Registered Pharmacist

The Registered Staff Pharmacist shall be responsible for providing pharmacy services to patients in collaboration with ordering providers. The pharmacist while on duty, shall be responsible for filling prescriptions, verifying medication orders for accuracy, performing drug utilization reviews and dispensing and administering vaccines within the scope of the Illinois pharmacist license. S/he supervises and directs Pharmacy Technicians and in the absence of the pharmacy manager, is responsible for the smooth operation of the pharmacy in accordance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications:

Required Education:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited school of pharmacy (ACPE) or foreign equivalency.
• Registered Pharmacist license in the state of Illinois.

Desirable Education:

• Doctor of Pharmacy- PHARMD.

Required Experience:

• New pharmacist graduate with clinical rotation experience in a retail or hospital pharmacy setting.

Desirable Experience:

• A minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Registered Pharmacist in a retail or hospital pharmacy setting.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare and dispense medication orders per physician’s request according to established policies, procedures and protocols.
• Interpret medication orders.
• Maintain accurate, complete patient medication profiles.
• Compound and dispense pharmaceuticals including sterile chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products accurately.
• Ensure safe, appropriate cost effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contra-indications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and use.
• Detect and report suspected ADRs accurately and in a timely manner.
• Sustain formulary by minimizing non-formulary drugs, using therapeutic substitution and promoting rational drug therapy selection.

A Roman Catholic facility founded by the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph and sponsored by Catholic Health International, St. Bernard Hospital aspires to live in the healing mission of Christ within the South Side community of Chicago. This mission calls us to care for the sick and promote the health of the residents in the community while witnessing the Christian values of respect, dignity, caring and compassion for all persons. In all matters, St. Bernard Hospital will show a special sensitivity to the culture of the people we serve and the unique needs of the poor and powerless.