Staff Pharmacist

Overview:

At Medella Pharmacy, we're all about changing our patients' experience. Medella is a local community retail pharmacy. Medella works closely with local providers, hospital and insurances to ensure the health and well being of our patients.

Position is for a part time pharmacist with a flexible weekly schedule.

DUTIES

The duties of this position are those described below. This job description does not state or imply that the duties listed are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management.

• Evaluates and interprets drug therapy orders for appropriateness of dosage, route, interval, schedule and duration.
• Knowledge of products and services of the business.
• Ability to effectively resolve customer service and patient care concerns and issues over the phone.
• Reviews orders for drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, drug-disease contradictions, drug allergies, drug precautions, drug-food precautions and min-max dose checking.
• Makes recommendations for therapy change when appropriate, including drug discontinuation or dosage alteration.
• Verifies orders in a timely and accurate manner based on prescription with what is processed and dispensed by processors and technicians.
• Ensure all orders are cleared at the end of the shift that is required to be delivered for that day.
• Effectively communicates oral and/or written therapeutic recommendations or other aspects of drug therapy.
• Obtains and uses clinical lab data to evaluate appropriateness of drug product selection and/or dosage regimen.
• Receives verbal orders from physicians, nurses and other prescribers.
• Provides pharmacological information and consultations by answering questions and requests of all health care professionals, patients and patient care takers.
• Supports and oversees all pharmacy technicians and pharmacy personnel as it relates to pharmacy compliance and patient care.
• Monitor the workflow of orders in production and queues in the system.
• Participates in the pharmacy Q/A program for improvement and best practices.
• Participates in the safety and security of our staff, patients, customers, and facility.
• Complies with state(s) and federal drug laws as regulated by the California State Board of Pharmacy, other states the pharmacy is shipping to, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration.
• Complies with all Company policies and procedures, and regulatory rules and standards, including HIPAA.
• Available to work shifts Monday to Friday.
• Working overtime, if required.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral (PharmD) degree in Pharmacy from an accredited university
• Pharmacist license in good standing in the State of CA
• Experience with pharmacy software such as DigitalRx
• Spanish language skills preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, customer-service, managerial, and communication skills
• Proactive self-starter with high degree of initiative

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $50.00 - $62.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 25 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Licensed Pharmacist (Required)

Work Location: In person