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Job Summary
Our client is seeking a dedicated Long Term Care Pharmacist to join their team. The primary responsibilities include reviewing and dispensing prescriptions, ensuring the accuracy of prescription orders, and providing support and counseling to nursing facility staff regarding medications and health topics. You will play a crucial role in promoting communication and enhancing pharmacy service and production performance.
Responsibilities / Job Duties
- Review prescriptions to ensure accuracy and determine the necessary formulas and ingredients.
- Compound sterile and non-sterile medications by weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
- Direct pharmacy staff involved in mixing, packaging, and labeling prescriptions.
- Dispense medications and counsel nursing facility staff and physicians about medication therapy.
- Counsel staff on general health topics and provide information on medical equipment and supplies.
- Maintain storage and record systems for medication safekeeping.
- Encourage communication between internal and external customers to improve pharmacy service.
- Provide after-hours, weekend, and holiday support through on-call processes.
- Assist in developing quality improvements and ensuring prescription order accuracy.
- Interact with physicians, residents, and facility administrators to maintain positive customer relations.
- Ensure compliance with regulations and advise staff on regulatory changes.
Minimum Education and Experience Qualification Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college or school of pharmacy.
- Doctorate or better in Pharmacy or related field.
- License to practice pharmacy in the state of the position is required.
- Willingness to obtain licensure for multiple states as requested by management.
Qualifications
- Licensed Pharmacist.
- Capable of maintaining regular attendance.
- Knowledgeable of state, federal, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
Benefits
- Paid Sick Leave (Medix provides paid sick leave according to state and local sick leave ordinances).
- Health Benefits / Dental / Vision (Medix offers 6 different health plans: 3 Major Medical Plans, 2 Fixed Indemnity Plans (Standard and Preferred), and 1 Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Plan. Eligibility for health benefits is based on verifying that an average of 30 hours per week during the first 4 weeks of the work assignment has been met. If you meet eligibility requirements and take action to enroll, you will be covered no earlier than 60 days into your assignment, depending on plan selection(s)).
- 401k (Eligible on the first 401k open enrollment date following 6 consecutive months on assignment. 401k Open Enrollment dates are 1/1, 4/1, 7/1, and 10/1).
- Short Term Disability Insurance.
- Term Life Insurance Plan.
*We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO), and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).
This position is subject to a background check based on its job duties, which may include patient care, working with vulnerable populations, access to financial and confidential information, driving, working with heavy machinery, or working in a warehouse or laboratory environment. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.
Medix Overview:
With over 20 years of experience connecting organizations with highly qualified professionals, Medix is a leading provider of workforce solutions for clients and candidates across the healthcare, scientific, technology, and government industries. Through our core purpose of positively impacting lives, we’re dedicated to creating opportunities for job seekers at some of the nation's top companies. As an award-winning career partner, Medix is committed to helping talent find fulfilling and meaningful work because our mission is to help you achieve yours.
