Pharmacist (PRN)

Agency: SD Developmental Center • Location: Redfield, SD • Minimum Salary: $65.60-$72.88 hourly, depending on experience

About the role

This is a PRN (as needed) position at the South Dakota Developmental Center, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and community inclusion for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities through person-centered services. SDDC strives to create an environment where people are inspired and challenged to create excellence, grow their skills, discover advancement opportunities, and are rewarded for their contributions.

Responsibilities

• Dispense client prescriptions and maintain client medication profiles.
• Compound medications and recommend proper drug dosages for clients to fill written prescriptions issued by physicians and dentists.
• Dispense medications and other pharmaceutical supplies using standards and physical procedures.
• Type labels, select correct medicine containers, and choose the appropriate dosage form (liquid, tablet, or capsule).
• Recommend drug usage or changes to physicians and nurses.
• Instruct clients in the proper use of their prescribed medications.
• Review written prescriptions to determine ingredients needed and ensure no overdoses have been prescribed.
• Maintain client profiles by noting drug doses, interactions, lab work, diets, immunizations, treatments, and allergies to ensure proper medication and care.
• Maintain drug inventory by determining stock needs, receiving orders, completing inventory cards, and restocking shelves.
• Provide information to physicians and staff on new drugs, drug incompatibilities, and contradictions of drugs and other pharmaceuticals.
• Address challenges such as recommending drugs and dosages for clients with difficult-to-treat conditions.

Requirements

• Must be or eligible to be licensed as a Pharmacist in the State of South Dakota.
• Knowledge of the principles of specialized sciences directly applicable to pharmacy.
• Understanding of regulatory and enforcement procedures in drug areas.
• Familiarity with special instruments and techniques used in compounding and manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
• Knowledge of chemical, biological, and comparative therapeutic properties of a wide range of drugs and technical literature.
• Understanding of state and federal laws and hospital regulations regarding pharmacy practices.

Skills

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to follow instructions and prepare reports and maintain records.
• Ability to compound prescriptions and manufacture pharmaceuticals.

Pay

$65.60-$72.88 hourly, depending on experience

Schedule

PRN (as needed), temporary or seasonal, non-benefited position, exempt from civil service.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a background investigation and an abuse and neglect screening. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.