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.