Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)
Pay Rate: $135,200 - $149,760 per year depending on experience
Pharmacy Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Job Type: Full-time, no weekends, in person
Advantage Healthcare Services has an opening for a full-time Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) in Newport Beach, CA. The primary purpose of this position is to oversee the daily activities of the Pharmacy, taking charge to improve workflow and staff efficiencies, and fulfill performance metrics set forth by the organization's leadership team. A strong candidate will be assertive, organized, and disciplined. We are looking for a Pharmacist, who understands how to manage pharmacy workflow/priorities and is able to maintain good relationships with our providers.
This position will be working at our pharmacy from Monday to Friday. We offer life, dental, vision, and health insurance, as well as paid vacation, paid sick , holiday pay, and 401k with 5% matching for full-time employees.
At Advantage, we pride ourselves on helping our patients throughout their healthcare journey. Candidates must have strong leadership capabilities and a passion for quality patient care.
Main Responsibilities:
- Oversee the daily and all activities of the Pharmacy
- Ensure growth and profitability of the Pharmacy
- Resolve conflicts within the pharmacy
- Improve the efficiency of the Pharmacy
- Prepare medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders
- Ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of all prescriptions filled by completing Drug Utilization Review and Final Quality Assurance, applicable to state and federal Board of Pharmacy regulations
- Dispense medications by packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals
- Handle and resolve customer issues, complaints, and questions to build customer trust and loyalty
- Comply with all federal and state laws and regulations
- Maintain a good relationship with stakeholders and our business partners
- Ensure excellent customer service and proficiency by Pharmacy associates
- Maintain a clean and efficient Pharmacy
- Provide pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals; counseling patients on drug therapies
- Maintain records for controlled substances
- Other duties as necessary
Requirements:
- Be heavily organized
- Must have leadership experience
- Exceptionally detail-oriented, dedicated, and passionate
- Willing to take on new challenges and go the extra mile
- Able to take charge and be assertive to resolve conflicts
- Previous experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing
- Must have at least one to two years of experience as a Pharmacist in Charge
- Must have at least two years of experience in a long term care pharmacy
- Must have California Pharmacist license in good standing and adhere to all federal/state laws
Preferred Qualities:
- Previous experience with the behavioral health population
- Previous experience with DigitalRx
- Bilingual in Spanish/English
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $135,200.00 - $149,760.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
Application Question(s):
- Are there anything else you would like to add to your application?
Experience:
- Leadership: 1 year (Required)
- DigitalRx: 1 year (Preferred)
- LTC pharmacy: 2 years (Required)
- Pharmacist in Charge: 1 year (Required)
Language:
- Spanish (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- California Pharmacist License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Required)
Work Location: In person