Retail Pharmacist

Advocate Health•Milwaukee, WI

5d•$55 - $82

About The Position

The Retail Pharmacist oversees pharmaceutical care, including evaluating biomedical literature and designing, recommending, monitoring, and evaluating patient-specific medication regimens. The pharmacist reviews and interprets medication orders and prescriptions, prepares and dispenses medications, and oversees their proper storage and handling in accordance with best practices, organizational policies, and applicable regulations. The role provides patient and caregiver education and counseling about medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration. It collaborates with the healthcare team on formulary adherence and medication-use processes, supports medication safety and quality improvement, and may participate in medical emergencies. The pharmacist also serves as a preceptor and mentors, trains, and supports pharmacy teammates, learners, residents, and students as assigned, while directing and checking pharmacy support team work for safe, efficient, compliant workflows. The position requires care appropriate to the age and developmental needs of the patients served. It is a full-time role at 40 hours per week. The pharmacy is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The listed pay range is $54.90–$82.35.

Requirements

Licensed in the state(s) of practice or eligible for reciprocity.
Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required based on area of practice.
Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice.
Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy, or an FPGEC certificate from NABP.
No experience required.
Maintains skills in area of practice.
Strong computer skills.
Excellent communication and organization skills.
Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training development skills.
Decision-making, team-building, customer-service, and conflict-resolution skills.
Life support training courses may be required at the department’s discretion.
Able to meet the physical requirements, including walking, standing, pushing a mobile cart up to 50 pounds, and lifting 35 pounds without assistance.
Able to perform manipulative skills such as writing, typing, and data entry into a computer and automated dispensing machines.
Able to use both hands, see clearly, read small print, and demonstrate functional speech, vision, and hearing.

Responsibilities

Oversee pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.
Educate and counsel patients and caregivers about medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration.
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens based on relevant biomedical literature; implement recommendations and document them appropriately.
Review and accurately interpret medication orders and prescriptions.
Participate in the management of medical emergencies when applicable.
Support medication safety and quality improvement activities, including reporting events through appropriate channels.
Perform quality assurance and performance improvement activities for the medication-use system as appropriate.
Collaborate with the healthcare team on formulary adherence and the medication-use process, and assist in acquiring non-formulary, compassionate-use, and investigational medications.
Practice in compliance with organizational policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations.
Prepare and dispense medications and oversee their proper storage and handling.
Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned.
Mentor, orient, train, and assist with performance evaluations of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned.
Direct and check the accuracy of pharmacy support team members’ work to support safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs, as described in departmental policies and procedures.