Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
Guardian Pharmacy of South Carolina
Guardian Pharmacy of South Carolina, a member of the Guardian family of pharmacies, offers a role to join our rapidly growing team in Charleston, South Carolina.
Attributes Required
- Work Ethic/Integrity - must possess intrinsic drive to excel coupled with values in line with company philosophy
- Leadership - ability to lead project teams to deadlines, while maintaining strong team orientation
- Relational - ability to build relationships with business unit management and become "trusted advisor"
- Strategy and Planning - ability to think ahead, plan and manage time efficiently
- Problem Solving - ability to analyze causes and solve problems at both a strategic and functional level
- Team Oriented - ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all team members
Essential job functions
- Accurately prepare medications for final dispensing to the patient, including filling, order entry, and packaging
- Review completed orders and cycle‑fill medications to ensure prescriptions were filled correctly
- Verify the legality and pharmaceutical feasibility of dispensing a drug based on patients' allergies, incompatibilities with current medications, frequency of refills, etc.
- Interpret prescription orders, exercising professional judgment in determining whether to dispense a particular prescription, taking into account patient safety and legal limitations
- Adhere to all Federal and State Board of Pharmacy regulations
- Adhere to all applicable guidelines for compounding
- Transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies as needed
- Answer questions from patients, doctors, nurses, etc.
- Evaluate inventory levels and place orders when below par
- On exception items, look up most cost‑effective product to order
- Notify customer/facility if product is out of stock and when the order can be filled
- Restock station supplies as needed – vials, cassettes, labels, delivery tickets, etc.
- Oversee the work of all technicians and give feedback to their supervisor regarding their performance
- Log all error medication occurrences
- Other essential functions and duties may be assigned as needed
Education and/or Certifications
- Bachelor's Degree (Pharmacy) or PharmD. required
- State Pharmacist License required without restrictions
Skills and Qualifications
- 1+ years of related experience
- Advanced computer skills; pharmacy operations system experience preferred/required
- Ability to work independently and deliver to deadlines
- Ability to solve problems with minimal direction
- Great attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment working on multiple tasks simultaneously, while adhering to strict deadlines
- Quality minded; motivated to seek out errors and inquire when something appears inaccurate
- Medical consulting experience preferred
Work Environment
- Ability to work flexible hours
What We Offer
Guardian provides employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package, supporting our core value of, "Treat others as you would like to be treated."
Compensation & Financial
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) with company match
Family, Health & Insurance Benefits (Full-Time employees working 30+ hours/week only)
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Company‑paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Company‑paid Long‑Term Disability and optional Short‑Term Disability
- Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident and Critical Illness
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Guardian Angels (Employee assistance fund)
Time Off
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Generous vacation benefits based on years of service