Relief, Variable
Pay range: $71.38 - $92.81
ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM
TITLE: Community Pharmacist
REPORTS TO POSITION: Pharmacy Manager
DEPARTMENT: Pharmacy
DATE LAST REVIEWED: December 2024
OUR VISION: Creating America’s healthiest community, together
OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The St. Charles Health System Pharmacy provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient pharmaceutical care services to ensure safe and effective medication use.
The Community Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to the patient as well as ensures the accurate and timely preparation, storage, billing, labeling, and distribution of medications in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures, and state and federal law under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
Ensures safety and quality of care in all actions and operations.
Provides medication counseling, monitoring, drug utilization review, and patient assessments.
Ensures accurate and proper labeling, packaging, compounding, billing, verification, and delivery of medications.
Performs work in support of the specialty pharmacy program which meets or exceeds accreditation standards.
Responsible for purchasing, receiving, storage, and processing of inventory.
Maintains accurate computerized medication profiles.
Supervises and coordinates the activities of assigned pharmacy technicians engaged in the preparation, labeling and delivery of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with physicians' prescriptions.
Ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and controlled drugs and the maintenance of required records.
Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
Supports Lean principles and engages in continuous improvement activities.
Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.
EDUCATION:
Required Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy.
Preferred PharmD., Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY-1 residency training.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:
Required Current registration by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.
Preferred Any certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).
EXPERIENCE:
Required: N/A
Preferred: Six (6) months or more retail pharmacy experience.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, carrying 1-10 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle for caregivers that are couriers.
Frequently (50%): Lifting 1-10 pounds, pushing or pulling 1-25 pounds, grasping/squeezing.
Occasionally (25%): Sitting, bending, climbing stairs, lifting and carrying 11-25 pounds,
Use of clear and audible speaking voice and ability to hear normal speech level.
Rarely (10%): Keyboard operation, stooping/kneeling/crouching, reaching overhead, pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds.
Never (0%): Climbing ladder/stepstool, lifting or carrying 25-50 pounds, whispered speech level, operation of a motor vehicle.
Exposure to Elemental Factors
Rarely (10%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area.
Never (0%): Noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface.
Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category
Risk for Exposure to BBP
Schedule Weekly Hours:
0
Caregiver Type:
Relief
Shift:
Variable (United States of America)
Is Exempt Position?
No
Job Family:
PHARMACIST
Scheduled Days of the Week:
Variable
Shift Start & End Time:
Variable
St. Charles Health System, Inc., headquartered in Bend, Ore., owns and operates St. Charles Bend, Madras, Redmond and Prineville. It also owns family care clinics in Bend, Prineville, Redmond, La Pine and Sisters. St. Charles is a private, not-for-profit Oregon corporation and is the largest employer in Central Oregon with more than 4,800 caregivers. In addition, there are more than 350 active medical staff members and an additional 200+ visiting medical staff members who partner with the health system to provide a wide range of care and service to our communities. Learn more at www.stcharleshealthcare.org.
