Infusion Pharmacist, Olympia (PRN/Per Diem)

Kaiser Permanente; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an Infusion Pharmacist in Olympia, Washington. This role is responsible for ensuring patients receive safe and effective medication therapy, providing expertise to patients and prescribers, and supervising pharmacy workflow. Candidates should have a PharmD or Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, a Washington state pharmacist license, and at least one year of experience in a pharmacy environment. Excellent communication and customer service skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in a pharmacy practice environment.
• Pharmacist License (Washington) required at hire.
• Washington Pharmacist License required at hire.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patients receive safe and optimal medication therapy.
• Provide medication expertise to patients and prescribers.
• Supervise pharmacy assistants, technicians, interns and externs in daily workflow.
• Ensure safe storage of medications and maintain accurate records; adherence to cash handling and compliance standards.
• Maintain efficient and effective pharmacy process workflow.
• May be required to travel to other Kaiser locations as needed.

Skills

Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Verbal and written communication skills

Customer service skills

Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy

Clinical evaluation

Drug knowledge

Education

Bachelors degree in pharmacy or PharmD

Job description

Job Summary:

Pharmacists at Kaiser Permanente ensure that patients receive safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy while providing expertise and information to empower patients and prescribers to make informed choices in medication therapy. Pharmacists ensure that pharmacy care is coordinated with the patient care plan.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Ensures that patients receive safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy by: Interpreting prescription orders; counseling patients using clear and effective communication skills and providing written information as necessary; ensuring patient safety by identifying opportunities to prevent unusual occurrences; consistently performing safety checks when dispensing medications; taking appropriate steps to resolve and report unusual occurrences.

• Provides medication expertise and information that empowers patients and prescribers to make informed choices in medication therapy by: by using appropriate evidence-based medicine references to form recommendations to patients and providers; clearly communicating rationale around medication therapy selection; evaluating clinical appropriateness of medication therapy; staying current on clinical initiatives and priorities.

• Ensure efficient and effective pharmacy process workflow and cash handling by: supervising pharmacy assistants, technicians, interns and externs in all aspects of daily pharmacy workflow including the appropriate processing and releasing of prescriptions and customer service; ensuring the proper and safe storage of medications and keep accurate records of such; having working knowledge and competency with cashiering processes and procedures; adhering to Kaiser Permanente Cash Security and Compliance standards.

  Basic Qualifications:

  Experience

• Minimum one (1) year of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology.

  Education

• Bachelors degree in pharmacy or PharmD required.

  License, Certification, Registration

• Pharmacist License (Washington) required at hire

  Additional Requirements:

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Ability to prioritize workload effectively.

• Verbal and written communication skills.

• Customer service skills.

• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.

• Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy.

• Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug interactions, and disease states.

• Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy.

• Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug-drug interactions, and disease states.

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• May be required to travel to other Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington locations as needed.

• Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology.

• Experience interacting with an interdisciplinary team including physicians.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Infusion Pharmacist, Olympia (PRN/Per Diem)

LOCATION: Olympia, Washington

REQNUMBER: 1417156

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.