Job DescriptionThis position will be working primarily weekdays with one Saturday coverage a month.
We are seeking a Staff Pharmacist to support our Long-Term Care pharmacy, which serves as the primary contracted pharmacy for the Oregon PACE program and Providence Child Center. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality medication therapy for geriatric and pediatric populations in a facility-based care environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Interpret, verify, and process physician medication orders with accuracy and timeliness
- Monitor drug therapy to ensure safety, appropriateness, and optimal clinical outcomes
- Provide pharmaceutical care for long-term care patients, including geriatric and pediatric populations
- Collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, clinical pharmacists, and care teams within the Oregon PACE program and Providence Child Center
- Ensure compliance with all professional standards, regulatory requirements, and pharmacy best practices
- Support and manage cycle fill processes, Medication Administration Records (MARs), and facility-based medication systems
- Provide clinical recommendations and drug information to healthcare providers
- Perform medication reconciliation during routine cycle fills
Required Qualifications: - Education to meet certification, license or registration requirement.
- Upon hire: Oregon Pharmacist License
- 1 year Pharmacist associated experience or completion of a PGY-1 residency preferred
Preferred Qualifications:- Previous experience in Long-Term Care (LTC), PACE programs, institutional pharmacy or retail pharmacy setting
- Board certification or advanced clinical training
- Experience working in interdisciplinary healthcare teams
- Familiarity with electronic health records and pharmacy systems used in LTC settings
- Comfortable working in a high-volume prescription environment
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
