Pharmacist I

Kaiser Permanente; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Renton, WA is seeking a Pharmacist I to provide safe, effective medication therapy and patient counseling within the care team. You will interpret prescriptions, ensure patient safety, and support clinicians by offering evidence-based recommendations in collaboration with prescribers.

The role emphasizes teamwork, prioritizing workload, fast, accurate dispensing, and adherence to cash handling and record-keeping standards across Kaiser facilities in Washington.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensure in Washington is required at hire.
• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or PharmD is required.
• Experience in a pharmacy practice environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret prescription orders and counsel patients with clear communication.
• Provide medication expertise to empower prescribers and patients.
• Perform safety checks during dispensing and report unusual occurrences.
• Supervise pharmacy staff and manage daily workflow and cash handling.
• Maintain proper storage, accurate records, and compliance with standards.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and travel to other locations if needed.

Skills

Teamwork

Prioritization

Verbal & written communication

Customer service

Fast and accurate dispensing

Clinical pharmacotherapy knowledge

Drug interactions knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or PharmD

Washington Pharmacist License

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: Pharmacist I

LOCATION: Renton, Washington

REQNUMBER: 1454730

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.