Pharmacist | Inpatient

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients.
Work where you matter.

What You Will Do

• Performs and evaluates functions related to pharmacy services such as preparing and dispensing medications.
• Responsible for data collection, adverse drug reaction reporting, drug utilization evaluation, quality assurance audits, and inventory control to ensure safe medication management.
• Interprets, processes, and monitors medication orders issued by providers for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness to provide safe, quality care.
• Maintains patient medication regimens, analyzing patient data and collaborating with other clinicians to provide a continuum of safe and quality care.
• Counsels patients on the proper usage, desired effects, and potential adverse effects of medication, ensuring patient satisfaction and understanding of medications.
• Mentors students, interns, technicians, and others with developing career plans or professional development.
• Coordinates and oversees work flow with other team members, including other pharmacists, residents, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students to ensure a productive and efficient environment.
• Maintains a working knowledge in accordance with professional standards, regulatory and licensing agency policies, federal and state laws related to the practice of pharmacy, and organization policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies for safe medication delivery.
• Recognizes and communicates issues/occurrences utilizing established lines of authority and assists in identifying ways to resolve variances or unacceptable outcomes.

Essential Qualifications

• The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Required Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• Pharmacist - Board of Pharmacy
• An active license in the state of practice within 30 Days

Preferred Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• Doctorate (PHD)
• BPS Certification - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Board Certified by Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (Refer to staff development plan for specific requirements)