Job Description

Join an acute care pharmacy team in Coquille, Oregon, as a Pharmacist with leadership experience. This role involves interpreting physician prescriptions, compounding, and dispensing medications, as well as acting as a drug information resource to healthcare professionals and patients. The position offers a full-time weekday schedule with the potential for on-call duties.

Key Details

• Assignment Type: Locum Tenens
• Setting: Hospital
• Start Date: ASAP
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, Full-Time with On-Call as needed
• Patient Population: All Ages
• Location: Coquille, OR

Benefits

• Weekly direct deposit
• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Supportive credentialing assistance
• Lodging and mileage reimbursement (if applicable)
• Flexible scheduling

Job Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for accuracy and determine necessary formulas and ingredients.
• Compound and dispense medications using standard methods.
• Monitor patient profiles for accuracy, allergies, drug interactions, and optimal therapy.
• Check patient medication cassettes for correct drug and dosage before delivery.
• Prepare IV admixtures and other parenteral products under aseptic conditions.
• Direct pharmacy staff in the admixing, packaging, and labeling of pharmaceuticals.
• Oversee the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in collaboration with medical staff.
• Participate in patient medication reconciliation and answer medication-related inquiries.
• Maintain quality control and security procedures, ensuring proper equipment operation.
• Enter data into pharmacy computer systems and maintain patient profiles.

Qualifications

• Doctorate of Pharmacy degree, Bachelor of Science, or equivalent.
• Graduated from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Current and unencumbered Pharmacist certification or licensure in Oregon.
• Prior leadership or management experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical care for diverse age groups from newborn to geriatric.

Working Hours

• Full-Time, Monday–Friday
• On-call as needed

Skills

• Proficient in interpreting and compounding prescriptions.
• Strong leadership and management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and information presentation skills.
• Advanced mathematical skills for dosage calculations and data analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions.

This vital role demands a professional with strong technical skills, a collaborative spirit, and the capacity to adapt in a dynamic healthcare environment.