Pharmacist

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate clinical competence by completing the clinical competency modules assigned in the electronic learning system for the pharmacist role.
• Review and evaluate an individual patient’s medication profile and clinical status to determine appropriateness of current medication therapy.
• Ensure that a patient’s medication therapy is consistent with the Legacy or health insurance formulary and medication use guidelines and policies.
• Ensure that patients are assessed comprehensively in a standardized way using electronic health record (EHR) tools.
• Perform regular re-evaluation of medication therapy to assess whether therapeutic goals are achieved and to proactively intervene on medication related issues.
• Perform medication therapy management and monitoring based on Legacy specific Collaborative Practice Protocols (CPP).
• Document interventions, recommendations, and protocol driven changes in therapy in the EHR.
• Monitor, document, report, and manage adverse drug events.
• Provide accurate and timely medication information to health care staff and patients.
• Serve as a trainer for new pharmacy staff.
• Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Distributive Duties

• Ensure all medication orders are reviewed for appropriate dispensation during the assigned shift.
• Ensure appropriate use of applicable pharmacy technical systems, equipment (including environmental monitoring), and tools.
• Oversee preparation of medication doses and compounding of sterile and non-sterile products.
• Perform all assigned work procedures without interference to quality of work performed.
• Provide supervision to technicians, students and interns as guided by state law.
• Serve as a trainer for new pharmacy staff.
• Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
• Use time productively to assist team members as workload allows.
• Fill outpatient prescriptions as required.
• Work with insurance companies/third party payers to resolve reimbursement and eligibility issues for patients where applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Communication

• Effectively communicate information to patients and health care providers in oral, written, and electronic formats.
• Foster teamwork through timely, open, and respectful communication.
• Demonstrate good listening skills.
• Provide education to patients.
• Provide excellent customer service.

Professional Development

• Maintain clinical and distributive knowledge and skills appropriate to the patient populations and areas served.
• Maintain knowledge of internal practice changes (e.g., drug shortages, new protocols) that may impact clinical and/or distributive services.
• Participate in preceptor education as applicable to precepting role.
• Maintain licensure in good standing with the state licensing body.

Safety and Security

• Follow all controlled substances policies and procedures.
• Complete annual mandatory self-learning modules that include safety, security and emergency programs required by the department or health system.
• Ensure a clean, safe, and orderly environment during the work shift.
• Comply with all laws, regulations, scope of practice guidelines, and Legacy standards in providing patient care.

Qualifications

• Education: As required by licensure.
• Licensure: Current Registered Pharmacist License (RPh) for applicable state required.
• BLS for Provider certification from the American Heart Association required within 3 months.

Pay

Pay Range: USD $82.40 - USD $95.58 /Hr.