Staff Pharmacist

Birdirx; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Birdi in Tempe, Arizona is seeking a Staff Pharmacist to ensure safe, accurate dispensing and to serve as a clinical resource for patients, prescribers, and the pharmacy team. You will review orders, conduct clinical consultations, and uphold the highest standards of patient safety.

This role involves mentoring technicians, supporting daily operations, verifying prescriptions in the pharmacy system, and maintaining compliance with Federal and State regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmacy practice, including mail-order, specialty, or managed care environments.
• Strong clinical knowledge and medication management expertise.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer service and patient engagement abilities.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Review, interpret, and verify prescription orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Evaluate prescriptions for drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, duplicate therapies, incorrect dosing, and polypharmacy risks.
• Ensure medications are dispensed safely and per clinical best practices.
• Stay current with evolving pharmaceutical therapies and treatment guidelines.
• Provide patient counseling and medication education.
• Explain medication usage, dosing, potential side effects, and therapy expectations.
• Conduct clinical consultations to help patients manage therapies effectively.
• Promote safe medication use and adherence through proactive patient engagement.
• Communicate with prescribers to clarify orders and resolve questions.
• Collaborate with providers to optimize drug therapy outcomes.
• Facilitate prescription transfers in accordance with regulations.
• Verify prescription accuracy in the pharmacy system.
• Perform final verification checks prior to dispensing and shipment.
• Support workflow efficiency and inventory oversight.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve operational or medication-related issues.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and company policies; protect PHI.
• Support accreditation, quality, and compliance initiatives.

Skills

Strong clinical knowledge

Medication management

Communication skills

Customer service

Independence

Analytical thinking

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

MS Office

Pharmacy management systems

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Tools

Pharmacy management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Birdi, we're transforming the pharmacy experience through technology, clinical excellence, and patient-centered care. Our pharmacists play a critical role in ensuring medication safety, improving patient outcomes, and delivering exceptional service to the patients, providers, and communities we serve.

When you join Birdi, you'll become part of an innovative and collaborative healthcare organization where your clinical expertise directly impacts patient care while helping shape the future of pharmacy services.

About the Role

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring the safe, accurate, and compliant dispensing of prescription medications while serving as a trusted clinical resource for patients, providers, and pharmacy team members.

This role reviews and verifies prescription orders, conducts clinical consultations, performs drug utilization reviews, identifies potential medication-related risks, and ensures compliance with all applicable pharmacy regulations. The Staff Pharmacist also provides oversight and guidance to pharmacy technicians and supports daily pharmacy operations to ensure quality, safety, and service excellence.

In the absence of the Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC), this position assumes Pharmacist on Duty responsibilities.

What You'll Do

Clinical Review & Medication Safety

• Review, interpret, and verify prescription orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Evaluate prescriptions for:
  • Drug interactions
  • Allergies
  • Contraindications
  • Duplicate therapies
  • Incorrect dosing
  • Polypharmacy risks
• Ensure medications are dispensed safely and in accordance with clinical best practices.
• Stay current with evolving pharmaceutical therapies and treatment guidelines.

Patient Care & Consultation

• Provide patient counseling and medication education.
• Explain medication usage, dosing instructions, potential side effects, and therapy expectations.
• Conduct clinical consultations to help patients manage their medication therapies effectively.
• Promote safe medication use and adherence through proactive patient engagement.
• Communicate directly with prescribers to clarify prescription orders and resolve medication-related questions.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure optimal drug therapy outcomes.
• Facilitate prescription transfers in accordance with federal and state regulations.

Pharmacy Operations & Quality Assurance

• Verify prescription accuracy within the pharmacy management system.
• Perform final verification checks on prescriptions prior to dispensing and shipment.
• Support pharmacy workflow efficiency while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Assist with inventory oversight to ensure medication availability aligns with patient needs.
• Help identify, investigate, and resolve operational or medication-related issues.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with:
  • Federal pharmacy regulations
  • State Board of Pharmacy requirements
  • Controlled substance regulations
  • Company policies and procedures
• Maintain patient confidentiality and safeguard protected health information (PHI).
• Support accreditation, quality, and compliance initiatives as required.

Leadership & Team Support

• Provide oversight, guidance, and mentorship to pharmacy technicians.
• Support training and development efforts within the pharmacy team.
• Serve as a clinical resource for technicians and operational staff.
• Foster a collaborative, patient-focused environment.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).

Licensure

• Active Pharmacist license in good standing with the applicable State Board of Pharmacy.

Experience & Skills

• Experience in pharmacy practice, preferably within:
  • Mail-order pharmacy
  • Specialty pharmacy
  • Healthcare or managed care environments
• Strong clinical knowledge and medication management expertise.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong customer service and patient engagement abilities.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to exercise sound professional judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong operational focus and attention to detail.
• Ability to mentor and support pharmacy technicians.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and pharmacy management systems.
• Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with pharmacy compliance, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.
• Prior experience in:
  • Retail Pharmacy
  • Mail Order Pharmacy
  • Specialty Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM)
  • Managed Care
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
• Knowledge of contemporary pharmacy practice and emerging clinical therapies.
• Experience supporting quality assurance and patient safety initiatives.
• Clinical Excellence
• Medication Safety & Quality Assurance
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Regulatory Compliance
• Professional Judgment
• Home‑based work environment with periodic rotation to pharmacy operations facilities as needed.
• Exposure to pharmacy production and warehouse environments, including machinery and operational noise.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods.
• Ability to bend, reach, kneel, and stoop as necessary.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and move containers weighing up to 15 pounds.
• Ability to use visual acuity to operate equipment and review technical information.

Why This Role Matters

As a Staff Pharmacist, you serve as one of the most important safeguards in the medication‑use process. Your expertise ensures patients receive the right medication, at the right dose, with the right education and support to achieve the best possible outcomes.

At Birdi, your clinical knowledge, patient advocacy, and commitment to quality will directly contribute to improving patient health while helping deliver an exceptional pharmacy experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Birdi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Birdi is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and employment relationship. If you require an accommodation, please notify a member of our Talent Acquisition team.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Pharmacy.

Masters or better in PharmD.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Registered Pharmacist

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