PHARMACIST

About the role

The Pharmacist will provide pharmacy services to patients and health providers. Services including but not limited to oversight, monitoring, preparation, dispensing and proper documentation of patient medication therapy as well as providing and recording drug information, and patient information in the system. Ensure compliance with Federal, State and local laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of medications and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration.
• Reviews prescriptions for appropriateness and contacts the prescriber for any medication related problems or order clarification.
• Prepares and/or oversees the preparation, labeling, verification of appropriate patient, and dispensing of medications in accordance with provider’s prescriptions to patients.
• Advises and educates patients and/or other health professionals on drug indications, contraindications, dosage, medications, interactions, medication formulary, and side effects; provides other drug information as appropriate.
• Administers vaccinations to patients per protocol and maintains vaccine training compliance.
• Ensures the acquisition and disbursement of medications to clinic sites and offices.
• Fulfills policies and procedures on storage and recordkeeping systems to provide for safekeeping of pharmaceuticals with particular attention to controlled substances.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental and/or infection control standards.
• Monitors drug and/or nutritional therapy of patients to detect adverse drug reactions and to ensure optimal, efficacious and cost-effective therapy.
• Responsible for the efficacy, potency, and safety of all pharmaceutical dispensed and/or used within the pharmacy.
• Accepts the responsibility for problem resolution, e.g. resolving professional problems related to the interpretation of medication ordered, drug furnishing irregularities, service complaints, and technical problems such as equipment or drug procurement issues.

Requirements

• Technical or academic knowledge: Academic training as a Pharmacist.
• Knowledge of basics of clinical medicine.
• Valid license as a Pharmacist from the California State Board of Pharmacy.
• Current documentation of Basic Life Support required.

Qualifications

• Must be able to fluently speak, read and write English.
• Fluency in Spanish is required.
• Fluency in other languages is an asset.

Skills

• Knowledge of medications and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration.
• Ability to review prescriptions for appropriateness and contact prescribers for medication-related problems or order clarification.
• Ability to prepare and/or oversee the preparation, labeling, verification of appropriate patient, and dispensing of medications.
• Ability to advise and educate patients and/or other health professionals on drug information.
• Ability to administer vaccinations to patients per protocol and maintain vaccine training compliance.
• Ability to ensure the acquisition and disbursement of medications to clinic sites and offices.
• Ability to follow policies and procedures on storage and recordkeeping systems to provide for safekeeping of pharmaceuticals.
• Ability to monitor drug and/or nutritional therapy of patients to detect adverse drug reactions and ensure optimal, efficacious and cost-effective therapy.
• Ability to resolve professional problems related to the interpretation of medication ordered, drug furnishing irregularities, service complaints, and technical problems such as equipment or drug procurement issues.

Benefits

NEMS is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer welcoming diversity in our workforce.

Pay

This is an FLSA non-exempt position.

Schedule

This is an OSHA high-risk position.