Outpatient Long-Term Care Pharmacist opening!

Location: Louisville, KY

Shift: 2nd shift Monday-Friday - 11a-7:30p but can be flexible on start time 10a-11a

Pay: Typical pay ranges from $55-65/h and varies based on years of experience and education

Requirements: Pharm D and state license with no incumbents

Open to experienced in LTC setting or inpatient setting! Also open to retail Pharmacists with at least 1 year of experience

Position Overview: Supports the Pharmacy team by preparing medications, interpreting physician orders, and ensuring the proper weighing, measuring, and mixing of ingredients. Identifies and resolves therapeutic incompatibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Medication Preparation and Dispensing:

• Reviews and interprets physician orders for medication preparation.
• Weighs, measures, and mixes ingredients as needed.
• Detects and addresses any therapeutic incompatibilities.
• Plans, implements, and maintains procedures for mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals according to policy and legal requirements to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.

1. Record Maintenance:

• Assists in maintaining pharmacy records, including pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, and controlled drugs/narcotics records.

1. Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensures compliance with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the State Board of Pharmacy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration.
• Monitors unit inspections, maintains records for controlled substances, and follows guidelines for drug disposal.

1. Technical Support:

• Utilizes computer systems to screen for drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, drug-disease contradictions, drug allergies, geriatric precautions, drug-food precautions, and adult min-max dose checking.

• Organizes and directs technicians' workflow, verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals.
• Completes pharmacy operational requirements efficiently.