Pharmacist, Long-Term Care Pharmacy Operations

MedWiz is the premier pharmacy partner for long-term-care communities that share our commitment and priority to patient-care first. We have transformed the conventional medication management process by being high-touch and patient-focused. At MedWiz we work tirelessly to streamline the often-disjointed communication process between the integral stakeholders in the medication ordering and administration life-cycle. We accomplish this by simplifying processes, educating and communicating frequently. Our comprehensive technology solutions and breadth of pharmaceutical products and services – allow us to be nimble and creative in offering the right service everyone of our unique customer needs. MedWiz understands its customers’ needs and has the industry’s highest standards – with strict adherence to federal and state regulations.

Pharmacists at MedWiz provide safe, accurate, timely, and compliant pharmacy services by reviewing and verifying medication orders, exercising professional judgment, resolving medication-related issues, guiding pharmacy technicians, and supporting production and clinical workflows. 

Job Responsibilities 

•  Review, interpret, and clinically verify prescriptions and medication orders for accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, and compliance. 
•  Perform final verification of prepared medications and ensure product quality before dispensing. 
•  Identify and resolve interactions, duplications, dosing concerns, contraindications, allergies, and other medication-safety issues. 
•  Communicate with prescribers, facilities, caregivers, and internal partners to resolve prescription or medication concerns. 
•  Provide pharmacist oversight and direction to pharmacy technicians and student pharmacists within applicable law. 
•  Support controlled-medication, emergency-kit, MedBank, DOSIS, compounding, and other pharmacy workflows as qualified and assigned. 
•  Maintain complete documentation and comply with privacy, security, quality, controlled-substance, and regulatory requirements. 
•  Participate in quality assurance, service recovery, and continuous improvement activities.

Basic Qualifications 

•  Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited pharmacy program. 
•  Active and unrestricted pharmacist license in the state of practice. 
•  Ability to exercise independent professional and clinical judgment in a high-volume pharmacy environment. 
•  Strong attention to detail, medication-safety orientation, communication skills, and ability to prioritize competing demands. 
•  Ability to work the schedule associated with the position and maintain all professional requirements. 

Preferred Qualifications 

•  Experience in long-term care, institutional, closed-door, specialty, infusion, IV, or high-volume pharmacy practice. 
•  Experience with pharmacy management systems, automation, and electronic medication-order workflows. 
•  Experience collaborating with pharmacy technicians and interdisciplinary healthcare partners.