Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City offers a wealth of attractions. The striking landscape includes wide boulevards, beautiful parks, fantastic architecture and more than 200 fountains. The city's diversions include world-class museums, a vibrant arts scene, superb shopping and great blues and jazz clubs.
Population: 459,787 (Source: U.S. Census 2010 estimate)
Average commute to work: 21 minutes (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Average home price: $135,000 (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Missouri pharmacist average income: $111,440 (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Average temperatures: Average low of 33°F from October to March, average high of 81°F from April to September (Source: Weather.com).
Fun fact: In 1910, Joyce Hall began selling postcards out of a shoebox in KC. Today, his company has grown to the world’s largest greeting-cards maker, Hallmark Cards.
Attractions: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, SEA LIFE Aquarium, LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Hallmark Visitors Center, Toy & Miniature Museum, Kansas Speedway, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, Kansas City Public Library’s “Community Bookshelf.”
Restaurants: Tannin Wine Bar, Pizza Bella, Extra Virgin, North, Café Europa, Arthur Bryant’s BBQ.
Where We Work
Saint Luke’s Hospital
Size: 623 beds.
Service area: Saint Luke’s Health System has 11 hospitals and related health services in the Kansas City area and surrounding region.
Number of employees: More than 3,000 employees and 500 physicians.
Job opportunity: Pharmacist I
Shift/hours: Full time, day, 7:00 AM- 3:30 PM.
Summary: Individuals in this position will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities and critical thinking skills necessary to practice pharmacy in a hospital and health-system. Critical skills include the ability to prepare and dispense medications, collect, organize and analyze patient- and practice-specific information, initiate and monitor therapeutic plans, work with interdisciplinary teams, supervise supportive personnel, manage projects and provide routine patient teaching and drug information services.
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