Overview Our growing Symbria Rx Team in at Great Lakes South in Sharpsburg, PA is looking to add a Full-Time Staff Pharmacist to our team!

• This is an On-Site Position
• Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY

The primary purpose of the Staff Pharmacist is to provide pharmacy services safeguarding patient safety and effectiveness of therapy consistent with all applicable policies, procedures, and legal requirements.

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Possess knowledgeable understanding of current medication information, health care concepts and all regulations relative to the practices of institutional pharmacy.
• Interpret and assess new and refill order requests accurately to ensure appropriate therapy and maintain patient safety.
• Clarify inappropriate physician orders when necessary.
• Transcribe telephone orders accurately and review for appropriate therapy.
• Provide an accurate final check on all prepared medication to ensure completeness.
• Prepare and complete all appropriate documentation required on orders, prescriptions, controlled substance records, general workflow, etc.
• Monitor and recommend therapy adjustments based on patient status, lab work, and culture results.
• Monitor Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) lab work, recommend dosing adjustments when appropriate, communicate with nursing staff and prescribers, enter orders into the pharmacy software, and coordinate deliveries to communities.
• Provide physicians, nursing staff, and public with drug information such as drug selection, dosage, proper administration, etc.
• Counsel patients and review medications using audio/visual technology for tele-pharmacy.
• Maintain established goals for initial and final review productivity levels, which meets operational needs and ensures deliveries leave as scheduled.
• Model a supervisory role: on a daily basis, in partnership with management, assume responsibilities including assigning, directing, and supervising pharmacy staff and workflow to achieve and maintain consistent and efficient processing and delivery of all prescription orders.
• Any and all duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

To perform this job successfully, the ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily is necessary and the qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) from NABP accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Valid state registered pharmacist license.
• General computer knowledge including

Microsoft Office:

Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Exercise professional phone, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain organization, prioritize and multi-task. Exhibit initiative and reliability.
• Must be able to work holidays and alternate shifts for PTO/staffing coverages as 24/7/365 operational needs dictate.

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED

• Institutional pharmacy experience. Why work for us? At Symbria our employees act like owners
• because we are owners!

As one of the few 100% employee-owned healthcare providers, our focus remains on delivering best-in-class services within our Pharmacy, Rehabilitation and Well-Being operations, which allows our clients to improve the lives and well-being of their patients and residents. Our teams utilize insights and analytics to drive better health outcomes for our partnered post-acute and senior living communities while providing them with flexible service options. Symbria's Core Values drive the way we partner with those clients, their patients and residents and the way our diverse employee-owners work together: Integrity

• Honest, Fairness and ethics Compassion
• Commitment to serving seniors Stewardship
• Maximizing mission and margin Innovation
• Striving to enhance our value to your organization Teamwork
• Working together unselfishly toward goals As an employee-owner, Symbria's success becomes your success.

In addition, we provide: Competitive pay, aligned with market guidelines Full Benefits Package, including very generous paid time off plans Professional liability coverage 100% employer-funded ESOP retirement plan 401(k) and Roth(k) plans Continuing education Credit union membership Symbria's Talent Team handles candidate communication directly rather than utilizing outside agencies; if interested in this role, direct application to the job posting and contact with a Symbria talent team member is recommended. EOE