Retail Pharmacist

• Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care.
• Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician or other authorized prescriber to ensure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals if counseling offer is accepted.
• Actively engages patients and clients with respect to customer service programs offered by the pharmacy.
• Actively engages patients and clients with respect to program integrations offered by the pharmacy.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication, and cost to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
• Instructs interns and other pharmacy personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy and maintains correct pharmacist to technician and pharmacist to intern ratios per state/federal law.
• Maintains awareness of third-party Rx systems and resolves third party rejection problems promptly.
• Reports prescription errors immediately and adheres to company policy regarding medication incidents.
• Maintains awareness of loss prevention controls and procedures to identify and minimize profit loss.
• Develops and maintains a good working relationship with physicians and other health care professionals to better assist the customer.
• Synthesizes complex or diverse information; uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments; maintains confidentiality.
• Maximizes sales and controls expenses in the retail pharmacy.
• Ensures currency and consistency of pharmacy policies.
• Writes clearly and informatively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Communicates changes effectively; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Understands business implications of decisions; contributes to profits and revenue; conserves organizational resources.
• Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; ensures daily housekeeping, cleanliness, and sanitation program as established within company guidelines.
• Other duties may be assigned (may include technician-related duties depending on available staff).

• Always demonstrates professional behavior, both when on duty and as a representative of the hospital outside of normal work hours.
• Always demonstrates a positive working relationship with patients, visitors and facility staff.
• Demonstrates organizational ability and time management.
• Produces deliverable products on time, within budget, and with minimal direction.
• Demonstrates the ability to compile and organize data using Microsoft Office Applications. Ability to make appropriate recommendations or conclusions, given the data obtained.
• Maintains an organized set of records, delivers records immediately upon request, for the functions that are performed within the scope of this job.
• Communicates appropriately, respectfully, and clearly to directors, managers, and coworkers. Accepts direction as provided without questioning authority, within the chain of command.
• Takes direction from others to include those employees of other departments with which he/she works on a temporary basis in accordance with the chain of command.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively use office machines in the performance of job functions.
• Answers phone calls, assists public and forwards appropriately, if necessary, in a professional and friendly manner.
  

• Current BLS Certification and Certified Immunizer.
• Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy degree required
• Minimum of 1 year experience working as a retail pharmacist.
  

Salary : $147,056 - $222,435