Staff Pharmacist

Via Care Community Health Center; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Via Care Community Health Center is seeking a Staff Pharmacist to provide pharmacy services, counsel patients, and ensure accurate dispensing in a compliant environment.

The role supports the pharmacy manager and director in optimizing workflow, inventory management, and patient experience within the Via Care Pharmacy Department.

Qualifications

• Licensed pharmacist with ability to provide drug information and counseling.
• Experience overseeing pharmacy technicians and interns is desirable.
• Knowledge of compounding, dispensing, verification and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns, and ancillary personnel in the Pharmacy.
• Provides drug information to physicians, staff, and patients.
• Assists programs to improve patient care efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Prepares and dispenses medications; compounds and verifies prescriptions.
• Performs pharmacist tasks including compounding, reviews, verification, and medication management.
• Counsels patients and informs staff about medications.
• Reviews prescriptions for accuracy and potential interactions.
• Advises staff on drug interactions and storage for medications.
• Manages procurement, receipt, disposition, and inventory of medications and supplies.
• Supervises and teaches Pharmacy School Students assigned to Via Care Pharmacy Department.
• Ensures operations comply with regulations and company policies; manages opening/closing and shift changes.
• Follows up with providers to clarify prescriptions and dosages.
• Analyzes performance data including financials and customer service.

Skills

Pharmacist supervision

Drug information

Counseling patients

Inventory management

Pharmacy operations

Job description

Job Summary

The Staff Pharmacist provides pharmacy services to customers regarding the effective usage of medications, awareness with drug interactions and offering preventive healthcare services such as immunizations. Responsible for ensuring the proper compounding, dispensation, review and verification of prescribed medications within regulatory guidelines, company policies and procedures.

Job Summary

The Staff Pharmacist provides pharmacy services to customers regarding the effective usage of medications, awareness with drug interactions and offering preventive healthcare services such as immunizations. Responsible for ensuring the proper compounding, dispensation, review and verification of prescribed medications within regulatory guidelines, company policies and procedures.

The pharmacist supports the efficient workflow of the pharmacy and assists the pharmacy manager and pharmacy Director in identifying ways to optimize pharmacy financials, inventory management and enhance customer experience.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Supervises Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns, and all other ancillary personnel working in the Pharmacy. Maintains a safe, efficient, and productive workflow in Pharmacy work areas.
• Provides drug information to the physicians, staff, and patients of all medical centers.
• Assists programs instituted by the Pharmacy department to increase the efficiency or cost-effectiveness of patient care.
• Prepares and dispenses medication in order to fill Physicians’ prescriptions; weighs, measures and mixes drugs and other medicinal communes, filling bottles or capsules with the correct medication.
• Performs pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management. Reviews, interprets, and accurately dispenses prescribed medications when necessitated by workload.
• Counsels patients on prescriptions. Provides information to patients and to medical and nursing staff regarding medications.
• Reviews prescriptions for accuracy, dosage, and possible toxicity or interaction effects; supervises and inspects all prescriptions filled by the pharmacy technician or other pharmacists.
• Provides information to the pharmacy and/or nursing staff on potential drug interactions and potential adverse drug reactions.
• Advises the medical/nursing staff regarding proper storage for prescription medication
• Is responsible for the direct procurement of all medication, preparations, and general supplies for the pharmacy, acknowledging and maintaining receipt, disposition, and inventory maintenance of all medications and other pharmaceutical supplies.
• Supervises and teaches Pharmacy School Students assigned to Via Care Pharmacy Department
• Ensures the pharmacy operates in accordance to regulations, company policies and standards. Assists pharmacy manager with establishing procedures that promotes the efficient workflow of the pharmacy including assigning roles, coordinating activities and soliciting employee suggestions. Responsible for the opening and closing of the pharmacy and shift change duties
• Follows-up with medical providers’ offices to clarify prescribed medications, dosages, refills, interactions and allergies to suggest alternative medications, and answer medical provider questions
• Assists and supports the pharmacy manager in analyzing performance data including pharmacy financial, customer service, and implementation of procedures for pharmacy asset protection and inventory management.
• Maintains current knowledge and skills related to pharmacy and healthcare by reading pharmacy-related journals, company publications, and communications. Maintains awareness of developments in retail and management and pursues best practices that would enhance performance.