Part Time Retail Pharmacist

The VIOS Clinic; Pottsville (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The VIOS Clinic pharmacist role focuses on accurate dispensing, thorough counseling, and safe medication practices. The professional interprets prescriptions, assesses interactions, and oversees technicians to maintain compliant pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities include engaging with clinicians, resolving issues, and supporting sterile compounding and inventory management to ensure high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy required.
• Experience with dispensing and assessing drug interactions.
• Sterile compounding expertise.
• Supervisory experience and regulatory knowledge essential.

Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions, review for sensitivities, interactions, contraindications, and duplications.
• Enter patient demographics and insurance information to maintain medication profiles.
• Counsel physicians and patients to ensure correct medication use and adherence.
• Resolve routine prescribing issues and coordinate pharmacy activities.
• Supervise technicians and ensure accuracy of their work.
• Consult with healthcare professionals on drug therapy and formulary status.
• Prepare specialized medications, including compounding and IV admixtures, using sterile techniques.
• Assist in inventory management and ordering medications and supplies.
• Take responsibility for pharmacy operations and suggest process improvements.

Skills

Dispensing medications

Drug interactions

Patient counseling

Sterile compounding

Supervisory experience

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Job description

Role Overview: Acts as a pharmacist at a retail pharmacy, providing accurate, safe, and efficient medication services. Responsible for interpreting prescriptions, evaluating drug interactions, and ensuring proper dispensing and patient counseling. Delegates tasks to pharmacy technicians and oversees pharmacy operations, maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions from physicians or patients, reviewing for sensitivities, interactions, contraindications, and duplications.
• Enter patient demographic, medical, and insurance information to maintain comprehensive medication profiles.
• Provide counseling to physicians and patients to ensure correct medication use and adherence.
• Resolve routine prescribing issues, suggest formulary substitutions, and coordinate pharmacy activities.
• Supervise pharmacy staff, including technicians, and ensure accuracy of their work.
• Consult with healthcare professionals on drug therapy, formulary status, and medication ingredients.
• Prepare specialized medications, including compounding, IV admixtures, and sterile products, using aseptic techniques.
• Assist in inventory management and ordering medications and supplies.
• Take responsibility for pharmacy operations and suggest process improvements.

Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy is required, along with expertise in medication dispensing, drug interactions, patient counseling, and sterile compounding. Strong supervisory abilities and knowledge of regulatory standards are essential.