Pharmacist: Outpatient Pharmacy

Company: Akron Children's Hospital
Location: Akron
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Full-time, 40 Hours/weekMon-Fri Days, 8:30AM-5:15PMOnsite Akron, OHSummary:The OP Pharmacist reviews, evaluates and verifies prescriptions for appropriateness of dose, route, interval, schedule and duration. Corrects significant drug-allergy, drug-drug, drug-disease, or drug-food interactions. Consults with licensed independent practitioners about outpatient prescription issues and documents interventions in medication therapy. Prepares and checks medication and answers drug information questions. Responsibilities:

• Reviews and verifies outpatient prescriptions.
• Evaluates prescriptions for appropriateness of dose, route, interval, schedule and duration.
• Corrects significant drug-allergy drug-drug, drug-disease, or drug-food interactions.
• Consults with licensed independent practitioners and documents interventions in medication therapy.
• Ensures prescriptions meet Ohio legal requirements before dispensing.
• Ensures prescriptions are typed, counted, labeled and dispensed correctly. Verifies work performed by pharmacy technicians is correct.
• Responsible for accuracy of Controlled Substance Inventory.
• Provides drug information and patient counseling.
• Assists nurses and physicians with prescription issues.
• Reconciles all patient insurance issues prior to prescription filling.
• Compounds oral liquid solutions/suspensions and topical medication using appropriate standard operating procedures.
• Other duties as required. Other information:Technical Expertise 1.Experience in pediatrics/hospital pharmacy is preferred, but not required. 2.Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is preferred. 3.Proficiency in Epic Willow Pharmacy software is preferred. Education and Experience 1.Education: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharm D Degree is required. 2.Licensure: Current License by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy is required. 3.Certification: Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) or Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) Certification is preferred. 4.A Post Graduate Year 1 Pharmacy (PGY1) Residency is preferred. 5.Years of relevant experience: 2 years is preferred 6.Years of experience supervising: None - Full Time FTE: 1.000000Status: Onsite

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