Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy | Fargo - Full Time

Sanford • Fargo, ND

258d • $53 - $81

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad foot. The Sanford Specialty pharmacy is looking for a new team member who has a strong clinical background, great customer service skills, high attention to detail, adaptable to ever-growing department needs, can multi-task with multiple systems, and has the ability to work well with pharmacy team staff and clinic staff. A Specialty Pharmacy is a pharmacy practice that focuses on providing medications and services for patients with complex and chronic medical conditions. The pharmacy specializes in high-cost medications, complex therapies, rare diseases, and providing high-touch patient support through comprehensive services including medication education, monitoring, and financial assistance. Our primary goal is to provide excellent customer service to our patients to start and maintain on their specialty medication therapy.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Thorough knowledge of drugs and their actions.
• Knowledge of state and local regulations.
• License must be in good standing by the State Board of Pharmacy in state(s) of practice and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges as required by position.
• Hospital experience or residency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, ascertain the needed ingredients, and evaluate their suitability.
• Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
• Manage complex therapies collaborating with healthcare providers.
• Complete initial assessment patient education and counseling.
• Provide pharmacist follow-up calls to assess for side effects, adherence, progress towards clinical goals, etc.
• Complete clinical prescription review.
• Accurately verify prescriptions.
• Ensure safe handling, storage, and delivery of medications.
• Oversight of pharmacy technicians and interns.
• Counsel patients on medication prescriptions including proper administration, possible side effects, expected response, storage, and any other questions posed by the patient.
• Monitor the health and progress of patients in response to drug therapy.
• Provide oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and pharmacy support personnel.

Benefits

• Full-time employment with a salary range of $53.00 - $81.50.
• Work hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.
• Closed nights, weekends, and 6 major holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree