Float Staff Pharmacist Northeast MN Grand Rapids Area

Thrifty White Pharmacy•Grand Rapids, 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. The role provides reliable pharmacist coverage, adapts to the operational needs of each assigned location, and supports consistent company standards for patient care, service, compliance, workflow, and clinical execution. Scheduling is centrally coordinated across the market to align pharmacist resources with coverage needs. The position provides pharmacist coverage at the hub and other assigned pharmacies in the designated market. Schedules may vary by location, shift, day, and business need, and may include planned coverage, open shifts, vacations, leaves, training, and other staffing needs. The pharmacist works with central scheduling, pharmacy and store leadership, and market support leaders to coordinate coverage and address operational needs. The pharmacist delivers professional dispensing and clinical services, including medication therapy management, patient consultation, point-of-care testing, drug administration, and immunizations as permitted. The role also supports pharmacy workflow, regulatory compliance, customer service, financial and service goals, pharmacy business development, and long-term care relationships.

Requirements

Graduate 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.
Be willing to obtain additional state licensure.
Hold current Immunization Certification.
Know and appropriately apply pharmacy techniques, methods, procedures, principles, practices, and company policies.
Accurately review prescribed drug therapy and understand the clinical effects of drugs.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate effectively with physicians, other medical professionals or technicians, staff, and customers.
Maintain accurate records and fill prescriptions accurately.
Manage the pharmacy to achieve company financial and service goals.
Handle stressful situations and deal successfully with difficult customers and employees.
Maintain effective, positive working relationships with employees and supervisors.
Understand and carry out written and oral instructions; communicate effectively in English.
Have good organizational and multitasking skills, be self-directed, and have good time-management skills.
Operate cash registers, computer terminals, credit card processing equipment, phones, calculators, e-signature tools, e-prescribing systems, and pseudo records in TWRx.
Reliably report to work on time and when scheduled.
Meet the physical demands of walking, handling or operating objects, tools, or controls, reaching, extended standing, and occasional lifting or moving of up to 40 pounds; required vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, and color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a pharmacist is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide pharmacist coverage at the hub pharmacy and assigned pharmacies in the designated market, generally within one to two hours of the hub.
Work a centrally managed schedule that may vary by location, shift, day, 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 the pharmacy team, patient needs, and daily operating priorities.
Adapt to the workflow, patient population, staffing model, and operational needs of each assigned pharmacy while following company standards.
Communicate with the central scheduler, hub Pharmacy Manager, store leadership, and market support leaders about availability, schedule changes, coverage concerns, and operational needs.
Promote an excellent pharmacy atmosphere and customer service to develop patient and employee loyalty; partner with store management to use tools, reports, and processes to support sales goals.
Lead and coach the team by example, maintaining high standards in patient service and supporting financial goals, including payroll, sales, and clinical service expectations.
Complete Pharmaceutical Care responsibilities, including drug administration, point-of-care testing, patient consultation, and clinical services.
Deliver medication therapy management services, including Comprehensive Medication Reviews, Targeted Medication Reviews, and disease state management; assess medication appropriateness and optimize therapy and clinical outcomes.
Use the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners Pharmacists’ Patient Care process to address medication-related needs; determine interventions to resolve medication therapy problems and achieve therapy goals.
Use evidence-based practices and current clinical guidelines to formulate recommendations and treatment plans; evaluate indication, efficacy, safety, and adherence for each patient regimen.
Assess medication therapy for unnecessary, additional, ineffective, or inappropriate medications and doses, adverse drug reactions, and adherence concerns; assist with medication costs through cost-effective interventions.
Evaluate and document clinical responses to therapy, including adverse reactions and efficacy; provide adherence services and help patients overcome adherence barriers.
Collaborate with prescribers, interdisciplinary care teams, patients, and caregivers to develop patient-specific disease state therapy goals; professionally communicate and document clinical recommendations.
Provide patient-centered education on chronic diseases and medications used for prevention and treatment.
Dispense prescriptions accurately and in accordance with applicable laws and policies; organize and direct workflow and consult with patients about prescriptions and health.
Use appropriate brands and preferred generics, adjudicate prescriptions with correct directions and days’ supply, and resolve rejected claims before dispensing.
Manage pharmacy operations in accordance with state, federal, and company regulations; maintain accurate, reliable, and consistent patient care and pharmaceutical distribution.
Maintain a clean, neat, and organized pharmacy; follow company purchasing, loss prevention, and security policies.
Provide professional pharmaceutical consulting, disease state management, medication therapy management, and immunizations as allowed.
Identify programs that address patient needs and support patient retention; 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, assisted living residences, and LTC Marketers.
Foster pharmacy business development and communicate long-term care opportunities with Marketers; ensure guidelines and expectations are clear.
Provide and promote immunizations in the store and with local employers; participate in local health fairs and serve as a community information resource.
Complete other duties as assigned.