Pharmacist | Home Plus

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Primary Work Location

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital

Department

Home Plus RC Ambulatory Pharmacy

Scheduled Weekly Hours

28

Job Summary

Review prescriptions and provide medications and medical information in accordance with accepted hospital standards and policies and federal and state pharmacy laws and regulations.

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions

*Flexible scheduling

Job Description

Essential Functions

Positions at a Monument Health retail pharmacy setting:

• Accurately, safely, efficiently dispenses the correct medication in accordance with the practitioners order and in compliance with all policies, regulations and laws.
• Counsels all patients receiving new medication therapy, providing pertinent information that will help to ensure patient compliance.  
• Initiates or arranges for complete follow-up on drug therapy problems noted, providing appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff.
• Initiates or arranges for follow-up of medication dispensing and supply ordering questions.
• Maintains accurate and complete controlled substance record keeping.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, therapeutic duplications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-disease interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to Healthcare professionals, patients, and the public.
• Supervises and directs work activities of dispensing area. Establishes work priorities and directs activities of technicians.  
• Any other duties as assigned.

Positions at Monument Health Cancer Care Institute Oral Oncology setting:

• Provide pharmacy specialist services in an oncology ambulatory setting. Pharmacist will be embedded in the Monument Health Cancer Care Institute and serve as an oral chemotherapy specialist. 
• Participates as needed in clinical programs and/or functions as a clinical pharmacist. (Patient Care, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacist Functions).
• Accurately, safely, efficiently dispenses the correct medication in accordance with the practitioners order and in compliance with all policies, regulations and laws.
• Counsels all patients receiving new medication therapy, providing pertinent information that will help to ensure patient compliance.  
• Initiates or arranges for complete follow-up on drug therapy problems noted, providing appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff.
• Initiates or arranges for follow-up of medication dispensing and supply ordering questions.
• Maintains accurate and complete controlled substance record keeping.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, therapeutic duplications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-disease interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to Healthcare professionals, patients, and the public.
• Supervises and directs work activities of dispensing area. Establishes work priorities and directs activities of technicians.  
• Any other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

Required:
Education - Bachelors degree in Pharmacy
Certification - Pharmacist - South Dakota Board of Pharmacy

Preferred:
Education - Doctorate in Pharmacy

Experience - 1+ years Retail Experience; 1+ years Pharmaceutical Experience; 1+ years Clinical Experience

Additional Qualifications for Cancer Care Institute Oncology setting:

Required:

• PGY1 with focus in Clinical Ambulatory Care setting with at least 50% of time spent in direct patient care/clinical ambulatory care setting OR
• PGY1 in a non-Ambulatory Care setting (PGY1 Pharmacy practice residency) PLUS 1 additional year of experience with at least 50% of time spent in direct patient care/clinical ambulatory care setting OR
• 3 years of experience with at least 50% of time spent in direct patient care/clinical ambulatory care setting.
• Eligible to sit for the BCACP/BCOP within 1 year of hire

Preferred:

• PGY2 in Ambulatory Care, Oncology, or related area
• BCACP/BCOP
• Clinical experience in Oncology, specifically around management of specialty medications in these areas.

Physical Requirements:
Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Job Category

Clinical Care

Job Family

Pharmacy

Shift

Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department

Employee Type

Regular

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