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Pharmacist Clinical

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#Healthcare #Controlled Substances #Pharmacist #Drug Interactions #Patient Counseling #Pharmacy License #ACPE #Clinical Pharmacy #Medication Therapy Management

Quick overview

The pharmacist is responsible for providing comprehensive pharmaceutical services, including patient counseling and medication therapy management. They must ensure prescription accuracy, manage pharmaceutical inventory, and oversee the preparation of products by technical staff.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited program and possess a current, unrestricted pharmacy license. A minimum of one year of post-graduation professional experience and a valid BLS certification are required.

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Job description

**Job-Specific Responsibilities and Tasks: **

The role encompasses a comprehensive range of pharmacist duties, including but not limited to:
Execution of all pharmacist procedures to a high professional standard.
Provision of extensive pharmaceutical services within the operational capacities of personnel, supplies, and equipment available at the facility

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Direct patient counseling on optimal medication usage, ensuring education on pharmacotherapy.
Thorough review of patient profiles at the point of dispensing to meticulously oversee medication therapy management

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Verification of prescription accuracy, emphasizing appropriate directions for use, dosing, potential drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, allergy alerts, age-specific dosages, and other relevant patient-specific data. Proactive intervention with healthcare providers is required for any discrepancies identified.
Compounding of medications as clinically necessary.
Oversight of the accuracy in the preparation and processing of all pharmaceutical products by technical staff.
Management of inventory control for all pharmaceuticals, with particular vigilance on scheduled substances, ensuring both security and compliance. Maintain comprehensive records for all controlled substances in accordance with regulatory mandates.

**Schedule: **

- **Inpatient

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Work cycle consists of 7 days on/7 days off, from Wednesday to Tuesday, with shifts from either 0700-1900 or 1900-0700.

- **Outpatient

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Operating hours are Monday to Friday with flexibility in shift times (0730-1630, 0800-1700, or 0900-1800).
Beyond standard inpatient and outpatient hours, the pharmacist must be available for 24/7 shifts, with varying lengths of 8, 10, 11, or 12 hours, not exceeding a total of 80 hours within a bi-weekly pay period.

**Minimum Qualifications: **

- **Degree

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Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy.

- **Education

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Graduation from a pharmacy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

- **Experience

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Minimum of one year of professional pharmacy experience post-graduation.

- **Licensure

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Current, full, active, and unrestricted pharmacy license.

- **Security Clearance

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Ability to successfully pass a government background check/security clearance.

- **Life Support Certification

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Valid BLS Healthcare Provider certification from AHA or ARC.