PRN Pharmacist
Guardian Pharmacy Services Management•Denver, CO
•Onsite
About The Position
Guardian Pharmacy of Colorado is hiring a PRN Pharmacist in Denver, Colorado. The role ensures prescriptions are filled accurately, legally, on time, and packaged appropriately for each facility. The pharmacist prepares and verifies medications, uses professional judgment to assess prescription orders and patient safety, and complies with pharmacy regulations and compounding guidelines. The position also includes responding to healthcare-related questions, managing inventory, communicating stock availability, and overseeing technicians. Work is on an as-needed basis, with a commitment of one shift per week and one on-call weekend per month. The stated pay range is $58.00–$68.15 per hour.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD.
- Unrestricted state pharmacist license.
- At least 1 year of related experience.
- Advanced computer skills; pharmacy operations system experience is preferred/required.
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Ability to solve problems with minimal direction.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment while meeting strict deadlines.
- Quality-minded approach, including seeking out errors and questioning apparent inaccuracies.
- Ability to work flexible hours.
- Work ethic and integrity aligned with the company’s philosophy.
- Leadership ability to guide project teams toward deadlines while maintaining a strong team orientation.
- Ability to build relationships with business unit management and become a trusted advisor.
- Ability to plan ahead and manage time efficiently.
- Ability to analyze causes and solve problems at strategic and functional levels.
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all team members.
Nice To Haves
- Medical consulting experience.
- Pharmacy operations system experience (also described as preferred/required).
Responsibilities
- Accurately prepare medications for final dispensing, including filling, order entry, and packaging.
- Review completed orders and cycle-fill medications to ensure prescriptions were filled correctly.
- Verify the legality and pharmaceutical feasibility of dispensing medications, considering allergies, medication incompatibilities, and refill frequency.
- Interpret prescription orders and exercise professional judgment about dispensing, taking patient safety and legal limitations into account.
- Follow Federal and State Board of Pharmacy regulations and applicable compounding guidelines.
- Transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies as needed.
- Answer questions from patients, doctors, nurses, and others.
- Evaluate inventory levels and place orders when inventory is below par.
- Identify the most cost-effective product to order for exception items.
- Notify customers or facilities when products are out of stock and when orders can be filled.
- Restock station supplies such as vials, cassettes, labels, and delivery tickets.
- Oversee technicians’ work and provide performance feedback to their supervisor.
- Log medication errors.
- Perform other assigned essential functions and duties.
Benefits
- Competitive pay of $58.00–$68.15 per hour.
- 401(k) with company match.
- For full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week: medical, dental, and vision coverage; health savings and flexible spending accounts; company-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; company-paid long-term disability and optional short-term disability; voluntary employee and dependent life, accident, and critical illness coverage; and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Guardian Angels employee assistance fund.
- Paid holidays and sick days.
- Vacation benefits based on years of service.
