Float Staff Pharmacist

Thrifty White Pharmacy•Grand Forks, ND

About The Position

The Float Staff Pharmacist provides pharmacy dispensing, consultation, and clinical services to patients. Based at an assigned hub pharmacy, the pharmacist travels to support pharmacies generally located within one to two hours of the hub. The role provides dependable pharmacist coverage, adapts to the operational needs of assigned locations, and supports consistent company standards for patient care, service, compliance, workflow, and clinical execution. Scheduling is coordinated centrally across the market to align pharmacist resources with coverage needs. The pharmacist provides coverage at the hub and other assigned pharmacies, following a centrally managed schedule that may vary by location, shift, day, and business need. The role requires flexibility to cover planned needs, open shifts, vacations, leaves, training, and other staffing requirements. The pharmacist works with central scheduling, pharmacy and store leadership, and market support leaders, and helps lead pharmacy teams in delivering patient service, clinical care, and financial results. The position includes prescription dispensing and consultation; medication therapy management and other clinical services; point-of-care testing and drug administration; immunization services; adherence support; and collaboration with prescribers, care teams, patients, and caregivers. The pharmacist evaluates medication therapy, documents clinical responses, recommends interventions, provides patient education, and follows applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, and company policies. The role also supports pharmacy operations, customer relationships, business development, long-term care business, company programs, and community health activities. The position is based from a hub pharmacy in the Grand Forks, North Dakota area and requires travel to assigned pharmacies generally within one to two hours of the hub. The work includes extended periods of standing, walking, and handling or operating objects, tools, or controls; occasional lifting or moving of up to 40 pounds; and the vision abilities specified in the posting.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy with a B.S. or Pharm.D. in Pharmacy.
Maintain a license in good standing from the state and all health care programs.
Willingness to obtain additional state licensure.
Current Immunization Certification.
Knowledge of and ability to apply pharmacy techniques, methods, procedures, principles, practices, and company policies appropriately and correctly.
Ability to accurately review prescribed drug therapy and knowledge of the clinical effects of drugs.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate effectively with physicians, other medical professionals or technicians, staff, and customers.
Ability to maintain accurate records and fill prescriptions accurately.
Ability to manage a pharmacy to achieve company financial and service goals.
Ability to handle stressful situations and deal successfully with difficult customers and employees.
Ability to maintain effective, positive working relationships with employees and supervisors.
Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions and communicate effectively in English.
Good organizational and multitasking skills, self-direction, and good time-management skills.
Skill in operating a cash register, computer terminal, credit card processing equipment, phone, calculator, e-sig, e-prescribing, and pseudo records in TWRx.
Reliability in reporting to work on time and when scheduled.
Ability to travel to assigned pharmacies generally within one to two hours of the hub pharmacy.
Ability to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stand for extended periods; and occasionally lift or move up to 40 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, and color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a pharmacist is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide pharmacist coverage at the hub pharmacy and other assigned pharmacies within the designated market, generally within one to two hours of the hub.
Work a centrally managed market schedule that may vary by pharmacy location, shift, day of the week, and business need; support planned coverage, open shifts, vacations, leaves, training, and other staffing needs.
Arrive at assigned locations on time and prepared to support the pharmacy team, patient needs, and daily operating priorities.
Adapt to each assigned pharmacy’s workflow, patient population, staffing model, and operational needs while following company standards.
Communicate proactively with central scheduling, the hub Pharmacy Manager, store leadership, and market support leaders regarding availability, schedule changes, coverage concerns, and operational needs.
Provide excellent customer service and foster patient and employee loyalty; partner with store management to use tools, reports, and processes to meet sales goals.
Lead and coach pharmacy teams to meet financial, payroll, sales, clinical service, and patient service expectations.
Complete pharmaceutical care responsibilities, including drug administration, point-of-care testing, patient consultation, and clinical services.
Complete participating clinical services and deliver medication therapy management, including Comprehensive Medication Reviews, Targeted Medication Reviews, and disease state management.
Use the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners Pharmacists’ Patient Care process to address medication-related needs; identify interventions, optimize therapy, and prevent medication therapy problems.
Use evidence-based practices and current clinical guidelines to formulate recommendations and treatment plans; evaluate medication indication, efficacy, safety, and adherence.
Assess medication therapy for unnecessary or duplicate medications, additional medication needs, ineffective medications, inappropriate doses, adverse reactions, and adherence concerns; consider cost-effective interventions such as formulary and therapeutic interchanges.
Evaluate and document clinical responses to therapy, including efficacy and adverse reactions; provide patient-centered adherence services and education on chronic diseases and related medications.
Collaborate and communicate professionally with prescribers, interdisciplinary care teams, patients, and caregivers to establish patient-specific goals and discuss or document clinical recommendations.
Dispense prescriptions accurately and in accordance with laws and policies; organize workflow; consult with patients; and ensure appropriate brands and preferred generics are used where possible.
Ensure prescriptions are adjudicated with specific directions and correct days’ supply, and resolve rejected claims before dispensing.
Manage the pharmacy in compliance with state, federal, and company regulations; follow inventory purchasing, loss prevention, and security policies; and maintain a clean, neat, and organized pharmacy.
Provide professional pharmaceutical consulting, disease state management, medication therapy management, and immunizations as allowed; ensure reliable and consistent pharmaceutical distribution, control, and delivery.
Identify and implement programs to meet patient needs and support retention; fully implement company programs such as Ready Refill and Medication Synchronization.
Develop and follow up on long-term care business by communicating with nursing homes, group homes, and assisted living residences; identify opportunities and coordinate with LTC Marketers.
Foster pharmacy business development, promote immunizations in the store and with local employers, and participate in local health fairs and community information activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.