Retail Pharmacist- Per Diem
About The Position
The Retail Pharmacist works at the Retail Site Pharmacy, providing efficient, accurate, and safe medication services. The pharmacist evaluates prescriptions and individual medical needs, consults appropriate references, and counsels physicians, other health professionals, patients, and customers as needed. The role assumes overall responsibility for pharmacy operations and delegates authority to pharmacy technicians and other non-clinical staff. The pharmacist delivers pharmaceutical care by interpreting prescriptions, reviewing medication profiles for sensitivities, interactions, contraindications, and duplications, and accurately filling and dispensing medications. The position also coordinates and supervises pharmacy activities in accordance with regulatory standards, supports inventory management, and assumes pharmacy operational responsibilities as assigned by the manager. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Minimum of 2 years of related work experience required.
- Licensed Pharmacist in Pennsylvania within 90 days.
- Teamwork skills.
Responsibilities
- Interpret prescriptions and make professional determinations regarding medications, drug interactions, drug utilization review, generic substitution, and dispensing.
- Receive prescriptions by telephone from physicians or in person from patients, review them against medication profiles, and check for sensitivities, interactions, contraindications, and duplications.
- Enter patient medical, demographic, and insurance information to maintain complete medication profiles and support payment for services.
- Counsel physicians, patients, and customers to support accurate medication delivery and compliance.
- Identify and resolve routine prescribing, formulary, and therapeutic issues and suggest appropriate formulary substitutions to prescribers.
- Coordinate and supervise CareSite Pharmacy activities, ensuring professional competence, services, and work comply with regulatory standards.
- Supervise, advise, and assist pharmacy technicians and take final responsibility for the accuracy of their work.
- Consult with physicians and clinical personnel about drug therapy, drug information, formulary status, and active and inactive medication ingredients.
- Prepare special medications, including compounded medications, IV admixtures, chemotherapeutic medications, and other sterile products using aseptic technique when necessary.
- Suggest improvements to pharmacy operations.
- Assist the manager with ordering medications and supplies to maintain appropriate inventory levels.
- Assume responsibility for pharmacy operations as assigned by the manager.
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one.
- Vision insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Domestic partner benefits.
