Pharmacist

Description

The Pharmacist will dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. He or she may advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

The Staff Pharmacist is expected to perform the following essential functions:

• Reviews prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability. Provides information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
• Assesses the identity, strength, or purity of medications. Compounds and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or overseeing these activities.
• Maintains records such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries of poisons, narcotics, and controlled drugs.
• Plans, implements, and maintains procedures for mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals according to policy and legal requirements to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
• Provides specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, and high blood pressure. Offers health promotion and prevention activities by, for example, training people to use devices such as blood pressure and diabetes monitors. Advises customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, and health care supplies.
• Collaborates with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of drugs and drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications and characteristics. Analyzes prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
• Orders and purchases pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, and drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.

• Strong patient service skills.
• Excellent knowledge of chemistry and specific drug interactions.
• Strong knowledge of medical and biological terminology.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to balance competing priorities.

• Manages pharmacy operations, hiring and supervising staff, performing administrative duties, and buying or selling nonpharmaceutical merchandise.
• Teaches pharmacy interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.

• Ability to perform various motor skills such as; standing or sitting for long periods of time, walking, lifting (up to 15 pounds) using proper lifting techniques, stair climbing, reaching, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, squatting, grasping and arm-hand coordination on a continuous basis.

• Up to 15% of time may be spent traveling within the State of West Virginia and surrounding areas.

• Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy required.
• WV State Board of Pharmacy License as a Registered Pharmacist required.

• Prior hospital experience, preferred.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.

Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all personnel and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination, harassment, prejudice, or behavior of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability status, family medical history or genetic information, past or present military service, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family or parental status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Qualifications

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy required. WV State Board of Pharmacy License as a Registered Pharmacist required. Ten years hospital experience with a minimum of three years management experience preferred.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.