Retail Staff Pharmacist Per Diem

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Job Summary: The Retail Staff Pharmacist is responsible for the quality assurance of the provided pharmacy services. Ensures the correct medications are dispensed to the correct patients in the efficient and safe manner as promised. Medication compliance monitoring, chronic disease state management, patient consultation, and provider communications are a part of daily tasks. This position is a part of the interdisciplinary team that includes clinical pharmacists, technician supervisors, mail, and delivery department managers.<br><br>

Job Description:Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs quality assurance of prescriptions and medications to dispense.
• Performs clinical assessments and reassessments and performs and documents clinical interventions per protocol.
• Dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care: reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy; directs pharmacy workers engaged in packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals; answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
• Assays medications to determine identity, purity, and strength.
• Participates as a member of various Quality Management Committees to provide quality management oversight to the pharmacy operations and client satisfaction.
• The Retail Staff Pharmacist oversees the pharmacy technicians and workflow; intervenes and follows protocol when necessary to correct information.
• Instructs interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required. Doctoral degree in Pharmacy (Pharm D) preferred.
• License Massachusetts Pharmacist required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Possesses knowledge in drug information, disease state management, and legal requirements of pharmacy practices.
• Understanding of insurance and adjudication processes.
• Working knowledge of inventory processes.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in retail or academic outpatient pharmacy and experience in 340B pharmacy setting.