This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute your pharmacy expertise within a home infusion setting, focusing on patient-centered care and sterile compounding. The position supports patients by ensuring safe medication dispensing, thorough counseling, and collaborative healthcare practices.
Responsibilities:
- Accept and dispense prescription medications accurately.
- Monitor patient medication compliance and identify over-usage concerns.
- Ensure medication supply complies with legal standards.
- Verify the suitability of prescribed medicines for patients.
- Maintain confidential and accurate patient and pharmacy records.
- Advise patients on medication administration, side effects, and answer inquiries.
- Provide consultations on prescription and OTC drugs, including storage and interactions.
- Support patients with services such as smoking cessation, blood pressure checks, and cholesterol management.
- Educate patients on the proper use of medical devices like blood pressure monitors and glucose meters.
- Compound medications for internal and external use, including preparing sterile admixtures.
- Supervise pharmacy technicians and clerks to ensure operational efficiency.
- Maintain inventory of pharmaceutical and medical supplies.
- Identify drug-related problems and communicate effectively with physicians and healthcare team members.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and interns to optimize patient outcomes.
Qualifications:
- Active Arkansas pharmacy license required.
- Proven experience in sterile compounding.
- Previous experience in home infusion or inpatient hospital pharmacy.
- CPR certification and experience highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of pharmacy operations and patient counseling.
- Skilled in using pharmacy computer systems (CPR+ preferred).
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday, 9 AM – 6 PM
- Rotating every third weekend
- Contract to hire; initial 13-week assignment
This role is ideal for a pharmacist eager to apply their sterile compounding skills in a patient-focused home infusion environment. Candidates interested in advancing their pharmacy practice while working closely with a multidisciplinary healthcare team are encouraged to apply.
Take the next step in your pharmacy career by submitting your application today.
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