Pharmacist Position Summary

Provides safe, timely, and effective pharmaceutical care. Verifies and dispenses medications, oversees medication-use processes, reviews drug therapy for appropriateness and safety (including anticoagulant monitoring), supervises pharmacy technicians, and collaborates with the care team on medication-related quality and performance improvement.

Essential Functions

Verify physician medication orders with accuracy and timeliness; clarify and resolve discrepancies.
Monitor and evaluate the critical processes of medication management (e.g., selection, storage, ordering/transcribing, preparation/dispensing, administration support, and monitoring); identify risk points and drive continuous quality and performance improvement with clinicians.
Verify and approve work performed by Pharmacy Technician(s); provide coaching and feedback.
Order, receive, and store medications to maintain integrity, security, and compliance.
Review patient-specific drug therapy for indications, dosing, interactions, contraindications, and duplication; promote rational, evidence-based therapy and document interventions.
Perform anticoagulant monitoring and communicate dose/therapy recommendations per protocol or provider order.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

Ensures compliance with hospital policies, state/federal regulations, and accreditation standards. Maintains accurate records (e.g., inventory, controlled substances, medication safety reports). Supports medication safety initiatives, adverse event prevention, and staff education. Utilizes pharmacy information systems and automated dispensing technologies as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy; BS Pharm or PharmD required; accredited clinical residency preferred.

Licensure: Current state license to practice pharmacy.

Experience: Two (2) years of hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Skills: Clinical judgment; accuracy and attention to detail; strong oral/written communication and interpersonal skills; collaboration across disciplines; proficiency with pharmacy/EMR systems and inventory control.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

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