Pharmacist - Outpatient

Overview

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The OP Pharmacist reviews, evaluates and verifies prescriptions for appropriateness of dose, route, interval, schedule and duration. Corrects significant drug-allergy, drug-drug, drug-disease, or drug-food interactions. Consults with licensed independent practitioners about outpatient prescription issues and documents interventions in medication therapy. Prepares and checks medication and answers drug information questions.

• Reviews and verifies outpatient prescriptions.
• Evaluates prescriptions for appropriateness of dose, route, interval, schedule and duration.
• Corrects significant drug-allergy, drug-drug, drug-disease, or drug-food interactions.
• Consults with licensed independent practitioners and documents interventions in medication therapy.
• Ensures prescriptions meet Ohio legal requirements before dispensing.
• Ensures prescriptions are typed, counted, labeled and dispensed correctly. Verifies work performed by pharmacy technicians is correct.
• Responsible for accuracy of Controlled Substance Inventory.
• Provides drug information and patient counseling.
• Assists nurses and physicians with prescription issues.
• Reconciles all patient insurance issues prior to prescription filling.
• Compounds oral liquid solutions/suspensions and topical medication using appropriate standard operating procedures.
• Other duties as required.

• Experience in pediatrics/hospital pharmacy is preferred, but not required.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is preferred.
• Proficiency in Epic Willow Pharmacy software is preferred.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharm
  
  D Degree is required.
• Licensure:
  Current License by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy is required.
• Certification:
  Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) or Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) Certification is preferred.
• A Post Graduate Year 1 Pharmacy (PGY1) Residency is preferred.
• Years of relevant experience: 2 years is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising:
  None.
• Possesses a valid State driver's license and ability to obtain and maintain insurability as determined by the ACH insurance carrier's requirements.
• An annual physical is required to be completed with the Akron Children's Hospital Employee Health Department.

Part Time

FTE: 0.500000

Status:
Onsite

• Entry level

• Part-time

• Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care