About this role
Find your calling at Mercy!
Works with members of the health care team to provide safe and effective drug therapy. Serves as a drug information resource to pharmacy, nursing, and medical staffs as well as to patients. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.
Position Details
Pharmacist (PRN)
Deliver Exceptional Care Through Expert Medication Management
Are you a licensed pharmacist who is passionate about patient safety, clinical excellence, and collaborative healthcare? Join our team as a PRN Pharmacist, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring safe, effective, and timely medication therapy for patients while serving as a trusted resource for physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals.
What You'll Do
As a PRN Pharmacist, you will oversee all aspects of medication management and help optimize patient outcomes through clinical expertise and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Medication Management & Clinical Services
- Verify and review medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness, dosing, route, frequency, and therapeutic effectiveness.
- Monitor patient medication therapy and identify potential drug interactions, contraindications, allergies, and therapeutic duplications.
- Recommend, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems through direct collaboration with physicians and healthcare providers.
- Provide medication therapy assessments and recommendations to support the best possible patient care.
- Deliver drug information and education to patients, families, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
- Respond to complex medication-related inquiries and clinical consultations.
Pharmacy Operations
- Oversee the preparation, labeling, dispensing, and distribution of medications.
- Ensure pharmacy services are delivered efficiently and in a timely manner.
- Verify the accuracy of compounded and prepared medications completed by pharmacy technicians and support staff.
- Follow all departmental policies, procedures, protocols, and regulatory standards related to medication preparation and distribution.
- Assist with operational leadership and supervise pharmacy technicians and support personnel as needed.
Quality, Safety & Compliance
- Maintain strict confidentiality of patient, visitor, and coworker information.
- Comply with all regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, patient safety standards, medication-use safety practices, infection prevention, and security protocols.
- Adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Utilize internal and external resources to support continuous pharmacy operational improvement.
Training & Professional Development
- Participate in the orientation and training of pharmacists, technicians, residents, students, and support staff.
- Pursue ongoing professional development through educational programs and professional activities.
- Foster a collaborative, team-focused environment by providing and receiving constructive feedback
Qualifications
Education: Minimum requirement of Bachelor of Science (BS) or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) in pharmacy degree from accredited school of pharmacy.
Licensure: Requires a current pharmacist license from state of practice.
Preferred Experience: Two or more years clinical experience and a PGY-1 residency is preferred.
Preferred Certifications: Pharmacists practicing in Missouri must have a Medication Therapy Service Certificate as issued by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy within 90 days of start date.
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.