Pharmacist - Retail PD (0.0FTE) (2026-0763)

Valley Medical Center & Clinics; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 149,000; Part time

Job summary

Valley Medical Center’s Retail Pharmacy team is seeking a licensed Pharmacist to join the Outpatient Services at the VMC Main Campus in Renton, WA. The role focuses on drug therapy monitoring, prescription preparation, and safe dispensing.

You will educate patients, collaborate with the Pharmacy Director, and support quality assurance programs while adapting to variable hours and community needs.

Qualifications

• Licensed pharmacist in Washington state.
• Experience with outpatient prescriptions, prepackaging, compounding.
• Ability to educate patients and participate in quality programs.
• Eligible for Certified Emergency Contraception Program provider certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality pharmaceutical care to Valley Medical Center patients.
• Dispense medications and monitor drug therapy according to policy.
• Educate patients to improve health outcomes and safety.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal laws and departmental procedures.

Skills

Licensed Pharmacist WA

Teaching ability

Outpatient prescriptions

Prepackaging

Extemporaneous compounding

Performance improvement

Drug information

EC Program eligibility

Job description

Job Title: Pharmacist - Retail PD (0.0FTE)

Req: 2026-0763

Location: VMC Main Campus

Department: Prescription Pad South

Shift: Variable

Type: OC / PD

FTE: 0

Hours: Variable

City State: Renton, WA

Category SEIU-RX

Salary Range: Min $77.78 - Max $107.86/hrly DOE

Job Description

Pharmacy Department

The position description is a guide to the critical duties and essential functions of the job, not an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, qualifications, physical demands and work environment conditions. Position descriptions are reviewed and revised to meet the changing needs of the organization.

TITLE: Retail Pharmacist (Outpatient Services)

Job Overview

The community pharmacist is responsible for providing drug therapy monitoring, prescription preparations, and dispensing in keeping with community pharmacy practice. He/she participates and contributes to the requirements of patient education and quality assurance programs developed by the outpatient services. He/she maintains close working communications with the Director, Pharmacy Services regarding the various pharmacy programs. He/she facilitates the provision of pharmaceutical care in accordance with regulatory agency requirements.

ROLE

See job description for Clinical Partner for generic job duties

AREA OF ASSIGNMENT

The Prescription Pad Pharmacy

HOURS OF WORK

Variable to accommodate community needs

RESPONSIBLE TO

Director, Pharmacy Services

Prerequisites

• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Washington.
• Demonstrated teaching ability.
• Demonstrated experience in the following areas: Outpatient prescriptions, prepackaging, extemporaneous compounding, performance improvement and drug information.
• Eligible to pursue certification as a Certified Emergency Contraception Program provider.

General Qualifications

• Professionally ethical and experienced in directing and supervising pharmacy interns, students and/or pharmacy technicians.
• Demonstrated ability regarding "customer service" with patients and excellent communication skills with patients, their families and health care professionals.
• Current in prescribing trends, new drugs and drug treatment developments in the outpatient setting.
• Demonstrated skill in developing and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships with diverse population.
• Participates in and supports professional organizations.
• Certified as a Pharmacy Preceptor in the State of Washington or eligible for such certification.
• Demonstrates skill in understanding and developing the concepts of preventive medicine and pharmaceutical care.
• Experience with community pharmacy computer programs and electronic billing methodologies.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with the physical and emotional developments of all age groups.

Unique Physical/Mental Demands. Environment And Working Conditions

• Extensive medication order entry (keyboarding) into computer.
• Requires the ability to continually change priorities in response to changing patient needs.
• Requires the ability to work in an environment of constant interruptions.
• Requires the maintaining of a knowledge base of current medications, drug therapies, patient counseling services and computer driven, electronic billing systems.
• Maintain working knowledge of drug selection, dosing guidelines and drug interactions.

Performance Responsibilities

• Generic Job Functions: See Generic Job Description for Clinical Partner
• Unique Job Functions:
• Responsible for providing quality pharmaceutical care to the Valley Medical Center community of patients. This includes all aspects of dispensing drugs, monitoring drug therapy, as well as having a goal of better patient health. The community pharmacist is responsible for educating patients to improve their health outcomes.
• Responsible for adherence by pharmacy interns, pharmacy externs, pharmacy residents, and pharmacy technicians to departmental policies and procedures as well as State and Federal laws and regulations.
• Promotes the adherence to VMC policies of providing quality pharmacy service at the most reasonable costs.
• Assures that proper charging documentation is completed correctly for services provided.
• Promote and market Valley Medical Center and The Prescription Pad services to the community, patients, hospital staff, and medical staff in an informational and cost effective manner.
• Maintain a positive, direct, open communication line with members of the VMC Medical Staff and their employees.
• Maintains competency to provide services to patients in a timely manner.
• Completes additional responsibilities/projects when assigned by manager.

Prerequisites

• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Washington.
• Demonstrated teaching ability.
• Demonstrated experience in the following areas: Outpatient prescriptions, prepackaging, extemporaneous compounding, performance improvement and drug information.
• Eligible to pursue certification as a Certified Emergency Contraception Program provider.

Job Qualifications

• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Washington.
• Demonstrated teaching ability.
• Demonstrated experience in the following areas: Outpatient prescriptions, prepackaging, extemporaneous compounding, performance improvement and drug information.
• Eligible to pursue certification as a Certified Emergency Contraception Program provider.