Staff Pharmacist (Part-Time)

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Palm Desert (CA); On-site; USD 75,768 - 96,432; Part time

Job summary

River's Edge Pharmacy, a leader in infusion therapy services, seeks a licensed California pharmacist for a part-time role. You will dispense medications per prescriptions, counsel patients on safe use, and ensure compliance with regulations while delivering excellent customer service.

Responsibilities include supervising technicians, sterile compounding, reviewing IV therapies, and coordinating with providers.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist degree or equivalent required.
• California pharmacist license active and in good standing.
• Experience with specialty or infusion pharmacy preferred.
• Strong customer service and regulatory compliance mindset.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and oversee filling of prescriptions per provider orders.
• Provide expert counseling on safe use of prescription meds.
• Supervise technicians in compounding, packaging and labeling.
• Ensure compliance with policies, accreditation requirements and laws.
• Review IV therapies and monitor home care patients as needed.
• Communicate with providers, patients and staff to ensure safety and accuracy.
• Provide patient consultations and address inquiries about medications.
• Guide technicians to ensure accurate dispensing, labeling and storage.
• Assist workflow, assign tasks and maintain efficient pharmacy operations.
• Monitor receipt and organization of prescription medications.
• Participate in quality assurance and regulatory compliance programs.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Integrity and confidentiality

Education

B.S. or Doctorate of Pharmacy

Active California pharmacist license

Experience with Specialty/Infusion pharmacy

Job description

River's Edge Pharmacy has become a leader in infusion therapy services. Administered by specially trained infusion nurses, these services are provided at standalone locations, physicians' offices, or in the home of the patient. Each location provides individualized care in a private setting for procedures including IVIG, Hemophilia, Chemotherapy, TPN, and Pain Management.

Position Summary:
Perform functions to dispense prescription medications to patients in keeping with providers' prescription orders, provide expert counsel to patients regarding the safe use of prescription medications, and ensure that pharmacy prescription services are provided in compliance with regulatory, policy and procedure requirements for accuracy, safety, and security, while providing excellent customer service; making decisions based on precedent and working within the limits of established policy.

Essential Functions:

• Dispense and oversee the filling of prescriptions to ensure that each patient receives the medications exactly as prescribed by medical providers.
• Perform sterile compounding, pharmaceutical calculations and age/disease specific pharmacokinetic dosing when applicable.
• Directly supervise pharmacy technicians and support personnel in the appropriate compounding, packaging and labeling of compounded sterile product.
• Follow company policies and procedures, accreditation requirements and applicable regulations, standards, state, federal and local laws.
• Review monitor IV medication therapy for patients in the home care and other outpatients settings.
• Ensure effective communications with providers, patients and associates to provide patient focused superior accuracy, safety and security.
• Provide patient consultations regarding safe use and storage of prescription medications, relevant health factors, and to respond to inquiries. Consult with prescribing physicians as questions warrant.
• Provide technical, policy, and regulatory guidance to pharmacy technicians to ensure that all medications are accurately dispensed, recorded, labeled and stored for pick up or delivery and that all reimbursements for prescription medications are accurately processed and recorded.
• Assist with the maintenance of work flow, assigning technicians and other pharmacy associates to tasks required to maintain order and ensure efficient, compliant pharmacy operation.
• Monitor the receipt, recording, and organization of prescription medications arriving in the pharmacy.
• Participate in quality assurance programs to ensure that pharmacy operations are in complete compliance with procedural, policy and regulatory requirements.

Other Duties

• Perform or assist with any operations, as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules and quality requirements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Participate in any variety of meetings and work groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, and policies.

Qualifications Competency:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

Education/Experience Requirements

• B.S. or Doctorate of Pharmacy degree. (required)
• Active California pharmacist license in good standing. (required)
• Must have prior experience with Specialty or Infusion pharmacy. (required)
• 1-2 or more years' experience with Specialty or Infusion Pharmacy. (preferred)

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $55.00 - $70.00 per hour

*Please keep in mind that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including location.*

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