PHARMACIST

Company: Forrest General Hospital
Location: Hattiesburg
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Job Summary:

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• Fulfills professional responsibility in dispensing, procurement, control, and consultation involved with medication. - - - -
• Displays strong leadership skills and great customer service skills. - - - -
• Knowledgeable and capable of performing any pharmaceutical duty in the hospital pharmacy department and throughout the hospital. - - - -
• The Pharmacist must utilize a growth and development knowledge base in medication for children (pediatric), adolescent, and geriatric patients. - - - -
• Possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age specific needs, and to provide the care needed. - - - -
• Responsible for the daily workflow and efficiency of the pharmacy. - - - -
• Works to improve processes, financial and business related issues within the pharmacy. - - - -
• Supervises and directs support personnel, including pharmacy students and pharmacy technician students. - - - -
• Responsible for inventory management in outpatient pharmacy. - - - -
• Included within this role assignment is the responsibility to be a positive role model for all peers always reflecting the WE CARE philosophy. - - - -
• Will serve and assist as team leader during any Mass Disaster. - - - -
• Performs other job duties as assigned. - - - -
• Will be designated as PIC (pharmacist in charge) per MS State Board of Pharmacy regulations if needed.
  
  Performance Expectations:
  
  Performance expectations will be covered in the orientation and preceptor phases of your orientation to your job.
  
  
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  • Demonstrates basic understanding of the 340b program. - - - -
  • Demonstrates knowledge and competency in treatment of stroke patients using Alteplase. - - - -
  • Demonstrates effective communication skills and interaction with staff. - - - -
  • Demonstrates ability to supervise and direct support personnel - technicians, cashiers and couriers. - - - -
  • Demonstrates initiative to keep all pharmacy areas neat, clean and uncluttered at all times. - - - -
  • Demonstrates ability to improve efficiency and processes of the pharmacy. - - - -
  • Demonstrates excellent customer service skills. - - - -
  • Demonstrates initiative to maintain/meet licensure and certification requirements. - - - -
  • Demonstrates ability to complete and fulfill duties of a pharmacist. - - - -
  • Demonstrates understanding of Pioneer RX software. - - - -
  • Demonstrates understanding of USP 800 compliance.
    
    Qualifications:
    
    
    
    Education/Skills
    
    Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy required.
    
    Must have 2 hours of stroke education annually.
    
    
    
    Work Experience:
    
    Retail experience preferred but not required.
    
    
    
    Certification/Licensure-DUE UPON HIRE
    
    
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    • Registration with the Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy.
      
      Mental Demands:
      
      Ability to work cooperatively with hospital and pharmacy staff; handle frequent interruptions
      
      and adapt to changes in workload; set priorities, make critical decisions and respond quickly to
      
      emergency requests; exercise professional judgment; communicate effectively (orally and in
      
      writing); meet the needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric, psychiatric,
      
      oncology, obstetric, chemically dependent, and rehabilitation patients.
      
      
      
      
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