialty Staff PharmacistApply: Edgewood, Kentucky: Full time: Posted Today: JR314082**Engage with us for your next career opportunity. Right Here.****Job Type:**Regular**Scheduled Hours:**40** Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare**At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.** Benefits That Support You**We invest in you — personally and professionally.Enjoy:- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules- Retirement savings with employer match- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility**Job Summary:**The Outpatient Pharmacist provides medications and counseling upon presentation of a prescription prescribed by a registered healthcare practitioner to the patients, ensuring accuracy and safety while monitoring for any intervention that might be needed. The pharmacist also counsels and recommends over the counter products to our patients assuring there are no pharmacologic or physiologic contraindications. In addition, they maintain sound accounting practices and oversee the process in the outpatient pharmacy. The Outpatient Pharmacist must be able to provide top notch customer service to the customers while being an educational resource for them. The outpatient pharmacist may be required to be on call to support the specialty pharmacy. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.**Job Description:*** Provide top notch customer service following AIDET* Reviews and monitors patient treatment medications for appropriateness based on current clinical and institutional guidelines as well as patient-specific criteria* Provides final professional review and verification of prescription filling and offsite facility orders. Assures timeliness and accuracy of filling and that all processing has a pharmacist final check.* Provides accurate, adequate and timely drug information to patients, the medical staff, and nursing staff.* Supervises and directs Interns and Technicians: Provides active direct supervision and mentoring of Interns and Technicians as guided by ICARE values. This includes monitoring timely completion of tasks, redirection of staff to meet patient needs and encouraging use of the AIDET model in interaction with staff, patients and visitors. Reports behavior not responsive to direct intervention to the leadership team* Maintains inventory and responsible for order management, ensuring the product is on hand and ordered from the appropriate wholesaler. Follows sound accounting principles. Contributes to financial contribution and assures department is meeting budgeted goals* Act as a liaison to other departments within the healthcare system including but not limited to: Hospice, Social Service, SDS, Meds to Beds, Specialty Pharmacy and provider offices as well as any other departments.* Maintains Professional Competency: Maintains licensure. Completes all departmental competency/skills assessment requirements. Maintains current knowledge of pharmacy practice. Seeks to develop and maintain skills in areas of specialized practice.* Assures adherence to regulatory guidelines (State Board of Pharmacy, Drug Enforcement Agency, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid services, Food and Drug Administration, The Joint Commission)* Performs other duties as assigned.**Education, Credentials, Licenses:*** Graduate from NABP accredited pharmacy college* Current US pharmacist license in state where work is being performed.**Specialized Knowledge:**Problem solving and critical thinking skills.MultitaskGood customer service skillsGood communication skillsFamiliar with Current Practice Standards (ASHP)**Kind and Length of Experience:**Previous Pharmacy Experience**FLSA Status:**Non-ExemptRight Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.