Job Description
Community Pharmacist
About the Role
Responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care at the Pharmacy Ambulatory Retail Services at West Virginia University Hospitals through involvement in direct patient care, operational, education and administrative activities, and assumes a leadership role in the profession of pharmacy.
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and care for patients in assigned areas of responsibility; guides providers and patients on the best practices and established guidelines for care and assures safe and effective use of drugs through clinical involvement.
- Responsible for dispensing and controlling both prescription and non-prescription medicine.
- Successfully completes annual clinical competency evaluations.
- Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
- Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
- Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals, if counseling offer is accepted.
- Detects, reports, and helps to minimize or manage adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
- Assists nursing and other disciplines or departments in admission and discharge planning and patient education related to the appropriate use of medication.
- Assumes responsibility for and makes decisions related to the provision of pharmaceutical services.
- Actively engages patients and clients with respect to customer service programs offered by the pharmacy.
- Actively engages patients and clients with respect to program integrations offered by the pharmacy.
- Identifies problems related to aspects of drug use control and offers constructive ideas for resolution.
- Ensures that policies and procedures related to drug distribution are followed.
- Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
- Participates in the orientation and education of pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and/or new department employees.
- Maintains professional competence by attending and presenting at conferences, continuing educational programs, reading current professional literature and publishing clinical or practice-related experience or research.
- Participates in administrative, quality assurance, performance improvement and research activities of the department.
- Supervises technicians in drug preparation and distribution duties.
- Maintains awareness of third party Rx systems and resolves third party rejection problems promptly, and resubmits rejected claims for payment on a timely basis.
- Participates in medication use evaluations, quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.
- Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication, and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
- Instructs pharmacy technicians, interns and other pharmacy personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy state/federal law.
- Participates in planning and implementing changes in the pharmacy and improves productivity through participation in staff meetings and projects.
Qualifications
- EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
- Must possess current Pharmacist license as required by state board where services will be provided
- OH: Pharmacist license through the Ohio Board of Pharmacy
- WV: Pharmacist license through the West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy
- State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable), as required for regulated areas
- Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 60 days of hire date.
Required Skills
EXPERIENCE:
- EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
- PharmD from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Medication Therapy Management Certification (MTM) through the American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
- Immunization Certification through the American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
- Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) through the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP)
- Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 60 days of hire date.
Preferred Skills
- Residency training program
- Three years of pharmacist experience.
- Time management skills.
- Verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Teamwork skills.
Equal Opportunity Statement
West Virginia University Hospitals is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.
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