Pharmacist

ProCare LTC Pharmacy understands the universal needs of healthcare institutions with a personal touch that only an independent pharmacy can offer. With years of experience, we have the understanding and knowledge to move into the next generation of pharmacy services. ProCare LTC Pharmacy is seeking a Pharmacist for our Southborough, MA location.

A Pharmacist daily function is to review, enter, and clarify nurse/ MD questions regarding prescriptions for residents of a long-term care facility. Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities. Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals. Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.

Salary range: commensurate with experience

Schedule: 4:00pm-12:30pm and every other weekend

Job Summary:

A Pharmacist function is to handle the day-to-day operations of a Long Term Care Pharmacy. Daily functions include, but are not limited to: prescription review, entering prescriptions, speaking with facilities regarding medication, (documenting all communications regarding medications therapy) and reviewing order entry work.

The practice of the profession of pharmacy is defined as the administering, preparing, compounding, preserving, or the dispensing of drugs, medicines and therapeutic devices on the basis of prescriptions or other legal authority, and collaborative drug therapy management in accordance with state and federal regulations.

Job Functions:

• Enter and review faxed, verbal, electronic, and paper orders.
• Initial Review orders (PV1) and Final Review Orders (PV2).
• Contact physicians for prescriptions when appropriate.
• Speak with providers regarding prescription issues and clarifications.
• Enter, check, and replace contents of EKits and Automated Dispensing Machines (ADS).
• Pull and log controlled substances.
• Process new and completed backorders.
• Enter and compound IV/TPN and non-sterile compounds.
• Make necessary NDC changes.
• Check pre-packed medications.
• Supervise other pharmacists (act as PIC) and oversee Order Entry staff.
• Process OOP/LOA requests as they come in.
• Triage documents to the appropriate queue.
• Complete Quality Assurance (QA) sheets as necessary.
• Process orders for REMS medications (i.e. clozapine).
• Making clinical decisions and performing clinical reviews of patient profiles.
• Perform on-call duties as scheduled.
• Knowledge of medications, interactions, and dosage.
• Report medication errors as they occur
• Receive and enter 222 forms from facilities.
• Understand billing procedures and communicate with the billing department.
• Perform pharmacy opening and closing functions.
• Prior experience in long term care and with Frameworks and Docutrack information systems is strongly preferred.

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.