Pharmacist

Essential Functions

• Verify physician medication orders with accuracy and timeliness; clarify and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor and evaluate the critical processes of medication management (e.g., selection, storage, ordering/transcribing, preparation/dispensing, administration support, and monitoring); identify risk points and drive continuous quality and performance improvement with clinicians.
• Verify and approve work performed by Pharmacy Technician(s); provide coaching and feedback.
• Order, receive, and store medications to maintain integrity, security, and compliance.
• Review patient-specific drug therapy for indications, dosing, interactions, contraindications, and duplication; promote rational, evidence-based therapy and document interventions.
• Perform anticoagulant monitoring and communicate dose/therapy recommendations per protocol or provider order.

Additional Information

• Ensures compliance with hospital policies, state/federal regulations, and accreditation standards.
• Maintains accurate records (e.g., inventory, controlled substances, medication safety reports).
• Supports medication safety initiatives, adverse event prevention, and staff education.
• Utilizes pharmacy information systems and automated dispensing technologies as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy; BS Pharm or PharmD required; accredited clinical residency preferred.
• Licensure: Current state license to practice pharmacy.
• Experience: Two (2) years of hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Skills: Clinical judgment; accuracy and attention to detail; strong oral/written communication and interpersonal skills; collaboration across disciplines; proficiency with pharmacy/EMR systems and inventory control.