Description
Job Description Overview
Our Passion:
We are improving the lives we touch. We need passionate, talented people working together who share our desire to provide the best quality care to our patients and lead the fight against the opioid epidemic. We are prepared to treat the entire disease, not just a piece of it.
Our Team:
Bangor Comprehensive Treatment Center, located in Bangor, ME, is part of Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers, the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment in the nation. Our counseling team provides compassionate, high-quality counseling and therapy to patients that are seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder. Our mission is to provide full-circle care that includes a blend of therapies and the use of safe and effective medications. Our team is the front line of our fight against the opiate epidemic.
Your Job as a Pharmacist:
The Pharmacist is responsible for the accountability of prescription medications to patients and maintenance of accurate records; provides expertise in the safe use of prescription medications in an outpatient clinic setting.
Shift hours are as needed; PRN.
Your Responsibilities as a Pharmacist:
* Fills prescriptions, verifies instructions from physicians on the proper amounts of medication to give to patients;
* Checks whether prescriptions will interact negatively with other drugs that a patient is taking or any medical conditions the patient has;
* Instructs patients on how and when to take a prescribed medicine and informs them about potential side effects they may experience from taking the medicine;
* Advises patients about general health topics, such as diet, exercise, managing stress, and on other issues, such as what equipment or supplies would be best to treat a health problem;
* Teaches other healthcare practitioners about proper medication therapies for patients;
* Completes insurance forms and work with insurance companies to ensure that patients get the medicines they need;
* May oversee the work of pharmacy technicians and/or pharmacists in training (interns)
* Keeps required federal, state, local or corporate records, and does other administrative tasks necessary for the professional practice of pharmacy in a clinic; and,
* Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
Your Skills and Qualifications as a Pharmacist:
* Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an accredited college or university
* Prefer previous experience in behavioral health or substance abuse treatment
* No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment.
Licenses/Certifications:
* Must have a current Pharmacist License in the state of Maine.
