STAFF PHARMACIST - WEO

St. Bernards Healthcare; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Bernards Healthcare is seeking a licensed pharmacist to join our hospital pharmacy team in Arkansas. The staff pharmacist will compound and dispense medications per orders, supervise support staff, provide clinical consultation, and engage in patient counseling and quality improvement initiatives.

The role requires BSPH or equivalent, Arkansas licensure, and preferably a hospital pharmacy residency or related experience. This is a safety-sensitive, on-site position within our hospital.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of pharmacy with BSPH degree; must be licensed to practice in Arkansas.
• Hospital pharmacy residency and/or hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• This is a safety-sensitive position with typical hospital duties and physical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Compound and dispense medications according to practitioner orders; supervise staff; provide clinical consultation and patient counseling.
• Review medication orders, participate in quality improvement, and support pharmacy education and research.

Skills

Hospital pharmacy experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPH)

Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Education

  • Graduation from an accredited school of pharmacy with at least a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPH) degree required. Must be licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Arkansas, such licensure granted by the State Board of Pharmacy after passing the required examinations or by reciprocity based in passing such examinations in another state.

• Experience

  • A hospital pharmacy residency and/or previous experience in hospital pharmacy is preferred.

• Physical

  • This is a safety sensitive position. Please see the St. Bernards Substance Abuse Policy for further information.
  • Normal hospital environment. Close eye work. Hearing within normal range. Operates computer, typewriter, calculator. Finger dexterity. Eye-hand coordination. Frequent sitting, standing and walking. May lift and carry up to 35 lbs. Some exposure to chemical hazards when making chemotherapy.

JOB SUMMARY

• Compounds and dispenses medications according to orders of practitioners authorized by law to prescribe. Supervises and checks work of supportive personnel. Must be knowledgeable of standard pharmaceutical techniques and procedures, laws governing the practice of pharmacy, drug incompatibilities and interactions, pharmacology and toxicology. Job duties include but are not limited to: review of medication orders, clinical consultation, staff education, patient counseling, continuous quality improvement initiatives, pharmacist-managed dosing programs and pharmacy related research. The staff pharmacist may serve on various hospital committees. He/she provides direction, oversight, and coordination of pharmacy students and residents.