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Employee Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Pharmacist in Charge

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Pharmacist in Charge Supports department by preparing medications for patient dispensing, maintaining appropriate records and performing assigned duties to assure adherence to safety & quality, productivity & profitability (accurate financial accountability), and regulatory compliance. The Pharmacist in Charge supports the goals, objectives, and overall functions of the department and the system to facilitate positive patient outcomes while maintaining patient confidentiality. The Pharmacist in Charge will comply with the policies, laws, regulations, and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy as well as those of the system. The Pharmacist in Charge will maintain an appropriate level of competency to perform the job duties as required by the department, the hospital and any regulatory agencies.

What you will do

+ Responsible for the operation of the outpatient pharmacy department and is accountable for improving prescription numbers, quality assurance management, pharmacy sales, profit, and image through the accurate filling of prescriptions and providing courteous and efficient service to customers and developing and protecting department assets.

+ Fills medication orders with highly efficient and dose calculations.

+ Responsible for the training, scheduling and development of department personnel.

+ Responsible for assisting the Pharmacy Manager in projects set forth by the Administration.

+ Responsible for ensuring the pharmacy department procedures and practices are following federal and state regulations and guidelines.

+ Within the guidelines of authorized hospital policies, programs, procedures, budgets, laws, and good business ethics, directs, and controls the activities, plans, and programs of the immediate staff.

+ Assures ethics compliance through equity, consistency, and fairness, prevents workplace harassment, upholds federal, state, and local labor and employment laws; upholds the Open-door policy, assuring no retaliation; always communicates openly and honestly to employees.

+ Supervises pharmacy department employees to assure performance of required functions and adherence to hospital policies and procedures.

+ Monitors proper licensure of all pharmacy department personnel.

+ Maintains knowledge of MTM services.

Education Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy Required

+ Doctoral Degree Preferred

Experience Qualifications

+ Pharmacist leadership experience Required

+ Two years’ experience as Pharmacist in charge or similar leadership position at a retail pharmacy or discharge pharmacy Preferred

Skills and Abilities

+ Ability to work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff required.

+ Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule required.

+ Ability to set priorities, make decisions, and respond quickly to emergency requests required.

+ Ability to assist the pharmacist in meeting the pharmaceutical needs of neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients required.

+ Attention to detail with high-speed efficiency and accuracy required.

Licenses and Certifications

+ Registered Pharmacist - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Pharmacy License in good standing by the State of South Carolina Board of Pharmacy Required

Physical Demand

Light-Medium Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.