Pharmacist - Military veterans preferred

Oregon Health & Science University

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Pharmacist

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2025-34705
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Pharmacy
Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)

Overview

• Interprets and evaluates physician's orders and prescriptions for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness. Recognizes therapeutic problems, including drug interactions, contraindications, improper dosing and precautions of therapy and toxicities. Consults with practitioner when questions or problems are identified.

• Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of drug therapy. Consults with practitioner when question or problems are identified. Appropriately reports all adverse drug reactions, drug defects, and medication errors. 

• Counsels and trains patients regarding appropriate use of their medications, (i.e., purpose, actions, dosage, side effects, storage, precautions, etc.). 

• Prepares, labels and controls all medications for patient use. This includes assuring proper drug storage in all areas where medications are dispensed, or stored. Maintains appropriate records as required by law and hospital policy. 

• Counsels and trains patients in the appropriate use of their medications (i.e., purpose, actions, dosage, side effects, storage, precautions etc.).

• Participates in drug product selection, counsels prescribers on the selection of appropriate and cost effective alternatives.

• A current Pharmacist’s license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy.
• B.S. Pharmacy or Pharm.D.
• Community pharmacy practice.

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• Drug therapy in patients described in Position Purpose. (Dosage, indications, side effects, etc.)
• Contemporary medication use systems (interpret prescribers’ orders, prepare and dispense medications. etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills,
• Systematic problem solving skills,ability to work independantly with minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal communication
• Sucessfully completes initial and continued competencies as required for maintenance of standard of practice, legal regulatory compliance and OHSU policies.

• Advanced pharmacy practice residency
• Inpatient hospital pharmacy practice.
• Oregon State Board of Pharmacy Preceptor License

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