Responsible for dispensing/compounding of prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care, according to professional standards and State and Federal legal requirements.
Requirements
- Reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber; assures accuracy and determines formulas and ingredients needed.
- Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
- Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
- Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
- Enters data, such as patient name, prescribed medication, and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
- May assay medications to determine identity, purity, and strength.
- May instruct interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy or teach in college of pharmacy.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance