What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacist position at Merakey?
About Us :
Life Tree Pharmacy is a for profit subsidiary of Merakey and works with a wide range of facilities and programs to support individuals in the Behavioral Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability communities.
About the Position :
Dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care by performing the following duties :
Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
Compounds medications, using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication, and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
Assesses medications to determine identity, purity, and strength.
Instructs technicians, interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy.
Employs perpetual inventory.
Salary range : $100,000 - $150,000 annually
Pharmacy hours of operation : M - F 9 : 00 AM - 5 : 30 PM
Benefits
Merakey offers medical, dental - vision insurance plans, competitive compensation plans and more!
DailyPay enrollment option
Work / Life Balance
Flexible Schedules
Cell Phone Discount Plans
Employee Referral Bonuses
Tuition Reimbursement
Care.com Membership
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey.
Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Requirements :
The successful candidate will meet or exceed the following :
Current Pharmacist License (Must be in good standing). Pharm D. and two to four years related experience and / or training preferred.
Salary : $100,000 - $150,000
