Pharmacist | Inpatient

Avera St. Anthony's Hospital Worker Type: Regular Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Overview Responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and economical use of medications for patients of all ages. This role involves preparing and dispensing prescriptions, advising healthcare professionals on drug therapies, monitoring patient medication regimens, conducting patient education on drug use, collaborating with medical staff to manage patient treatments, ensuring compliance with health system policies and regulatory requirements, overseeing the activities of pharmacy technical staff and interns, and additional responsibilities such as committee involvement, teaching, and clinical research participation. Responsibilities Performs and evaluates functions related to pharmacy services including preparing and dispensing medications. Responsible for data collection, adverse drug reaction reporting, drug utilization evaluation, quality assurance audits, and inventory control to ensure safe medication management. Interprets, processes, and monitors medication orders issued by providers for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness to provide safe, quality care. Monitors medication therapy including routine analysis of patient’s medication therapy, medical problems, laboratory data, and special procedures, and correlating these analyses with other clinicians responsible for the patient’s care to provide a continuum of safe and quality care. Provides medication information requested by providers and other healthcare individuals in a timely manner. Counsels patients on the proper usage, desired effects and potential adverse effects of medication ensuring patient satisfaction and understanding of medications. Mentors students, interns, technicians, and others with developing career plans or professional development. Coordinates and oversees work flow with other team members, including other pharmacists, residents, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students to ensure a productive and efficient environment. Maintains a working knowledge in accordance with professional standards, regulatory and licensing agency policies, federal and state laws related to the practice of pharmacy, and organization policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies for safe medication delivery. Recognizes and communicates issues/occurrences utilizing established lines of authority and assists in identifying ways to resolve variances or unacceptable outcomes. Essential Qualifications The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer. Required Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience Pharmacist – Board of Pharmacy, active license in the state of practice within 30 days Preferred Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience Doctorate (PhD) BPS Certification – Board Certified by Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (Upon Hire) Benefits PTO available day 1 for eligible hires. Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement. Career development guided by hands‑on training and mentorship. EEO Statement Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sioux Center Health