Job Description

To ensure the delivery of competent, high quality clinical care in a caring compassionate environment.
• Answers routine questions.
• Takes accurate messages.
• Operation of telephone.
• Handles routine questions on department operations.
• Receives complaints and aware of how to initiate protocol.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills.
• Orientation to hospital campus and ability to provide accurate directions.
• Demonstrates written and oral communication skills.
• Attentive to details.
• Plans, organizes, gathers and assembles data.
• Demonstrates knowledge of common formats for correspondence and reposts.
• Use of department specific equipment.
• Accurately opens, sorts, and routes mail.
• Monitors inventory and orders supplies.
• Processes Outpatient prescriptions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Completes Inpatient orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Educates customers with pertinent information applicable to orders, prescriptions, and administration of medications.
• Manages inventory well.
• Sustains adequate inventory of controlled and non-controlled drugs.
• Provides accurate and timely OTC consults to customers.
• Documents drug transactions accurately.
• Demonstrates accountability and responsibility with Pharmacy equipment and software.
• Operates Pyxis system correctly per pharmacy procedure.
• Oversees third party reimbursement and coverage for Outpatient prescriptions consistent with insurances, regulatory agencies and hospital policy.

Required Skills

Minimum Education:
• Must be a graduate from an approved school of pharmacy.

Required Licenses: Pharmacists
• Must be licensed by the state of Kentucky as a pharmacist.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to provide care according to licensure requirements.

Required Experience

Minimum Work Experience:
• One year working experience in clinical setting as a pharmacist.