Pharmacist Outpatient / Retail

True North Consultants, Inc.; Gratiot (OH); On-site; USD 114,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Forbes Top 100 Hospital in Gratiot, OH seeks a Pharmacist Outpatient/Retail to join its customer‑focused team. You will dispense medications, counsel patients, and supervise technicians while ensuring compliance with laws and standards.

The role requires Ohio pharmacist licensure and a degree from an accredited college of pharmacy. Full benefits are offered, with flexible shifts and overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy and a licensed pharmacist in Ohio.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form.
• Ability to provide outstanding customer service and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Interprets prescriptions and dispenses pharmaceuticals and related devices in accordance with laws.
• Provides patient information and counseling.
• Supervises technical staff and demonstrates courteous, compassionate care for customers and co-workers.
• Reviews patient utilization, drug interactions, dosage and duration; flags concerns.
• Contacts prescribers for clarifications or notify unobtainable medications.
• Verifies appropriate pharmaceutical agent to prescriptions and patient receives correct drug.
• Calculates accurate doses and prepares prescriptions and IV medications.
• Oversees cash management and monitors staff activity.
• Assists in orienting new staff and interns; manages workflow and overtime.
• Assists in ordering/inventory to maintain cost-effective stock.
• Ensures building security at close of day and acts as Pharmacist in Charge when needed.

Skills

Effective communication

Customer service

Confidentiality

Education

Pharmacy degree

Ohio pharmacist license

Tools

Parata Max robot

Job description

TITLE: Pharmacist Outpatient / Retail

Location: Gratiot, OH

Now is your chance to join a Forbes magazine top 100 hospital where career growth and opportunity await you. They are committed to building healthcare teams whose care exceeds the expectations of their patients and community and are looking for quality talent who share the same values. They’re nestled in a beautiful rural setting but close enough to the big city to enjoy that too! If that sounds like the change you are looking for, please read on…

What they’re looking for:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy and a licensed pharmacist in the State of Ohio.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in written and oral form.
• Ability to provide outstanding customer service and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.

Hours and compensation potential:

Hours and compensation potential:

• The positions are full time(need 1) and also need a part time(1) person:
• -The location is open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm(1 RPh and 3 techs begin at 7am to get a head start) and 9am-5pm on Saturday & Sunday.
• RPh's work 1 Saturday every 4 weeks and 1 Sunday every 12 weeks. They schedule 3 RPh's working on the counter in addition to the RPh manager.
• Because of this overlapping RPh coverage they can accommodate an RPh who prefers to work three 12- hour shifts or four 10-hour shifts. In a typical 12-hour weekday at the location there are 4 RPh's and 15-18 technicians.
• They fill around 1000 rx's on Mondays, 700-800 rx's on the other weekdays and 250-300 on the weekends.
• -One location is open Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm, closed on Sunday. The RPh works either 9am-5:30pm or 10:30am-7pm and one Saturday every four weeks. There are always 2 RPh's scheduled on weekdays plus a 3rd RPh on Monday's and the busier days of the month.
• They have 8 to 10 technicians working daily during the week. They fill 500-600 rx's daily during the week and 150-175 on Saturdays.
• Both locations are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Rotate other holiday so person works one holiday every year or two.
• The range starts at $54.85hr($114K)-$75hr($156K) depends on years of experience. Someone around 10 years experience would be $64.52hr($134K) for example.
• Full benefits package being offered.

What you’ll be doing:

• Interprets prescriptions and dispenses pharmaceuticals and related devices in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
• Provides patient information(education) and counseling.
• Supervises technical staff and is role model to demonstrate courteous, compassionate care for customers and co-workers.
• Reviews patients’ utilization, therapeutic duplications, disease state, drug interaction, drug allergy, dosage and duration of drug treatment, abuse or misuse of drug and takes appropriate action when concerns arise.
• Contacts prescribers for clarifications of orders or to notify them of unobtainable medications.
• Verifies appropriate pharmaceutical agent to the prescription order.
• Verifies particular patient receives specific drug from proper practitioner.
• Calculates accurate doses and prepares compounded prescriptions and IV medications according to physician orders.
• Oversees cash management of the store and is observant of all staff activity.
• Assists in orienting new staff, interns and externs to department.
• Manages work flow, assigns work loads and approves overtime and time off as needed
• Assists in ordering and inventory of pharmaceutical so that quality, cost-effective products are used and appropriate inventory levels are maintained
• Responsible for securing building before leaving at the close of the day.
• Acts as the pharmacist in charge in the absence of the managing pharmacist.

Additional info:

• Position will report to the Pharmacy Manager whom is well respected within the organization.
  They utilize a Parata Max robot that dispenses approximately 45% of their Rx volume.