Pharmacist

St. John's Community Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

St. John’s Community Health is seeking a Staff Pharmacist to lead the centralized pharmacy and distributed dispensaries across eight SoCal locations.

The role reports to the Pharmacy Director and works closely with clinic leadership to ensure efficient workflows, accurate medication handling, and patient education. The Staff Pharmacist will supervise technicians and clerks, manage inventory, verify orders, and ensure compliance with 340B and HRSA rules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited college of Pharmacy
• Experience with pharmacy management systems
• Licensed Pharmacist in California

Responsibilities

• Oversee operation of centralized pharmacy and dispensary locations.
• Provide training and supervision to Pharmacy Technicians, Clerks, and PAP Clerks.
• Maintain prescription drug, biological, and non-prescription inventory at established levels.
• Enter prescription orders into the pharmacy software systems.
• Make decisions regarding generic substitutions and fill prescriptions per protocols.
• Perform Quality Assurance on filled prescription orders.
• Counsel patients on new prescriptions and provide educational materials.
• Collaborate with Clinic Directors to ensure secure drug storage and compliance with applicable regulations.

Skills

Pharmacy management

Staff supervision

Clinical counseling

Policy development

Education

Pharmacy degree (BS Pharm or PharmD)

California pharmacist license

Tools

Pharmacy software

Job description

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for the overall operation, management and direction of St. John’s centralized pharmacy and decentralized dispensary model. The Staff Pharmacist reports to the Pharmacy Director (PD) and works closely with the Chief of Pharmacy and Clinic Director and other clinic managers where a dispensary or pharmacy exists. St. John’s has dispensaries in eight locations in Southern California serving 140,000 patient visits annually. Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.

Required Skills And Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited college of Pharmacy
• Experience with pharmacy management systems

Licensure/Certification:

• Licensed Pharmacist in California
• Note: Responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by manager.

Pharmacy Operations Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves a Pharmacist at all St. John’s dispensary/pharmacy locations.
• Oversees and adjusts all workflows, space and systems needed to meet operational requirements.
• Provides training and supervision to Pharmacy Technicians, Clerks, and Patient Assistance Program (PAP) Clerks.
• Maintain prescription drug, biological, and non-prescription inventory at established levels.
• Assists the maintenance of inventory practices.
• Enters prescription drug orders into the pharmacy software systems.
• Makes decisions regarding generic substitutions of prescribed pharmaceuticals.
• Fills prescriptions per protocols.
• Performs Quality Assurance on filled prescription orders.
• Counsel patients on new prescription orders and provide information and educational materials when necessary.
• May work closely with Clinic Director, and Clinic Managers to create policies and systems to ensure drug storage locations have sufficient security to avert diversion.
• Comply with the 340B Drug Pricing Program and HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs rules and regulations.

St. John’s Community Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer