Staff Pharmacist

Guardian Pharmacy; Minnesota; On-site; USD 131,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Pharmacy of Minnesota in Sauk Rapids, MN, is seeking professionals to join a fast-growing team focused on delivering extraordinary care and medication management solutions for seniors and complex care needs.

The starting salary range is $131,040 - $141,440 based on experience, with varied shifts from 7am to 8pm and one in eight weekends with on-call responsibilities. Candidates should demonstrate integrity, leadership, and collaboration to serve patients and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Intrinsic drive to excel with values aligned to the company.
• Lead project teams to deadlines while staying team‑oriented.
• Build relationships with business unit management as a trusted advisor.
• Think ahead, plan and manage time efficiently.
• Analyze problems and develop practical solutions as a team.

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepare medications for final dispensing, including filling, entry, and packaging.
• Review orders and cycle-fill medications to ensure prescriptions are correct.
• Verify dispensing for allergies, interactions, and refill frequency.
• Interpret prescription orders with professional judgment for safety.
• Adhere to Federal and State Board of Pharmacy regulations.
• Adhere to guidelines for compounding.
• Transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies as needed.
• Answer questions from patients, doctors, nurses, etc.
• Evaluate inventory levels and place orders when below par.
• Identify cost-effective products on exception items.

Skills

Work Ethic/Integrity

Leadership

Relational

Strategy and Planning

Problem Solving

Team Oriented

Job description

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.

With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Guardian Pharmacy of Minnesota, a member of the Guardian family of pharmacies, has an exciting opportunity for you to join our rapidly growing team in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.

Why Guardian Pharmacy of Minnesota? We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care.

Who We Are and What We’re About:

Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

Starting Salary Range:

$131,040 - $141,440 based on experience.

Scheduling Requirements:

Varied shifts between 7am and 8pm. 1 in 8 weekends with on call.

Attributes Required:

• Work Ethic/Integrity – must possess intrinsic drive to excel coupled with values in line with company philosophy
• Leadership – ability to lead project teams to deadlines, while maintaining strong team orientation
• Relational – ability to build relationships with business unit management and become “trusted advisor”
• Strategy and Planning – ability to think ahead, plan and manage time efficiently
• Problem Solving – ability to analyze causes and solve problems at both a strategic and functional level
• Team Oriented – ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all team members

Essential job functions (include the following):

• Accurately prepare medications for final dispensing to the patient, including filling, order entry, and packaging
• Review completed orders and cycle-fill medications to ensure prescriptions were filled correctly
• Verify the legality and pharmaceutical feasibility of dispensing a drug based on patients' allergies, Incompatibilities with current medications, frequency of refills, etc.
• Interpret prescription orders, to include exercising professional judgment in determining whether to dispense a particular prescription, taking into account patient safety and legal limitations.
• Adhere to all Federal and State Board of Pharmacy regulations
• Adhere to all applicable guidelines for compounding
• Transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies as needed
• Answer questions from patients, doctors, nurses, etc.
• Evaluate inventory levels and place orders when below par
• On exception items, look up most cost-effective product to order