Reports To: Medical Director
Department: Medical
Provides pharmacy services to patients/medical practitioners. Receives, compounds, fills prescriptions, dispenses pharmaceuticals, consults with patients regarding the nature and use of drugs, and trains and/or supervises personnel. Performs routine quality control testing procedures; prepares and maintains all necessary records required by federal, state and local regulations.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:- Serves patients by preparing medications, giving pharmacological information to multidisciplinary health care team, and monitoring patient drug therapies.
- Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
- Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
- Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.
- Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians’ workflow, verifying their preparation, and labeling of pharmaceuticals, and verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.
- Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies.
- Complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the drug enforcement administration, and the food and drug administration by monitoring nursing unit inspection.
- Maintains records for controlled substances and removes outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory.
- Supervises the work results of support personnel.
- Maintains current registration, studies existing and new legislation, anticipates legislation, and advises management on needed actions.
- Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
- Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
QualificationsRequired Skills/Abilities:
- Analyzing information
- Administering medication
- Judgment
- Verbal communication
- FDA health regulations
- Pharmacology
- Managing processes
- Legal compliance
- Productivity
- Quality focus
- Attention to detail
- Graduate degree from an accredited pharmacy college recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)
- Valid State of Ohio pharmacist licensure
- Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification upon hire
Skills Required
- Graduate degree from an accredited pharmacy college recognized by ACPE
- Valid Ohio pharmacist licensure
- Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification upon hire
- Knowledge of pharmacology and medication administration
- Knowledge of FDA health regulations and legal compliance
- Analyzing information and exercising professional judgment
- Verbal communication and patient counseling skills
- Process management, productivity, quality focus, and attention to detail
What We Do
Basecamp Recovery Center is a comprehensive private outpatient addiction treatment facility located in Columbus, Ohio. The center provides vital medications and life-changing counseling for adults and young adults seeking help for substance use disorders. Through evidence-based treatment programs, Basecamp Recovery Center helps patients regain control of their lives and climb to new heights, focusing on long-term recovery and community strengthening.
