PHARMACIST 40hr at Cary Medical Center

Full-timeDescriptionPharmacists at Cary Medical Center are responsible for filling medication orders monitoring patient medication therapies and providing accurate drug information. They supervise and guide pharmacy support personnel to ensure safe and effective the absence of the Director of Pharmacy pharmacists may be required to assume essential leadership responsibilities and perform the duties of the director.We take pride in our workplace culture our employees have voted us one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Maine for the fifth year in a row. At Cary youll be part of a supportive collaborative team where your expertise and contributions truly make a difference.Essential Job Duties but limited to:Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision.Ability to work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff.Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.Ability to set priorities makes critical decisions and responds quickly to emergency requests.Ability to exercise sound professional judgment.Ability to communicate effectively (orally and in writing)/Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of neonatal pediatric adolescent adult geriatric psychiatric oncology obstetric rehabilitation and skilled-nursing patients.Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately. Maintains accurate complete patient medication profiles.Prepares and dispenses medications including sterile chemotherapy and parental nutrition preparation safely and accurately using appropriate techniques.Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law.Monitors medication therapy regimens for contraindications drug-drug interactions drug-food interactions drug-laboratory test interactions allergies appropriateness of drug and does and therapeutic duplications.Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and drug dosing per organizational protocol.Reviews/ interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes as needed.Reads extracts and interprets information in patient charts accurately.Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions and medication variances accurately and in a timely manner.Sustains the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols and promoting rational medication therapy selection.Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Recommends evidence-based medication therapy regiments and monitoring plans. Suggests appropriate cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.Provides accurate adequate and timely drug information to the professional staff.Provides drug information to patients and their families.Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.Participates in the quality improvement and medication-use review activities of the department. Collects data; conducts quality monitors and inspections; and maintains logs records and other documentation as assigned.RequirementsLicenses or Education:Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of Pharmacy with a BS or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.Active pharmacist license awarded by the State of Maine.Health-system experience preferred but not required.Availability:In consideration of our patients and staff needs you may be required to work days evenings nights weekends and/or holidays and may need to float to other units.Contact:To view the full job description or request additional information please contact Kelly at or email .We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health dental vision retirement and paid time off. To view the complete benefits package click here: Cary Medical Center Benefit Information .Cary Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer & Provider Key Skills LTC Pharmacy,Hospital Experience,Pharmacy Software,Continuous Improvement,Go,Infusion Experience,Pharmacy Residency,Training & Development,Order Entry,Epic,Clinical Pharmacy Experience,Compounding Medications Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1