Pharmacist Retail

CommonSpirit Health • Tacoma, WA

3d

About The Position

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area. Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth. Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care. We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose. Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Pharmacist, Retail, you will be a cornerstone of patient well-being, delivering exceptional pharmaceutical care with precision and compassion. Every day you will seamlessly collaborate with our pharmacy manager to provide vital support to patients, physicians, nurses, and all healthcare staff, ensuring optimal medication management. You'll be at the forefront, impacting lives daily with your expertise and dedication. To be successful in this role, you will masterfully balance operational excellence with unparalleled customer service, consistently achieving both financial targets and exceeding patient expectations to reinforce our commitment to community health.

Requirements

• Bachelors Of Science in Pharmacy, upon hire or Doctor Of Pharmacy PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy, upon hire
• Pharmacist: WA, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Nice To Haves

• One year of work experience in a retail pharmacy setting
• Doctor Of Pharmacy PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Facilitates accurate, safe, efficient, and timely dispensing of prescription and OTC medications in accordance with Company and department policies and procedures, and all state and federal regulations
• Counsels, and educates patient, physicians, residents, nurses and other healthcare providers on drug/OTC information in accordance with state law.
• Oversees and directs the workflow of pharmacy ancillary staff
• Accurately complete prescription orders received from patients and providers to include data entry, data verification, drug utilization review (i.e dosing and indication verification, therapeutic duplications and interactions, allergy review, and other safety verifications), filling, labeling, final product verification, and staging for delivery
• Consults with insurance companies to obtain authorization for prescription coverage.
• Follow-up with medical providers to clarify prescribed medications and prescriptions
• Handles customer service issues as appropriate
• Answers the telephone in a courteous and timely manner
• Able to assist and perform basic cash register operations in accordance with cash handling policies
• Works collaboratively with all pharmacy staff to meet operational, financial, and customer service goals to include inventory management and reduced prescription wait times through adherence to applicable departmental policies
• Participates in department quality programs as evidenced by documentation of meeting attendance, meeting participation and reports produced.
• Keeps pharmacy surface areas, shelving, equipment and flooring clean, neat and well organized as evidenced by inspection
• Responsible for opening and closing of pharmacy and shift change duties
• Maintain current knowledge, skills, and best practices as related to retail pharmacy and healthcare.
• Maintains current knowledge of information technology associated with pharmacy systems
• Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services.
• Other duties performed may include, but are not limited to: routine immunizations, travel immunizations, compounding, bedside delivery with medication consultation or meds to beds program, participation in applicable collaborative practice agreements or therapy protocols, MTM participation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level