Float Staff Pharmacist Northwest MN Thief River Falls Area

Thrifty White Pharmacy•Thief River Falls, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Float Staff Pharmacist provides pharmacy dispensing, consultation, and clinical services to patients. Based from 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 coordinated centrally across the market to align pharmacist resources with coverage needs. The pharmacist works a centrally managed market schedule that may vary by location, shift, day of the week, and business need. Coverage may support planned staffing, open shifts, vacations, leaves, training, and other staffing needs. The role includes paid drive time and mileage, an on-site training store/home store, holiday pay for recognized holidays, and flexible evening and weekend hours. The pharmacist delivers patient-centered pharmaceutical care, including prescription dispensing, consultation, medication therapy management, clinical services, point-of-care testing, and immunizations as allowed. The role also supports pharmacy operations, regulatory compliance, customer service, financial and service goals, long-term care business, and community health activities.

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 pharmacy techniques, methods, procedures, principles, practices, and company policies.
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 with physicians, other medical professionals, 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 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, with self-direction and good time management.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a pharmacist is preferred.
Minnesota and North Dakota licensure 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 schedule that may vary by pharmacy location, shift, day, and business need; maintain flexibility to 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 each pharmacy’s workflow, patient population, staffing model, and operational needs while following company standards.
Communicate with the central scheduler, hub Pharmacy Manager, assigned store leadership, and market support leaders about 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 exceed sales goals.
Lead and coach the team to meet financial, payroll, sales, clinical service, and patient-service expectations.
Use available 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 and provide 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 and deliver consistent patient care.
Identify and resolve medication therapy problems, support therapy goals, and prevent new medication therapy problems using evidence-based practices and current clinical guidelines.
Individualize patient care by evaluating medication indication, efficacy, safety, and adherence; assess for unnecessary or duplicate therapies, additional medication needs, ineffective medications, inappropriate doses, adverse reactions, and adherence concerns.
Manage medication costs through appropriate cost-effective interventions, including formulary and therapeutic interchanges.
Evaluate and document clinical responses to therapy, including adverse reactions and efficacy.
Provide adherence services, identify barriers, and work with patients to 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 diseases and medications used for prevention and treatment.
Dispense prescriptions accurately and in accordance with laws, policies, professional standards, and state and federal requirements.
Organize and direct pharmacy workflow for efficient prescription filling, counseling, and clinical services.
Select appropriate brands and preferred generics, use generic drugs where possible, and ensure prescriptions are adjudicated with correct directions and days’ supply; resolve rejected claims before dispensing.
Consult with patients and provide accurate information about prescriptions and health.
Manage the pharmacy in accordance with state, federal, and company regulations; maintain a clean, neat, and organized pharmacy.
Follow company policies for drug purchasing, loss prevention, and security.
Provide professional services and best-in-class pharmaceutical consulting, disease-state management, medication therapy management, and immunizations as allowed.
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 promptly addressing the needs of nursing homes, group homes, and assisted living residences; identify opportunities and communicate with Marketers.
Promote pharmacy business and communicate with long-term care Marketers to ensure guidelines and expectations are followed.
Provide and promote immunizations in the store and with local employers; participate in local health fairs and serve as a community information resource.
Perform other duties as assigned.