Float Staff Pharmacist Southwest ND Bismarck Area

Thrifty White Pharmacy•Bismarck, ND

3d•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 other pharmacies generally located within one to two hours of the hub. The role provides pharmacist coverage, adapts to the operational needs of each location, and supports consistent 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 position includes paid drive time and mileage, an on-site training store or home store, and a market schedule that may vary by location, shift, day, and business need. Flexible evening and weekend hours may be needed. The pharmacist provides professional pharmacy services, leads and supports pharmacy teams, manages workflow and compliance, and delivers clinical care such as medication therapy management, immunizations, point-of-care testing, and patient consultation.

Requirements

Graduate of 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.
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 and 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, self-direction, and time-management skills.
Ability to operate 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.

Responsibilities

Provide pharmacist coverage at the hub pharmacy and other assigned pharmacies in 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, 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 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.
Provide a welcoming pharmacy atmosphere and excellent customer service to develop 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 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 deliver medication therapy management, including comprehensive and targeted medication reviews and disease state management.
Assess medication appropriateness and therapy needs, resolve medication therapy problems, and use evidence-based practices and current clinical guidelines to formulate recommendations and treatment plans.
Evaluate indication, efficacy, safety, adherence, clinical response, adverse reactions, and medication costs; document clinical responses and recommend cost-effective interventions when appropriate.
Provide patient-centered adherence services, education on chronic diseases and medications, and collaborate with prescribers, care teams, patients, and caregivers on therapy goals.
Communicate and document clinical recommendations professionally with prescribers and interdisciplinary care teams.
Dispense prescriptions accurately and in accordance with applicable laws and policies; organize and direct workflow and ensure appropriate brands and preferred generics are used.
Ensure prescriptions are adjudicated with correct directions and days supply, and resolve rejected claims before dispensing.
Consult with patients about prescriptions and health, engage customers through relationship-building, and present a positive professional image.
Manage the pharmacy in compliance with state, federal, and company regulations; maintain a clean, neat, and organized pharmacy and follow purchasing, loss-prevention, and security policies.
Provide professional services, including pharmaceutical consultation, disease state management, medication therapy management, and immunizations as allowed.
Implement company programs such as Ready Refill and Medication Synchronization and identify programs that address patient needs and support patient retention.
Develop and follow up on long-term-care business through communication with nursing homes, group homes, assisted-living residences, and LTC marketers.
Promote immunizations in the store and with local employers, participate in local health fairs, and identify opportunities to serve as a community information resource.
Perform other duties as assigned.