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Adheres to\u00a0MercyOne&#8217;s\u00a0performance expectations and performs all defined services and other related duties\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0the mission,\u00a0vision\u00a0and values of\u00a0MercyOne.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supervises the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Supervises the work of pharmacy supportive staff.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Monitors\u00a0the day-to-day management and acquisition of medications and supplies.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Facilitates problem\u00a0solving of\u00a0pharmacy issues.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Assists\u00a0with department\/division\u00a0quality improvement activities.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Provides feedback on performance for all pharmacy personnel.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ensure\u00a0daily and weekly computer maintenance functions performed (input as assigned).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Offers suggestions to improve services and\u00a0viable\u00a0options to resolve problems.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Monitors, reviews, interprets and dispenses medication orders\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0professional and legal standards and practices.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Interprets medication and treatment orders in relation to\u00a0patient\u2019s\u00a0health status.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Maintains a computerized patient profile system\u00a0in order to\u00a0monitor\u00a0patients\u2019 medication therapy for safety and effectiveness.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Schedules the administration of medications to provide\u00a0optimal\u00a0effect.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Evaluates\u00a0prospectively\u00a0patient medication records for DUR and DUE.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Compounds\/supervises the compounding of prescriptions and\/or intravenous\u00a0admixtures..\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Takes\u00a0appropriate action\u00a0in response to computer-identified interactions.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrates an understanding of reimbursement guidelines and issues and incorporates them appropriately into\u00a0medication dispensing\u00a0activities.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ensures\u00a0current billing of patient medications.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Checks\u00a0all medication selections prior to dispensing to\u00a0patient.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Develops and implements clinical pharmacy activities using\u00a0outcome based\u00a0guidelines and\u00a0MercyOne\u00a0policy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Monitors patient response to medications and effectiveness of therapy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Evaluates patient response to medications and effectiveness of therapy to include diagnostic\/lab results.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Communicates with and makes recommendations to physicians and other health team members\u00a0regarding\u00a0patient response, effectiveness of therapy and\/or dosing levels and\u00a0monitors\u00a0as\u00a0appropriate.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Monitors and\/or doses medications and\u00a0participates\u00a0in patient rounds as requested by physicians.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Operates the clinical pharmacy programs within the protocols and guidelines.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Establishes and\u00a0maintains\u00a0a professional relationship with the patient.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Intervenes on behalf of the patient as\u00a0appropriate to\u00a0access\u00a0appropriate care\u00a0within the health system.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ensures the patient has all the supplies, information,\u00a0knowledge\u00a0and skills to carry out the drug therapy plan.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrates competency in performing required lab and diagnostic testing as outlined by clinic protocols\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Completes\u00a0documentation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Documents patient assessment, plan of care,\u00a0interventions\u00a0and evaluation of plan accurately and legibly.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ensures completion of all documentation required by regulatory agencies and corporate policy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Provides clinical and drug information support to healthcare professionals and patients.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Provides clinical medication information to medical and nursing staff.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Provides a comfortable and professional atmosphere for\u00a0patient.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Counsels\u00a0patients and\/or designated individuals on\u00a0appropriate use\u00a0and safety of prescribed medications.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Responds to drug information requests and provides\u00a0accurate\u00a0drug information\u00a0in the course of\u00a0daily practice.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Provides effective patient education in multiple ways &#8211; verbal, written, pictorial, demonstration &#8211; based on the needs of the patient and\/or caregiver to ensure proper use of medications.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Prepares and presents drug therapy-related educational programs\/in-services to patients and other health care providers as needed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Coordinates and manages student educational experiences.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Maintains medication and supplies inventory. 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(retail only)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Identifies\u00a0merchandise type and chooses\u00a0correct\u00a0cash register key.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Operates cash register and MasterCard\/ Visa machine.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Receives payment and returns correct change to\u00a0customer.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Assures cash\u00a0register has\u00a0adequate\u00a0amount of change.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Prints cash register and credit card reports,\u00a0reconciles\u00a0each cash register daily and completes reconciliation form.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Prepares deposit and delivers to\u00a0designated\u00a0point\u00a0daily.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Completes pharmacy department paperwork.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Files paperwork on dispensed prescriptions.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Delivers\/distributes pharmacy paperwork or\u00a0mails\u00a0prescriptions.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Reports medication errors to\u00a0appropriate personnel.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Accurately completes pharmacy data collection reports.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Assists\u00a0in\u00a0maintaining\u00a0an organized and clean pharmacy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Collects, analyzes,\u00a0interprets\u00a0and applies age-specific data.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Performs tasks\/procedures, uses equipment in an\u00a0age appropriate\u00a0manner.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Communicates and works with others in an\u00a0age appropriate\u00a0manner.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Adheres to all safety, infection control and colleague health policies and procedures.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Attends and completes employer\u00a0required\u00a0safety programs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Appropriately and consistently\u00a0uses\u00a0the personal protective equipment required\u00a0of\u00a0the job.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Knows and can\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0departmental emergency procedures for fire,\u00a0disaster\u00a0and other emergency situations.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Reports and removes unsafe equipment\/furniture.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Asks\u00a0for\u00a0assistance\u00a0when needed to\u00a0assure\u00a0safety for all involved.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Maintains a safe working environment and practices safe working habits.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health\u2019s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures\u00a0in order to\u00a0ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>General Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s\u00a0Degree: Graduate from\u00a0accredited\u00a0college of pharmacy.\u00a0PharmD preferred.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Current Iowa Pharmacist license.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>No prior experience\u00a0required.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Mandatory Reporter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_ch_employer_id":"24058","_ch_external_id":"11031847","_ch_location_state":"","_ch_location_city":"","_ch_is_ocr_job":"","_ch_expiration_date":"2026-08-07","_ch_apply_link":"https:\/\/monmouth.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11031847\/share_preview"},"ch_stakeholder":[],"ch_class_year":[],"ch_job_category":[86],"ch_career_skill":[],"ch_industry":[62],"class_list":["post-50711","ch_job","type-ch_job","status-publish","hentry","ch_job_category-full-time","ch_industry-healthcare-medicine-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job\/50711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ch_job"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ch_stakeholder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_stakeholder?post=50711"},{"taxonomy":"ch_class_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_class_year?post=50711"},{"taxonomy":"ch_job_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job_category?post=50711"},{"taxonomy":"ch_career_skill","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_career_skill?post=50711"},{"taxonomy":"ch_industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_industry?post=50711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}