Pharmacist, Floater

Responsibilities

• Communicates with health center physicians to determine the type of medication and dosage for a patient
• Takes inventory of pharmaceutical drugs to reorder them based on local demand
• Interacts with pharmacy patients/customers to give them their prescriptions and answer medication questions
• Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies, advising interventions
• Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians’ workflow
• Verifies their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals
• Verifies order entries, charges, and inspections
• Floates between various pharmacy locations as needed to ensure adequate pharmacy coverage and fulfill staffing needs
• Provides pharmacy information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies
• Participates in clinical programs and training pharmacy staff, students, interns, residents, and health care professionals
• Performs medication reconciliation and comprehensive medication review based on organizational/patient specific needs
• Identifies patient-specific barriers to adherence and develops plans to improve medication-taking behavior (e.g., prepackaged medication packs, delivery, med synchronization, referral to PA/enrollment team)
• Complies with state and federal drug laws and regulations
• Maintains records for controlled substances and removes outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory
• Maintains separate 340B drug inventory as appropriate
• Supervises the work results of support personnel
• Maintains current registration
• Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations

Qualifications

• Graduate degree from an accredited pharmacy college recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)
• Valid state pharmacist license
• CPR or CPR/AED certificate
• MTM certification preferred
• Bachelor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree