Pharmacist - PRN

PharMerica - Raleigh, NC

Full-time - Entry Level

Raleigh, NC

Health and Personal Care Retailers

About the position

The position involves evaluating physician medication orders, maintaining patient databases, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure safe and effective medication management in long-term care settings. The role emphasizes service excellence and quality care, making it essential for candidates to have a strong background in pharmacy and a commitment to patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, and route of administration.
• Makes recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate.
• Maintains patient/resident database to include appropriate current and past medical history, appropriate clinical and laboratory data, and concurrent medication (including over-the-counter and home remedies).
• Ensures that appropriate laboratory tests for monitoring certain high-risk conditions are ordered, evaluated and discussed with appropriate members of the healthcare team.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to provide clinical and technical support as needed.
• Documents all communication with physicians, nurses, other members of the healthcare team and patients/residents and their family members in the medical record.
• Implements policies and procedures for the safe procurement, storage, distribution and use of drugs and biologicals, as well as disposal of drugs.
• Obtains, as necessary, and maintains all required documentation in accordance with federal and state regulatory agencies and policy.
• Informs the Pharmacy Manager of medication related errors.
• Assists facility/agency staff personnel with procedures relating to safe and effective methods of procuring, maintaining, administering and disposing of drugs.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy; Pharm D preferred
• One year experience in long-term care
• Licenses/Certifications: As required by government regulations and business needs
• Detail oriented; goal oriented, team player, oral communication

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health, dental, & vision
• Company paid STD & LTD
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401k
• Employee Discount Program
• Daily Pay