PRN Staff Pharmacist

Job Summary

Responsible for filling orders for medications, monitoring patient medication therapies, and providing drug information. Staff Pharmacists supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy with a Pharm D degree preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of North Carolina.
• Experience: Health-system experience preferred, but not required.

Essential Functions

• Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately.
• Maintains accurate, complete patient medication profiles.
• Prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile, and parenteral nutrition preparations safely and accurately using appropriate techniques.
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law.
• Maintains formulary by minimizing nonformulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational medication therapy selection.
• Provides accurate, adequate and timely drug information to the professional staff.
• Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians.
• Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department.
• Ensures pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner.
• Answers the telephone, identifies self and department.
• Keeps pharmacy areas and equipment clean, neat, and well organized.
• Establishes productive, collaborative relationships with staff members and within the community.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Staff Pharmacists supervise and direct support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians. Participates in the performance appraisal of pharmacy support personnel.

Pay & Benefits

Pay commensurate with experience. PRN, day shift in the Pharmacy. Benefits apply the 1st of the month following employment, per policy.

Application Instructions

To apply, please fill out an application, attach a cover letter, and resume. Include gaps in employment and reasons for separation. Criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen required upon conditional job offer.