Pharmacist - Retail Full Time M-F 8am-6pm

General Position Summary:

Responsible for patient advocacy so that they may achieve the best results from their drug therapy.

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities:

·         Interprets and enters medication orders.

·         Monitors and evaluates drug therapies.

·         Attends patient care rounds for the hospitalist program.

·         Dispenses medications.

·         Supervises and directs pharmacy technicians.

·         Manages the controlled substances.

·         Monitors and reconciles anesthesia reports.

·         Provides drug information and education.

·  Displays proper etiquette and mannerisms that reflect the SHINE Behavior Guidelines.

·         Promotes the Patient Safety Standards as a core value of the organization.

Secondary Functions:

·         Arranges scheduling for relief pharmacists.

·   Participates in departmental and hospitalwide informational meetings and inservices, including staff meetings, hospitalwide forums, and seminars.

·         Reviews department and hospitalwide policies and procedures annually.

·         All other duties as assigned.

Additional / Seasonal Responsibilities:

·         Participates in the annual technician evaluations.

·         Participates in the annual pharmacy inventory.

Job Scope:

This job involves:

·         Recurring work situations with occasional variations from the norm.

·         A high level of complexity.

·   Typical determination of own practices and procedures. Contributes to the development of new services, programs, or processes.

·         Performance of duties with independently-minimal supervision.

Supervisory Responsibility:

·      Job is supervisory to the extent that daily work direction is provided to personnel in subordinate classifications.

Interpersonal Contacts:

Contacts:

·         Are normally made with others both inside and outside the hospital.

·        Are made with own department, staff, and supervisor as well as other departments and locations.

·        Frequently contain confidential/sensitive information necessitating discretion at all times.

·         Include face-to-face, telephone, and e-mail contact.

·         Include contact with staff, patients, and physicians.

Specific Job Skills & Mental Activities:

This position requires specific clinical skills, including: pharmacokinetics, monitoring lab values, monitoring TPNs, and correlating/interpreting/applying drug information. This position requires operational knowledge of general equipment and office equipment in the Pharmacy department, including: fax, printer, phone systems, computer, and commonly used hospital computer programs (including Hospital Information Systems, MS Office, e-mail, and internet). Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English. Must also be service oriented and have excellent clinical skills, computer skills, supervisory skills, problem-solving skills, decision-making skills, customer service skills, organizational skills, multitasking skills, professional interpersonal skills, time management skills, the ability to prioritize work, and telephone etiquette.

Education and/or Experience:

·         BS in Pharmacy or PharmD (required)

·         AZ State Board of Pharmacy licensure (required).

·         Basic computer skills (required).

·         CPR/BLS Certification (required)

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Physical Demands & Job Conditions:

Exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demands are in excess of those of sedentary work. Light work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree. Worker is subject to extensive computer work and contact with chemicals.

Physical motions include finger dexterity, standing, walking, stooping, talking, reaching, feeling, sitting, bending, kneeling, grasping, listening/hearing, handling, lifting up to 10 pounds, and repetitive motions of the hands, wrists, and feet.

This is a safety sensitive position. 

OSHA Exposure Category:

Involves no regular exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues, and tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and are not a condition of employment.