What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacist position at Big Sky Managed Care?
Job Title: Pharmacist
About Us:
Big Sky Managed Care provides pharmacy services to assisted living facilities, group homes, and mental health patients. Our mission is to work diligently and act as the bridge for all services involved in providing exemplary care to all our patients. We are committed to improving the quality of life for each of our customers.
Our Team:
We promote a variety of initiatives designed to enhance the work and personal lives of our employees, celebrate diversity and improve the communities where we work and live.
The Role:
This position will provide the opportunity to grow your pharmaceutical skills under the direct guidance of a state licensed pharmacist while providing essential care to our patients in our closed-door pharmacy. You will evaluate physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, and route of administration. Makes recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate.
Your Responsibilities:
What We Offer:
Qualifications:
About Us:
Big Sky Managed Care provides pharmacy services to assisted living facilities, group homes, and mental health patients. Our mission is to work diligently and act as the bridge for all services involved in providing exemplary care to all our patients. We are committed to improving the quality of life for each of our customers.
Our Team:
We promote a variety of initiatives designed to enhance the work and personal lives of our employees, celebrate diversity and improve the communities where we work and live.
The Role:
This position will provide the opportunity to grow your pharmaceutical skills under the direct guidance of a state licensed pharmacist while providing essential care to our patients in our closed-door pharmacy. You will evaluate physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, and route of administration. Makes recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate.
Your Responsibilities:
- Evaluates physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, and route of administration.
- Maintains patient/resident database to include appropriate current and past medical history, appropriate clinical and laboratory data, and concurrent medication (including over-the-counter and home remedies).
- Ensures that appropriate laboratory tests for monitoring certain high-risk conditions are ordered, evaluated and discussed with appropriate members of the healthcare team.
- Collaborates with the healthcare team to provide clinical and technical support as needed.
- Documents all communication with physicians, nurses, other members of the healthcare team and patients/residents and their family members in the medical record.
- Implements policies and procedures for the safe procurement, storage, distribution and use of drugs and biologicals, as well as disposal of drugs.
- Obtains, as necessary, and maintains all required documentation in accordance with federal and state regulatory agencies and policy.
- Informs the Pharmacy Manager of medication related errors.
- Assists facility/agency staff personnel with procedures relating to safe and effective methods of procuring, maintaining, administering and disposing of drugs.
- Performs other tasks as assigned.
What We Offer:
- Competitive pay
- Shift differential
- Health, dental, & vision
- Company paid STD & LTD
- Paid Time Off
- Flexible Schedules
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401k
- Employee Discount Program
- Daily Pay
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy; Pharm D preferred
- One year experience in long-term care
- Licenses/Certifications: As required by government regulations and business needs
- Detail oriented; goal oriented, team player, oral communication
