Minimum Hiring Wage:

From $131,874.12 a year

Job Details:

Scheduled Hours: Day Shift. No weekend, but rotating on-call.

A Brief Overview

Provides expert advice on medication utilized in a long-term care setting, group home or assisted living. Provides expert guidance in medication administration in a clinical setting.

What you will do

• Conduct comprehensive reviews of residents' medication lists, assessing appropriateness, safety, and effectiveness.
• Provides recommendations to prescribers and other healthcare professionals regarding medication adjustments, alternative therapies, or potential drug interactions
• Work closely with physicians, nurses, and other staff to resolve medications related issues and optimize patient care.
• Maintain accurate records of medication reviews, recommendations and interventions.
• Educate nursing staff on medication administration, storage, and related policies and procedures
• Participates in facility quality assurance programs, contributing to the development and implementation of best practices.
• Ensure the facility adheres to all relevant federal and state regulations regarding medication management.
• Provides expert advice on medication-related matters to facility staff, residents and their families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Pharmacy Required
• Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) Pharmacy Preferred
• 1-3 years Experience in an inpatient setting required. Preferred
• Complies with state and federal drug laws by reviewing regulations of state board of pharmacy, the drug enforcement administration, and the food and drug administration; monitoring nursing unit inspections; maintaining records for controlled substances; removing outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory; supervising the work results of support personnel; maintaining current registration; studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; advising management on needed actions.
• Pharmacist Iowa Board of Pharmacy (United States of America) within 90 Days

Active license upon hire, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Temporary Licensure or active Intern licensure.

Benefits:

We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:

• Competitive base pay

• Matching retirement programs

• Health, Dental and Vision plans

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans

• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D

• Paid time off (PTO)

• Education Assistance Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Discounted cafeteria meals

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Service Recognition program  

• Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

 

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.