Float Staff Pharmacist South Central MN Mankato Area

Thrifty White Pharmacy•Mankato, MN

1d•Onsite

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, providing reliable coverage and adapting to each location’s operational needs while upholding 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 role may support planned coverage, open shifts, vacations, leaves, training, and other staffing needs; schedules may vary by pharmacy, shift, day, and business requirements. The pharmacist supports pharmacy operations and patient care across assigned locations, including accurate prescription dispensing, counseling, clinical services, medication therapy management, immunizations as allowed, and compliance with applicable laws and company policies. The role also supports business and financial goals, team development, customer service, long-term care relationships, and community health initiatives.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Pharmacy with a B.S. or Pharm.D. in Pharmacy.
Maintain a pharmacist license in good standing from the state and all health care programs.
Be willing to obtain additional state licensure.
Hold current Immunization Certification.
Reliably report to work on time and as scheduled.
Communicate effectively in English and understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
Demonstrate organizational and multitasking skills, self-direction, and good time management.
Be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with physicians, other medical professionals and technicians, staff, and customers.
Accurately review prescribed drug therapy, apply knowledge of drug clinical effects, maintain accurate records, and fill prescriptions accurately.
Manage pharmacy operations to achieve company financial and service goals.
Handle stressful situations and difficult customers and employees successfully.
Operate a cash register, computer terminal, credit card processing equipment, phone, calculator, e-sig, e-prescribing, and pseudo records in TWRx.
Meet the physical demands of walking; using hands to handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; reaching; standing for extended periods; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 40 pounds. Required vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, and color vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a pharmacist is preferred.
Minnesota and Iowa licensure is preferred; either is valuable.

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 location, shift, day of the week, and business need; support planned coverage, open shifts, vacations, leaves, training, and other staffing needs.
Report to assigned locations on time and prepared to support pharmacy teams, patient needs, and daily operating priorities.
Adapt to each pharmacy’s workflow, patient population, staffing model, and operational needs while following company standards.
Communicate proactively with the central scheduler, hub Pharmacy Manager, store leadership, and market support leaders about availability, schedule changes, coverage concerns, and operational needs.
Provide excellent customer service and help develop and maintain patient and employee loyalty.
Partner with store management to use tools, reports, and processes to exceed sales goals.
Lead the team toward financial goals, including payroll, sales, and clinical service expectations, by modeling, coaching, and maintaining high standards in patient service.
Use pharmacy and regional support leaders for personal and team development.
Complete pharmaceutical care responsibilities, including drug administration, point-of-care testing, patient consultation, and clinical services.
Complete participating clinical services, including medication therapy management, comprehensive and targeted medication reviews, and disease-state management.
Use the JCPP Pharmacists’ Patient Care process to address medication-related needs and determine interventions that resolve medication therapy problems, achieve therapy goals, and prevent new problems.
Use evidence-based practices and current clinical guidelines to develop recommendations and treatment plans; individualize care by assessing indication, efficacy, safety, and adherence.
Help manage medication costs through cost-effective interventions, including formulary or therapeutic interchanges and assessment of unnecessary or duplicate therapies.
Assess prescribed medication therapy for unnecessary or additional medications, ineffective medications, inappropriate doses, adverse reactions, and adherence concerns.
Evaluate and document clinical responses to therapy, including adverse reactions and efficacy.
Provide patient-centered adherence services, identify barriers, and develop solutions.
Collaborate with prescribers, interdisciplinary care teams, patients, and caregivers to establish patient-specific disease-state therapy goals; communicate and document clinical recommendations professionally.
Educate patients about chronic disease states and medications used for prevention and treatment.
Present a positive professional image and provide skilled pharmaceutical consulting, disease-state management, medication therapy management, and immunization administration as allowed.
Dispense prescriptions accurately and in accordance with applicable laws and policies; organize and direct workflow.
Select appropriate brands and preferred generics to support third-party coverage and use generic drugs when possible.
Ensure prescriptions have specific directions and correct days’ supply, and resolve rejected claims before dispensing.
Consult with patients and provide accurate information about prescriptions and health.
Manage pharmacy operations in accordance with state, federal, and company regulations.
Engage customers through quality interactions and relationship-building; maintain a clean, neat, and organized pharmacy.
Follow company policies for drug inventory purchasing, loss prevention, and security.
Organize workflow and systems for efficient prescription filling, counseling, and clinical services, ensuring reliable patient care in accordance with professional standards and applicable law.
Identify and implement programs that address patient needs and support patient retention, including Ready Refill and Medication Synchronization.
Develop and follow up on long-term care business by responding promptly to nursing homes, group homes, and assisted living residences; identify opportunities and communicate with marketers.
Promote pharmacy business and immunizations in stores and with local employers.
Participate in local health fairs and identify opportunities to serve as a community information resource.
Perform other duties as assigned.