Pharmacist, Casual - Specialty Pharmacy
About The Position
The Pharmacist is responsible for filling and dispensing specialty and non-specialty medication orders, including the proper handling, use, and storage of drugs. The role maintains departmental and third-party accrediting standards and applies pharmacy policies and procedures to daily operations. It promotes safe handling, use, and adherence to specialty medications and serves as an information resource for patients, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals on medication therapy and drug-related information. The Pharmacist also oversees timely and accurate delivery of specialty medications and supports the organization’s values through personal responsibility, respect, teamwork, caring, and excellent customer service. This is a casual, in-person position in Specialty Pharmacy, with varied hours per pay period and an expectation of availability for 5–8 shifts per month. Shifts are generally eight hours on weekdays, with one Sunday shift every three months. Finalists must pass drug testing.
Requirements
- Graduation from college with a degree in Pharmacy.
- Valid license to practice pharmacy in the State of Minnesota.
- Pass drug testing.
- Excellent verbal and written problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and flexibly set priorities.
- Ability to accurately and thoroughly analyze complex information and issues.
- 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 working with specialty medications in a hospital setting.
- ASHP-accredited residency in Specialty Pharmacy or related training.
- Board certification or advanced credentials in the area of practice.
Responsibilities
- Verify, prepare, compound, and accurately dispense medications.
- Interpret physician medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness; alert physicians to 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, therapy duration, and potential interactions.
- Dispense, control, and maintain records for controlled substances.
- Maintain knowledge of and comply with legal requirements and department policies and procedures concerning specialty drug distribution, as well as developments in pharmacy.
- Assume charge pharmacist responsibilities as required, including coordinating pharmacists and support personnel, assigning and delegating work, and handling problems when the manager is absent or unavailable.
- Support pharmacy supervisors, managers, and directors in integrating departmental and organizational goals into department activities.
- Assist in supervising and training pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns, and support team members.
- May precept Fellows, Residents, or PharmD student rotations.
- Conduct initial and recurring patient evaluations related to prescribed therapies; collect, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and document relevant medication therapy data.
- Communicate and collaborate with medical staff on medication-related cost savings, clinical decision-making, adherence interventions, and other aspects of medication therapy delivery.
- Document patient interactions in the EMR or other database according to Specialty Pharmacy policies and procedures.
- Complete Specialty Pharmacy patient intake, including new patient enrollment, insurance verification, and medication refill and delivery scheduling.
- Monitor specialty medication adherence and proactively address adherence concerns and barriers.
- Comply with pharmacy process policies and procedures related to third-party specialty pharmacy accreditation standards.
- Complete assigned work such as data collection, reporting, process improvement, and maintenance of patient education materials.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
