Staff Pharmacist

VIACARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER • Eastmont, CA

19d • $125,000 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist provides pharmacy services and medication guidance to customers, including information about effective medication use and drug interactions, and preventive healthcare services such as immunizations. The role ensures that prescribed medications are properly compounded, dispensed, reviewed, and verified in accordance with regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures. The pharmacist supports pharmacy workflow and assists the pharmacy manager and pharmacy Director with financial performance, inventory management, and customer experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (Rph) or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from a school of Pharmacy recognized by the California State Board of Pharmacy.
• Current license in good standing from the California State Board of Pharmacy.
• BLS Card.
• Minimum two years of experience as a registered pharmacist; one year in Community Health Centers is preferred.
• Conversational proficiency in “Medical-Pharmacy Spanish.”
• Subject to a criminal background check prior to employment.
• TB clearance, renewed annually.
• Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and boosters; vaccines and boosters as needed.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in Community Health Centers.
• Conversational proficiency in “Medical-Pharmacy Spanish.”

Responsibilities

• Supervises pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns, and other ancillary pharmacy personnel.
• Maintains a safe, efficient, and productive workflow in pharmacy work areas.
• Provides drug information to physicians, staff, and patients at all medical centers.
• Assists with Pharmacy department programs intended to improve efficiency or the cost-effectiveness of patient care.
• Prepares and dispenses medications for physicians’ prescriptions, including weighing, measuring, and mixing drugs and filling bottles or capsules with the correct medication.
• Performs pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management.
• Reviews, interprets, and accurately dispenses prescribed medications as workload requires.
• Counsels patients on prescriptions and provides medication information to patients and medical and nursing staff.
• Reviews prescriptions for accuracy, dosage, toxicity, and potential interactions; supervises and inspects prescriptions filled by pharmacy technicians or other pharmacists.
• Informs pharmacy and nursing staff about potential drug interactions and adverse drug reactions.
• Advises medical and nursing staff on proper prescription medication storage.
• Procures medications, preparations, and general pharmacy supplies, and maintains receipt, disposition, and inventory records.
• Supervises and teaches pharmacy school students assigned to the Via Care Pharmacy Department.
• Ensures pharmacy operations comply with regulations, company policies, and standards.
• Assists the pharmacy manager in establishing efficient workflow procedures, assigning roles, coordinating activities, and soliciting employee suggestions.
• Performs pharmacy opening, closing, and shift-change duties.
• Follows up with medical providers’ offices to clarify prescribed medications, dosages, refills, interactions, and allergies; suggests alternative medications and answers provider questions.
• Assists the pharmacy manager with analyzing pharmacy financial and customer-service performance data and implementing asset-protection and inventory-management procedures.
• Maintains pharmacy and healthcare knowledge and skills by reading pharmacy-related journals, company publications, and communications.
• Keeps informed about retail and management developments and pursues practices that can enhance performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level