Pharmacist

Reports To: Medical DirectorDepartment: MedicalJob Summary:Provides pharmacy services to patients/medical practitioners. Receives, compounds, fills prescriptions, dispenses pharmaceuticals, consults with patients regarding the nature and use of drugs, and trains and/or supervises personnel. Performs routine quality control testing procedures; prepares and maintains all necessary records required by federal, state and local regulations.Job Duties/Responsibilities:Serves patients by preparing medications, giving pharmacological information to multidisciplinary health care team, and monitoring patient drug therapies.Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians’ workflow, verifying their preparation, and labeling of pharmaceuticals, and verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies.Complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the drug enforcement administration, and the food and drug administration by monitoring nursing unit inspection.Maintains records for controlled substances and removes outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory.Supervises the work results of support personnel.Maintains current registration, studies existing and new legislation, anticipates legislation, and advises management on needed actions.Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.Required Skills/Abilities:Analyzing informationAdministering medicationJudgmentVerbal communicationFDA health regulationsPharmacologyManaging processesLegal complianceProductivityQuality focusAttention to detailEducation and Experience:Graduate degree from an accredited pharmacy college recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)Valid State of Ohio pharmacist licensureCurrent BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification upon hire #J-18808-Ljbffr