Clinical Pharmacist 115446- Contract to hire

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Pharmacist is responsible for the continuation of pharmacy management’s goals and objectives within the dispensing pharmacy. The pharmacist provides routine and emergency comprehensive and accurate drug screening, information, processing, and dispensing services for various drug distribution systems to the centers. Management skills and accuracy are required to ensure that the appropriate drug product reaches the customer efficiently and safely
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Execute day-to-day operations in the pharmacy as they pertain to workflow, production quotas, and deadlines.
• Ensure that the pharmacy is in compliance with all local, state, and federal rules and regulations regarding the practice of pharmacy. Assist in ensuring that the pharmacy is in compliance with all DEA policies and procedures as set forth by PharmScript or the regulatory agency, whichever is stricter. Ensure that the pharmacy is in compliance with all third party payer contract rules and regulations by which the pharmacy is bound.
• Supervise the pharmacy production staff to ensure proper order entry, work flow, security of the pharmacy area, and adherence to delivery schedules.
• Check for completeness and accuracy of all new and refill labels and orders. Check for content and accuracy of all drug packaging and labeling.
• Preparation and/or supervision of all sterile IV drug products or solutions.
• Assist in the proper ordering, handling, receiving, documentation, and storage of all controlled substances; assist in maintaining a perpetual inventory for schedule II drugs.
• Provide evening, weekend, and holiday coverage during scheduled on-call rotation and as required by management.
• Workflow dashboard is cleared daily
• Follow all applicable government regulations including HIPAA.
• Overtime, holidays and weekends may be required and/or expected
• Complies with departmental policies regarding safety, attendance, and dress code.
• Other duties as assigned
Competencies
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration Skills
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Discretion
• Performance Management
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Reliability
• Teamwork
• Technical Capacity
Supervisory Responsibility
Responsible for providing employees with timely, candid and constructive feedback; developing employees to their full potential and providing challenging opportunities that enhance employee career growth; developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure a
Work Environment:
This position operates in a long-term care facility. This role may use standard office and/or pharmacy equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, rolling carts, fax machines and etc. A large portion of work shall be performed in the long-term care facility where the noise may be loud.
Physical Demand:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that should be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
• May sit or stand seven (7) to ten (10) hours per day
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, walk, crawl intermittently
• May be necessary to work extended hours as needed
• May lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this role
Additional Notes:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Travel
The is no travel expected for this position
Education and Experience
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy
• Current license to practice pharmacy in good standing
• Proficient in the area of clinical interpretation: drug-drug, drug-disease, drug-food interactions and allergies
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
• Excellent interpersonal skills and well-developed verbal and written communication skills
• Perform accurately and efficiently when dispensing prescription medications
• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include evening, weekends, and holidays
• Effective multitasking