Part-time Weekend Pharmacist

Sona Pharmacies; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sona Pharmacies is seeking a Pharmacist who will play a personal role within our community to ensure patients receive medications and care, from routine immunizations to patient consultations. You will serve as a mentor to pharmacy technicians, interns, front-end associates, and delivery drivers.

The role emphasizes empathy, optimism, curiosity to learn, and a drive to improve, with a focus on patient-centered care and collaboration with healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (required).
• PharmD degree and/or residency training preferred.
• Active license to practice pharmacy in North Carolina.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong leader, flexible, good work ethic.
• Customer service oriented and highly organized.
• Team player.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses prescribed medications and recommends appropriate over-the-counter therapies according to professional standards and state and federal legal requirements.
• Directs pharmacy staff engaged in counting, filling, packaging, labeling, and delivering medications.
• Oversees daily ordering and participates in inventory management.
• Reviews prescriptions to assure accuracy and assess the appropriateness of therapy.
• Immunization services for walk-in patients (CPR certification).
• Face-to-face meetings with patients or caregivers to discuss pharmacy-related issues.
• Assesses patient needs regarding medication adherence, counseling, and packaging solutions.
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with physicians and other health care professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Customer service

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

PharmD degree and/or residency training

Job description

Description

We Are Looking For

A Pharmacist who will play a personal role within our community to ensure that our patients receive the medication and care that they need ranging from routine immunizations to patient consultations. This position will also serve as a trusted advisor and mentor to our pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns, front-end associates, and delivery drivers.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses prescribed medications and recommends appropriate over-the-counter therapies according to professional standards and state and federal legal requirements
• Directs pharmacy staff engaged in counting, filling, packaging, labeling, and delivering medications.
• Oversees daily ordering and participates in inventory management
• Reviews prescriptions issued by a physician or other authorized prescriber, to assure accuracy and assess the appropriateness of therapy
• Certified to provide appropriate immunization services to walk-in patients (includes active CPR certification)
• Face to face meetings with patients and/or their caregivers to discuss specific pharmacy-related issues such as diabetes medication management, COPD management, supplement use, pain medications, etc
• Assess patients’ needs as it concerns medication adherence. This includes counseling, motivational interviewing, and assessment for adherence to packaging solutions
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with physicians and other health care professionals

To thrive in this role...

You are someone who has four key emotional skills that can't be taught:

• Optimism
• Curiosity to Learn
• Drive to Improve
• Empathy

We believe that these qualities are innate, while technical skills can be taught.

Requirements

What will you need to succeed?

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
• PharmD degree and/or residency training is preferred
• Active license to practice pharmacy in North Carolina
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leader, flexible, good work ethic
• Customer service-oriented and highly organized
• Team player

We're on a mission to improve healthcare. Will you join us?

At Sona, our patients are more than medications. They're people with a story, a family, a history, and a future. And when they come to the pharmacy counter, they need more than medications. They need someone who cares about them and wants them to feel their best so they can enjoy their lives outside of the pharmacy walls.

Could you be that "someone"?

Our mission can only happen when we hire the right people.

We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law.