Overview
Provide clinical care to patients of the pharmacy, assist the pharmacy manager in the operation and management of the pharmacy, provide indirect supervision for support staff and ensure adherence to all policies and procedures.
This is a casual position!
Responsibilities Job Description
- Provide appropriate clinical care including patient counseling and prospective drug use evaluation to all patients receiving their medication therapy from the Pharmacy.
- Perform initial patient evaluation as it pertains to the prescribed therapies. Collect, analyze, interpret, and evaluate appropriate data relative to medication therapy.
- Evaluate the significance of signs and symptoms relative to disease processes and makes recommendations for the modification of drug therapy.
- Evaluate the significance and clinical importance of adverse reactions and complications associated with drug therapy.
- Monitor patient records for potential drug interactions as well as patient allergies.
- Provide counseling and answer questions from patients, family and health care professionals concerning drug therapy.
- Provide prescription drug therapy to patients/customers ensuring accurate labeling and dispensing of medications in a timely fashion.
- Identify and resolve patient specific medication related problems and issues in the patient’s best interest.
- Ensure dispensing of prescriptions in accordance with all legal requirements, regulatory agencies, third party contracts, and Fairview Pharmacy Services Policy and Procedures.
- Responsible for error management activities.
- Responsible for accurate and complete billing to payers.
- Utilize all technologies to ensure accuracy and efficiency in the dispensing process.
- Assist site manager in training and supervision of pharmacy support personnel as necessary.
- Provide work direction to technical personnel, prioritize assignments, ensure that tasks are completed in an accurate and timely fashion and follow-up with appropriate feedback.
- Responsible for all pharmacy operations in the pharmacy manager’s absence.
- Maintain proficiency in the skills and theory of the practice of pharmacy by reviewing literature, attending in-services, seminars, and conferences.
Organization Expectations, as applicable:
- Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
- Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
- Communicates in a respective manner.
- Ensures a safe, secure environment.
- Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
- Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
- Provides patient education based on assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.
- Fulfills all organizational requirements.
- Completes all required learning relevant to the role.
- Complies with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulation, policies, procedures and standards.
- Fosters a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required
Education
- B.S. Degree or PharmD in Pharmacy from an accredited school of Pharmacy
License/Certification/Registration
- Current Minnesota Pharmacy License
Preferred
Experience
- One to three years practicing pharmacist in a community setting.
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.
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