PHARMACIST in Hattiesburg, Mississippi at Forrest General Hospital

Job Summary:

• Fulfills professional responsibility in dispensing, procurement, control, and consultation involved with medication.
• Displays strong leadership skills and great customer service skills.
• Knowledgeable and capable of performing any pharmaceutical duty in the hospital pharmacy department and throughout the hospital.
• The Pharmacist must utilize a growth and development knowledge base in medication for children (pediatric), adolescent, and geriatric patients.
• Possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age specific needs, and to provide the care needed.
• Responsible for the daily workflow and efficiency of the pharmacy.
• Works to improve processes, financial and business related issues within the pharmacy.
• Supervises and directs support personnel, including pharmacy students and pharmacy technician students.
• Responsible for inventory management in outpatient pharmacy.
• Included within this role assignment is the responsibility to be a positive role model for all peers always reflecting the WE CARE philosophy.
• Will serve and assist as team leader during any Mass Disaster.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.
• Will be designated as PIC (pharmacist in charge) per MS State Board of Pharmacy regulations if needed.

Performance Expectations:

Performance expectations will be covered in the orientation and preceptor phases of your orientation to your job.

• Demonstrates basic understanding of the 340b program.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency in treatment of stroke patients using Alteplase.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and interaction with staff.
• Demonstrates ability to supervise and direct support personnel – technicians, cashiers and couriers.
• Demonstrates initiative to keep all pharmacy areas neat, clean and uncluttered at all times.
• Demonstrates ability to improve efficiency and processes of the pharmacy.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills.
• Demonstrates initiative to maintain/meet licensure and certification requirements.
• Demonstrates ability to complete and fulfill duties of a pharmacist.
• Demonstrates understanding of Pioneer RX software.
• Demonstrates understanding of USP 800 compliance.

Qualifications:

Education/Skills

Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy required.

Must have 2 hours of stroke education annually.

Work Experience:

Retail experience Preferred but not required.

Certification/Licensure-DUE UPON HIRE

• Registration with the Mississippi State of Board of Pharmacy.

Mental Demands:

Ability to work cooperatively with hospital and pharmacy staff; handle frequent interruptions

and adapt to changes in workload; set priorities, make critical decisions and respond quickly to

emergency requests; exercise professional judgment; communicate effectively (orally and in

writing); meet the needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric, psychiatric,

oncology, obstetric, chemically dependent, and rehabilitation patients.