Pharmacist

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The Pharmacy teams at Samaritan Health Services are staffed by the area’s leading experts on thousands of medications and make decisions that help optimize a patient’s drug therapy.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

• Current unencumbered Oregon Pharmacist Licensure required.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Communication - Effective written and oral communication skills to explain complex issues, exchange information between team members, and tactfully discuss issues.
• Computer Literacy - Knowledge of electronic equipment and computer hardware, software, and applications. Ability to operate applications, enter data, and process information.
• Social Perceptiveness - Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics. Basic understanding of age-related differences in caring for and/or communicating with patients and caregivers.
• Team Building - Ability to work, function and communicate on a multi-disciplinary team. Possess the knowledge and skills to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time. Demonstrates teamwork. Ability to assist and work well with others.
• Problem Solving - Ability to identify complex problems, review related information, employ creativity and alternative thinking to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Possess good judgment and decision making skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Rarely: WALK - Incline Lift (Floor to Waist: 0"-36"), 40 - 60 Lbs; LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54"), 20 - 40 Lbs; LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54"), 40 - 60 Lbs; CARRY 2-handed, 40 - 60 pounds; SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec); KNEEL (on knees); PULL (40 - 60 pounds force); WALK - Level Surface Lift (Floor to Waist: 0"-36"), 0 - 20 Lbs; LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36"), 20 - 40 Lbs; LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54"), 0 - 20 Lbs; CARRY 2-handed, 20 - 40 pounds; SQUAT; Repetitive PULL (0 - 20 pounds force); PULL (20 - 40 pounds force); SIT; CLIMB - Stairs Lift (Waist to Eye: up to 54"), 0 - 20 Lbs; LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above), 0 - 20 Lbs; CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds; CARRY 2-handed, 0 - 20 pounds; ROTATE TRUNK Sitting; ROTATE TRUNK Standing; REACH - Upward; PINCH Fingers; REACH - Forward; MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists; FINGER DEXTERITY; STAND BEND FORWARD at waist; GRASP Hand/Fist; PUSH (0 - 20 pounds force); PUSH (20 - 40 pounds force); PUSH (40 - 60 pounds force); PUSH (60 or more pounds force).