Pharmacist

Acreage Holdings • Danbury, CT

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About The Position

As a Dispensary Pharmacist, you have the opportunity to use your degree and skills in this unique environment, guiding patients to improve their quality of life while helping relieve their symptoms, giving them the best optimal care.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Active pharmacist license, in good standing, from the State of Connecticut.
• Able to gain access to the Connecticut's Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a retail pharmacy setting.
• At least one year of managerial experience.
• Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Follow all state regulations regarding the dispensing of medical and/or adult-use cannabis products.
• Follow all state pharmacy practice regulations regarding counseling of patients.
• Comply with all inventory control measures set forth by state regulations and by Acreage Holdings SOPs.
• Follow HIPPA guidelines.
• Have a full comprehension of the different components of cannabis, including cannabinoids and terpenes, and how these compounds interact with the endogenous cannabinoid system.
• Able to interpret laboratory results for cannabis products sold; able to use this information to recommend appropriate products to patients.
• Conduct patient consultations in a professional, empathetic manner that will include a review of a patient's diagnosis and symptoms associated with that diagnosis.
• Review a patient's other health conditions, if applicable.
• Monitor for potential drug interactions and provide counseling/guidance if appropriate.
• Check with a patient's previous experience with cannabis-based medicines.
• Discuss the risks and benefits of marijuana use.
• Review the different modes of delivery.
• Brief discussion about the components of cannabis to the patient.
• Recommend appropriate products with appropriate dosing based on the information provided by the patient, caregiver and/or physician.
• Follow up with patients via phone conversations and electronic means to document symptom relief, medication changes, optimal dosing, and medication changes.
• Provide specific training to appropriate staff members.
• Be involved in outreach efforts to market the company and provide accurate information to community groups, patient-support groups, providers and healthcare networks, universities and colleges.
• Be open and available to conduct research projects with different entities, if compliant with all state regulations.
• Complete at least one hour of continuing education yearly that encompasses cannabis medicine.
• Other duties assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree