ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:                                      Community Pharmacist

REPORTS TO POSITION:        Pharmacy Manager

DEPARTMENT:                         Pharmacy

DATE LAST REVIEWED:          May 2026

OUR VISION:                            Creating America’s healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION:                         In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES:                          Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The St. Charles Health System Pharmacy provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient pharmaceutical care services to ensure safe and effective medication use.  

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Community Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to the patient as well as ensures the accurate and timely preparation, storage, billing, labeling, and distribution of medications in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures, and state and federal law under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.

LOCATION: Pharmacists may be asked to work at multiple St. Charles Health System worksites at the request of leadership to fulfill short term, immediate staffing needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

Ensures safety and quality of care in all actions and operations.

Provides medication counseling, monitoring, drug utilization review, and patient assessments.

Administers immunizations in accordance with applicable laws, organizational policy, clinical protocols, and scope-of-practice requirements, while ensuring safe vaccine handling, documentation, and patient education.

Ensures accurate and proper labeling, packaging, compounding, billing, verification, and delivery of medications.

Performs work in support of the specialty pharmacy program which meets or exceeds accreditation standards.

Responsible for purchasing, receiving, storage, and processing of inventory.

Maintains accurate computerized medication profiles.

Supervises and coordinates the activities of assigned pharmacy technicians engaged in the preparation, labeling and delivery of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with physicians' prescriptions.

Ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and controlled drugs and the maintenance of required records.

Maintains flexibility and readiness to work in multiple worksites either at the request of, or in mutual agreement with, leadership.

Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.

Supports Lean principles and engages in continuous improvement activities.

Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.

Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.

Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate. 

May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.                      

EDUCATION:

Required: Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy.      

Preferred: PharmD., Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY-1 residency training.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:

Required: Current registration by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate. AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification. 

Preferred: Any certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).

EXPERIENCE:

Required: N/A

Preferred: Six (6) months or more retail pharmacy experience.   

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:

Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, keyboard operation, carrying 1-10 pounds.

Frequently (50%): Lifting 1-10 pounds, pushing or pulling 1-25 pounds, grasping/squeezing.

Occasionally (25%): Sitting, bending, climbing stairs, lifting and carrying 11-25 pounds,

Use of clear and audible speaking voice and ability to hear normal speech level.

Rarely (10%): Stooping/kneeling/crouching, reaching overhead, pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, climbing ladder/stepstool, whispered speech level.

Never (0%): Lifting or carrying 25-50 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle.

Exposure to Elemental Factors

Rarely (10%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area chemical solution.

Never (0%):  Noise, dust, vibration, uneven surface.

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