Community Pharmacist (Per Diem)

Job summary

The pharmacist is responsible for interpreting and inputting prescriptions, ensuring clinical safety, and providing patient counseling and immunizations. They also manage pharmacy inventory, maintain regulatory compliance, and supervise supporting personnel.

Job details

1. Reviews and interprets orders for patients. Inputs all prescriptions with appropriate elements including, but not limited to, patient profiles for the presence of incompatibilities, allergies, contraindications, warnings, side-effects, interactions, or inappropriate medication utilization. 2. Takes appropriate action to resolve medication issues. 3. Ensures adequate stock of medication and proper processing of all documents including invoices. 4. Provides immunizations at the pharmacy and at flu clinics. 5. Complies with all Federal, State, and Local rules and regulations in the dispensing of all medications and in the maintenance of required records. 6. Communicates and interacts with all customers, including patients, employees, and family members. 7. Stays current with pharmacy trends and medication therapies. 8. Provides mandatory patient counseling to facilitate appropriate drug therapy and education. Discusses all concerns regarding patient drug therapy with appropriate health care providers, utilizing all available resources and offering appropriate recommendations when indicated. 9. Focuses on the customer as a patient and prioritizes workload to ensure customer satisfaction. Anticipates and responds to patient needs and ensures patient understanding and compliance through proactive counseling. Addresses customer concerns and complaints related to service delivery, promptly and courteously both in person and on the telephone. 10. Refers unresolved issues or issues outside scope of responsibility to the Pharmacist Supervisor or Manager as appropriate. 11. Provides consistent, professional supervision and direction to supporting personnel. 12. Maintains proficiency with all essential functions of Pharmacy computer system and Point of Sale. 13. Maintains a thorough understanding and ensures compliance of all regulatory and departmental policy and procedures. 14. Keeps current with third party billing practices and resolve issues. 15. Completes all cash and accounting reports as required. 16. Maintains a working knowledge of 340B regulations. 17. Maintains a working knowledge of all pharmacy equipment. 18. Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers. 19. Performs other work related duties as assigned or requested. 20. Performs on call duty. Ability to read, write and communicate in English Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Pharmacy (Pharmacist) - Currently licensed as a Pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (BLS) - Current Basic Life Support certification Certification in Immunization Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills required. (Preferred) - One (1) year of related experience (consideration is given to new graduates) (Preferred) - Medication Therapy Management Certification

What you’ll do

The pharmacist is responsible for interpreting and inputting prescriptions, ensuring clinical safety, and providing patient counseling and immunizations. They also manage pharmacy inventory, maintain regulatory compliance, and supervise supporting personnel.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and a current Massachusetts Pharmacist license. A Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and immunization certification are also required.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Pharmacy Operations · Preferred
• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Patient Counseling · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Pharmacy operations
• Medication therapy management
• Immunization
• Patient counseling
• Prescription processing
• Regulatory compliance
• 340B regulations
• Point of sale
• Clinical documentation
• Drug interaction screening
• Customer service
• Inventory management
• Basic life support
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Customer Service & Support