Casual Retail Pharmacist

Lakewood Health System•Staples, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Retail Pharmacist ensures excellent and high-quality experiences for patients as they fill orders for medications, monitor patient medication therapies and supervise support retail pharmacy personnel. This is a casual position within the Lakewood Retail Pharmacy team, which combines Longbella’s legacy of pharmacy services with Lakewood’s innovative and growing leadership. The team meets the needs of patients at clinics, the main hospital campus, and a retail location at The Plaza on highway 10.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited College of Pharmacy
Currently licensed by the State of Minnesota

Nice To Haves

Interpersonal skills that equip them to interact and communicate effectively with physicians, staff and patients.
Problem solves.
Is able to concentrate while remaining attentive to multiple tasks.
Ability to calibrate precise instruments.

Responsibilities

Accurately dispenses medication orders following Federal, DEA, and Minnesota Board of Pharmacy Rules and Statutes.
Prepares and dispenses medications, including compounded medications safely and accurately using appropriate techniques.
Maintains records required by law for controlled substances.
Monitors therapy regimens for contraindications, interaction, appropriateness of drug & dose, and therapeutic duplications.
Detects and reports adverse drug reactions and medication errors accurately and in a timely manner.
Provides accurate, adequate and timely drug information to professional staff, patients and their families, and counsels patients on proper use of medication.
Provides medication therapy management and immunization services as available if approved under MN state law.
Supervises and directs support personnel, including verifying daily activities of pharmacy technician, and participating in performance evaluation of support personnel.
Leads in customer service by appropriately answering phone and requests at window, and directing inquiries to the appropriate personnel, performing service recovery when needed.
Performs essential duties of Pharmacist-In-Charge (PIC) in their absence.
Maintains competency and participates in department/team meetings required for position/title.