Pharmacist - KPWA Contact Center (PRN/Per Diem)

Kaiser Permanente; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Washington is seeking a part-time Pharmacist to ensure safe, effective medication therapy and support prescribers in coordinated care. You will supervise workflow, counsel patients, and maintain accurate records while upholding cash handling standards.

Required: PharmD or B.Pharm, WA Pharmacist License, and at least 1 year in a pharmacy setting; travel to other Kaiser locations may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in a pharmacy practice environment.
• PharmD or Bachelor of Pharmacy required.
• Washington Pharmacist License required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting prescription orders and counseling patients with clear communication.
• Ensuring patient safety by safety checks and reporting unusual occurrences.
• Supervising pharmacy staff and managing workflow, cash handling, and record-keeping.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Prioritization

Customer service

Pharmacy knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or PharmD

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.

• 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.

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.

Experience

Basic Qualifications:

• 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.

Primary Location:

Washington,Renton,Renton Administration - Adams

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

1

Shift:

Variable

Workdays:

Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

Working Hours Start:

06:30 AM

Working Hours End:

11:00 PM

Job Schedule:

Part-time

Job Type:

Standard

Worker Location:

Onsite

Employee Status:

Temporary

Employee Group/Union Affiliation:

J07|UFCW|Local 3000

Job Level:

Individual Contributor

Department:

Renton Admin Adam - Central Fill Call Center - 1130

Pay Range:

$92.51 - $110.25 / hour

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel:

No

Work Setting:

Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.