Pharmacist, Casual - North Loop Pharmacy
About The Position
The Pharmacist is responsible for filling and dispensing medication orders and for the proper handling, use, and storage of drugs in the pharmacy. The role maintains departmental standards and translates policies and procedures into daily pharmacy operations. It also serves as an information resource for patients, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals on medication therapy and drug-related information and literature. The Pharmacist plans, organizes, and supervises the work of pharmacists and supportive personnel as required. The position supports organizational values through personal responsibility, respect, teamwork and innovation, dedication to caring, and excellence in customer service. This is a casual, in-person role with varied hours per pay period. Workdays are Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends and possible evening shifts; shifts are days and are eight hours long.
Requirements
- Graduation from college with a degree in Pharmacy.
- Valid license to practice pharmacy in the State of Minnesota.
- Excellent verbal and written problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, under pressure, and flexibly set priorities.
- Ability to perform accurate, detailed analysis of complex information and issues.
- Extremely strong customer service skills.
- Ability to interact effectively with team members and other departments.
- Adaptability to changing priorities, tasks, and work schedules to meet customer service standards and needs.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree or enrollment in an advanced degree program.
- At least one year of experience as a registered pharmacist in a hospital setting.
- ASHP-accredited residency.
- Board certification or advanced credentials in the area of practice.
- ASHP PGY-2 in areas requiring additional specialized training, such as critical care, emergency medicine, antimicrobial stewardship, or infectious diseases.
Responsibilities
- Verify, prepare, compound, and accurately dispense medications.
- Interpret physician medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness; report errors, omissions, or discrepancies and suggest appropriate or alternate drug therapy based on the patient's condition.
- Maintain accurate patient medication profiles and monitor drug choice, dosage form, strength, duration of therapy, and potential interactions.
- Monitor patients’ reactions to drug therapy.
- Serve as an information resource to medical personnel.
- Counsel patients about their prescriptions.
- Maintain knowledge of and comply with legal requirements and departmental policies and procedures concerning drug distribution, and keep current with developments in pharmacy.
- Assume charge pharmacist responsibilities as required, including coordinating pharmacists and supportive personnel, assigning and delegating work, and handling problems when the manager is absent or unavailable.
- Conduct in-service education for medical staff, nurses, pharmacists, students, and other healthcare personnel on drugs, procedures, and policies.
- Support pharmacist supervisors, managers, and directors in integrating departmental and organizational goals into department activities.
- Provide continuous, patient-specific assessment of pharmacotherapy needs and make real-time interventions with medical and nursing staff to optimize drug therapy and facilitate other pharmacy services.
- Critically evaluate and interpret medical information when providing specific information to physicians.
- Assist in supervising and training pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns, and support staff.
- May precept Fellows, Residents, or PharmD student rotations.
- Perform related work as required.
