Registered Pharmacist

Pharmacy
Full Time
AM/PM Shift
7a-3:30p w/rotating w/e

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first Heart

CARE Center TM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

Responsible for medication use control. Assures safe and effective use of medications through clinical involvement. Participates in education activities related to drug therapy to enhance personal knowledge as well as that of other health professionals. Participates in administrative, medication use evaluations, and other performance improvement activities. Involved in direct patient education and interviews to obtain an accurate medication list.

• Minimum Education: B.S. in Pharmacy or Pharm D from an accredited college of pharmacy
• Minimum Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  None
• Substitutable
  
  Education & Experience:
  
  None
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Licensed as a Pharmacist in the state of South Carolina (South Carolina Labor and Licensing Board)
• Required Training: None

• Patient Care/Customer Relations/Teamwork:
  Demonstrates, through work performance, the meaning of the hospital’s mission and values
• Responds quickly to customer needs
• Demonstrates respect, sensitivity, cooperation, openness, flexibility, positive attitude, and a pleasant manner toward others
• Objective and open to others’ views
• Gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to positive team spirit
• Participates in performance improvement activities

• Attendance is within organizational policy
• Tardiness is within organizational policy
• Completes mandatory training
• Submits assignments on time
• Follows organizational and departmental policies and procedures

• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient populations:
  Infant (Birth to 1 year);
  Child (1 year through 12 years);
  Adolescent (13 years through 17 years);
  Adult (18 years through 65 years);
  Geriatric (over 65 years)

• Responsible for medication use control
• Assures safe and effective use of medications through clinical involvement
• Participates in educational activities related to drug therapy to enhance personal knowledge as well as that of other health professionals
• Participates in administrative, medication use evaluations, and other performance improvement activities
• Demonstrates regard for dignity, respect, and safety to all patients, family members, visitors, and hospital personnel, as defined in the philosophy of the organization
• Participates in meeting the goals and objectives of the department to ensure the attainment of the hospital’s goals and objectives
• Controls the drug use process in the patient-care area by working closely with nursing and medical staff to ensure cost-effective use of drug therapy, appropriate drug administration, and efficient drug distribution
• Suggests ideas for cost control
• Assumes responsibility, accepts accountability and makes decisions related to the provision of pharmaceutical services
• Dispenses medications accurately
• Reviews orders to verify and confirm accuracy and appropriateness of drug, dosage, and route, and to…