Pharmacist

At UK St. Claire, our staff is our greatest asset in the mission to create a healthier and more prosperous population. We strive to foster the talent and potential of our employees and prioritize safe working conditions and equal compensation rates to ensure that continual growth is possible. UKSC is a nurturing workplace for all healthcare professionals. We invite you to explore our current job openings and see if our opportunities could be the right fit for you.

Job Description:

• JOB SUMMARY
  • Valued member of patient care team in ambulatory setting. Optimize and follow up on patient therapies as well as being an invaluable resource for the providers.
  • DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
    • Dispenses medications upon receiving, reviewing, and verifying written orders from a provider.  Reviews and interprets new medication orders and patient profile to assure appropriate drug, dose, and route.  Reviews for therapeutic duplications, allergies and drug interactions.  Contacts and confers with providers.
    • Provides patient education for medication therapy. Proactively participates in patient care, reviewing patient profile, providing pharmacotherapeutic consults, making patient specific drug therapy recommendations.  Document clinical consults as part of department documentation program.  Actively participates in medication reconciliation process including medication history and discharge counseling. 
    • Actively participates in the development and implementation of performance/quality improvement and patient safety activities for clinic.  Identify and implement drug therapy where positive pharmacoeconomic impact could be achieved.  Document cost avoidance as part of department documentation program. 
    • Enhances professional and technical knowledge and competency by attending class work/training sessions and journal clubs.  Attend professional meetings. 
    • Supervise pharmacy students in clinical duties within the practice.
    • Assists in the reproduction of services in other specialty clinics.
  • EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
    • Minimum requirement:
      • Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy with a BS Pharmacy or PharmD degree
      • Full Time Status
      • State of Kentucky Pharmacy license
      • Functional knowledge of Joint Commission regulations
      • Functional knowledge of federal and state regulations
    • Preferred qualifications:
      • BCACP or other Pharmacy Certification Preferred
      • Member of a professional organization 
  • WORKING ENVIRONMENT
    • Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
    • Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection. 
    • Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
    • Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
    • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    • Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
    • Frequently required to walk and move about.
    • Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
    • Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
    • Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
    • Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
    • Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
    • Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing. 
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.

Working Conditions

A. Lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 50lbs: 3. Intermittent (10% - 50% of the time)

B. Lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects over 50lbs: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)

C. Standing or walking with objects up to 10lbs: 4. Regular (> 50% of the time)

D. Standing or walking with objects up to 25lbs: 3. Intermittent (10% - 50% of the time)

E. Sitting at computer workstation for extended periods: 3. Intermittent (10% - 50% of the time)

F. Risk of back injury from moving, lifting or positioning patients, equipment, or materials: 3. Intermittent (10% - 50% of the time)

G. Repetitive motion: 4. Regular (> 50% of the time)

H. Working at heights above 4 feet: 1. Never

I. Working in confined spaces: 1. Never

J. Risk of injuries from use of equipment on the job: 3. Intermittent (10% - 50% of the time)

K. Job-related travel: 1. Never

L. Loud noises: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)

M. Temperature extremes: 1. Never

N. Hazardous chemicals and fumes including waste: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)

O. Radiation: 1. Never

P. Burns: 1. Never

Q. Cuts/Punctures: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)

R. Bloodborne/airborne pathogens: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)

S. Recombinant DNA or viral vectors: 1. Never

T. Combative/violent people: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)

U. Animal handling (including carcasses): 1. Never

V. Please specify other(s) and amount of exposure (i.e. Occasional, Intermittent or Regular): 3. Intermittent (10% - 50% of the time): Prolonged use of PPE

Physical Demands

This position requires intermittent sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time; regular standing, walking, and being on feet for long periods; performing tasks with repetitive motions such as typing and handling materials; and communicating effectively with staff, patients, and visitors. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. The role also requires the ability to tolerate personal protective equipment (PPE) for long durations and demands specific vision abilities including close vision for reading and computer work.

Department:

Pharmacy Retail

Shift:

Time Type:

Full time

Address:

222 Medical Circle

City, State:

Morehead, Kentucky