Surgical Services Pharmacist, Full Time
Job Description
The Department of Pharmacy at UMH is currently seeking a Full Time Pharmacist. The Pharmacist compounds and dispenses prescribed drugs in a healthcare facility environment. Also, an employee in this position transfers prescriptions, handles incoming physician calls, logs data into applicable databases, and performs drug utilization review.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Implements and maintains procedures for mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policies and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
- Compounds and dispenses medications, as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
- Calculates the volume of medication required to produce the desired results to ensure proper dosages.
- Assesses the identity, strength, and purity of medications.
- Reviews prescriptions to ensure accuracy, ascertain the needed ingredients, and evaluate suitability.
- Provides information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage.
- Analyzes prescription trends to monitor patient compliance and prevent inappropriate usage or harmful interactions.
- Maintains records, such as pharmacy and system files, patient profiles, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries for poisons, narcotics, and controlled drugs.
- Advises customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, and healthcare supplies.
- Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Pharm.D. degree
Certification and Licensing: Florida Health Department Pharmacist
Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience
Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:
- Skill in collecting, organizing and analyzing data.
- Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
Job Status: Full time
Employee Type: Staff
Pay Grade: H16
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