Pharmacist

Pharmacist - 96683

Northern Light Health Home Office |US:ME:Blue Hill | Pharmacy Services | Full Time

Salary range- 47.81-73.87 USD

Description

The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available, such as differentials, incentive programs and benefits.

Provides medication management services as part of an interdisciplinary team that ensures safe, efficacious, and cost-effective care. Involved in operational duties including order verification, oversight of sterile and non-sterile preparations, and medication distribution. Provides clinical services including multidisciplinary rounds, pharmacy consults, and quality initiatives. Acts as an information resource to patients, providers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals regarding medication therapy and drug-related information. Responsible for participation in and completion of all patient safety initiatives appropriate to the position. May have access to highly confidential patient, employee and/or Organizational proprietary information, and must handle and protect the information in accordance with hospital and system policies, HIPAA requirements and the highest level of ethical standards. Serves as a preceptor to students, new hires, and residents. Provides oversight, guidance, and verification of work completed to pharmacy technicians.

Responsibilities

• Participates in precepting/training of pharmacy students, residents, pharmacy technicians and new hires.
• Participates in patient counseling and multidisciplinary rounds where applicable.
• Provides drug information for providers, nursing, and other healthcare professionals.
• Performs pharmacotherapy related interventions to optimize patient care.
• Verification of medication orders for clinical appropriateness and accuracy.
• Ensures quality and accuracy of sterile and non-sterile compounding pharmacy activities.
• Provides oversight of pharmacy technicians and medication distribution.
• Proactive in identifying problems and solutions within the department to help improve patient care and patient safety.
• Other Duties.

Other Information

• PG1Y Residency preferred.

Competencies and Skills

• Basic Life Support
• Exercises Sound Judgment & Decision Making
• Word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, database experience and other computer related skills.
• MS Teams
• Word process application with the ability to create and edit documents, format, use tables, apply footnoting, create table of contents and mail merge techniques.
• Provides Patient-Centered Care
• Zoom
• Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust
• Cultivates Respect
• Fosters Accountability
• Practices Compassion

Credentials

• Required Registered Pharmacist

Education

• Required Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy Doctoral degree preferred. In lieu of education, 10 years of experience with the minimum education identified above is required.

Required Experience

• 1 year/years of Relevant Work Experience

Working Conditions

• Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.
• Lifting, moving and loading 20 to 30 pounds.
• Prolonged periods of sitting.
• Prolonged periods of walking.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, protected veteran status, national origin, genetic information or any other legally protected status.