Pharmacist - KPWA Mail Order Fulfillment (TPT/Per Diem)

Kaiser Permanente; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 162,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Washington State is seeking a Pharmacist to ensure safe, effective medication therapy and coordinate pharmacy care with the patient care plan. The role emphasizes teamwork, patient counseling, and evidence-based therapy decisions.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, managing dispensing workflows, and maintaining compliance with cash handling and safety standards. Washington licensure is required with a PharmD or B.Pharm degree.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Interprets prescription orders, counsels patients with clear communication, and performs safety checks when dispensing medications.
• Provides evidence-based medication therapy recommendations to patients and providers, communicating rationale for therapy choices.
• Supervises pharmacy staff and externs, ensures safe storage of medications, and maintains accurate records and cash handling in a compliant manner.

Skills

Teamwork

Prioritization

Communication

Customer service

Efficiency

Medication therapy evaluation

Drug interactions knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or PharmD

Pharmacist license (Washington)

Job description

Description

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.

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.

Primary Location

Washington,Renton,Renton Administration - Adams

Scheduled Weekly Hours

1

Shift

Day

Workdays

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

Working Hours Start

12:01 AM

Working Hours End

11:59 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 Refill Center - 1130

Pay Range

$98.52 - $117.42 / 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

On-site

Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). 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.