Consultant Pharmacist - Synchrony Health Services
Sioux City, IA
About the Job
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Since our founding in 1997, we’ve been making long-term care better for our residents and more rewarding for our team members. We’re a Fortune Best Places to Work in Aging Services, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Glassdoor’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work. If you’re looking for a place that embraces you for who you are, helps you achieve your full potential, and makes working hard feel less like hard work, then look no further than Trilogy.
JOIN TEAM SYNCHRONY:Are you compassionately committed to customer service? If so, we would like to hear from you!
Synchrony Pharmacy, a subsidiary of Trilogy Health Services LLC, is seeking a Consultant Pharmacist for the Pharmacy division.
We invite you to learn more about our unique culture and the exciting opportunities that exist within our organization.
Job Summary
Serves patients by reviewing medication regimens and identifying medication issues and trends. Ensures
that medications are appropriate, effective, safe, and used correctly. Reviews and analyzes medicationrelated problems that may interfere with the goals of therapy. Assists facilities with compliance of
regulatory standards, providing expertise with federal and state laws and regulations governing
pharmacy services and long-term care.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Performs Medication Regimen Reviews (MRR), as required by regulation, and provide written
reports of these reviews to applicable facility staff
• Participates in resident assessment and care planning as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Participates on relevant nursing facility committees, including quality assessment and assurance,
pharmacy services, infection control, care planning, and assists facilities in developing and
implementing appropriate policies and procedures, as required.
• Assists the facility in developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance
with federal and state regulations related to ordering, storage, handling, labeling, destruction and
administration of drugs and biologicals
• Coordinates or perform review of controlled substance utilization, reconciliation and
documentation.
• Provides counseling on medications to residents and/or their caregivers, including, but not limited
to staff in-services, individual counseling and delivery of educational materials, as requested.
• Oversees all aspects of pharmacy services related to the medication use process, which include
prescribing, ordering, dispensing, delivery, storage, handling, administration, and medication
disposal.
• Conducts an exit conference when the period's services are completed with the Administrator
and/or Director of Nursing, as required by facility contract
• Provides assistance with issues or questions that arise either prior to or on the day of any survey
of the facility.
• Supports campuses, departmental goals and the overall objectives of the Company.
• Complies with all laws, regulations and standards of ethical conduct.
• Performs all job duties with a friendly positive and team-oriented approach.
• Maintains required licenses or certifications in good standing with the State.
• Travel as needed for facility visits, overnight stay as necessary.
• Complies with all Company policies, procedures, rules and standards.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor Degree
License: Active Pharmacist License in Iowa and Nebraska.
Experience: 1-3 years
Physical Requirements
Sitting, standing, bending, reaching, stretching, stooping, walking, and moving intermittently during
working hours. Must be able to lift at least 50lbs. Must be able to maintain verbal and written
communication with co-workers, supervisors, residents, family members, visitors, vendors, and all
business associates outside of the health campus
What if you could work for a company that genuinely cares about you as a person? At Synchrony, you’re so much more than just an employee – you’re a member of our family. Our benefits encompass your compensation, wellness, emotional and social well-being, so you can be the best version of yourself. That’s the Synchrony Advantage.
Comprehensive Benefit Package Including:
- Competitive Salaries & Weekly Pay
- Affordable Health Insurance Option + up to $1,500 in HSA company contributions
- Incentive Based Wellness Program w/On-site Health Screenings
- Paid time Off
- Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability
- 401(k) with company match beginning July 1st, 2021!
- Tuition Reimbursement, Scholarships and Student Loan Repayment
- Employee & Dependent Scholarships
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Celebrations
- And much more!
Synchrony Hires Heroes Just Like YOU!
GET IN TOUCH:Bryce (502) 771-8090APPLY NOW:As one of Fortune’s Best Places to Work in Aging Services, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Glassdoor’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work, Trilogy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to helping you reach your full potential and to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.