Community Pharmacist: Impactful Care & Immunizations

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a Community Staff Pharmacist to join an interdisciplinary team focused on quality assurance and safe medication dispensing across the hospital. The role includes patient counseling, immunizations, and collaboration with clinical pharmacists, technicians, and department managers.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree (Doctoral degree preferred), Massachusetts Pharmacist license, and 0–1 year of related experience, with strong knowledge of drug information and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Doctoral degree preferred.
• License Massachusetts Pharmacist required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Knowledge in drug information, disease state management, and legal requirements of pharmacy practices.
• Immunization Certification through an accredited organization.
• Working knowledge of inventory processes.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications.
• May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions accurately or supervise others in the process in accordance with current laws, ethical standards and policies.
• Provide outstanding customer service and patient counseling in the areas of prescription and OTC medications, and other evolving health care needs.
• Dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care: reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy; directs pharmacy workers engaged in packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals; answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Participate in the financial performance of the department including, but not limited to, sales growth, maximizing gross margins and productivity, controlling inventory, payroll and expenses.
• Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
• Perform immunizations according to standard practice and expectations.
• Participates as a member of various Quality Management Committees to provide quality management oversight to the pharmacy operations and client satisfaction.
• The Community Staff Pharmacist oversees the pharmacy technicians and workflow; intervenes and follows protocol when necessary to correct information.
• Ensure that all pharmacy department personnel provide outstanding customer service.

Skills

Pharmacist license (MA)

Immunization certification

Drug information knowledge

Chronic disease state management

Customer service

Inventory management

Microsoft Office/Office suite

Education

Bachelor's degree

Doctoral degree in Pharmacy (PharmD)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a Community Staff Pharmacist to join an interdisciplinary team focused on quality assurance and safe medication dispensing across the hospital. The role includes patient counseling, immunizations, and collaboration with clinical pharmacists, technicians, and department managers.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree (Doctoral degree preferred), Massachusetts Pharmacist license, and 0–1 year of related experience, with strong knowledge of drug information and