Pharmacist Retail

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Pharmacist, you’ll help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.Every day you will meticulously review every prescription in your queue for safety, critically assessing for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies, or any irregularities. You'll then authorize prescriptions for the pharmacy technician, performing a final check before dispensing medication to the nursing station, ensuring expert oversight in every process.To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for real people. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

Job Requirements

Required

• BS in Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy
• Immunization Continuing Education  required if immunization services are provided and if required by state in which the employee works
• Active Pharmacist License in good standing in the state(s) in which the employee works
• BLS-CPR
• Immunization certification, if applicable
• RPh Licensure: Additional licensure as a pharmacist in the state(s) assigned as required
• Knowledge of the legal requirements applicable to the pharmacy profession in state of employment
• Ability to formulate and present therapeutic alternatives to physicians, pharmacists, nurses and pharmacy assistants
• Knowledge of practices and procedures relating to pharmacy care in a retail setting, including inventory practices and requirements
• Knowledge of the methods and techniques used to securely store narcotics and other controlled substances sufficient to ensure the security of the area
• Knowledge of infection control, safety and risk management standards as relates to the retail pharmacy setting
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, standards and techniques relating to the compounding and dispensing of medicinal drugs, and/or administering routine and travel immunization vaccines
• Ability to effectively communicate pharmaceutical care information to patients, physicians, and other medical staff
• Ability to express ideas and convey technical information effectively in verbal and written communication
• Ability to read, understand and communicate in English sufficient to perform the duties of the position
• Ability to use office equipment and automated systems/applications/software at an acceptable level
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as required by the duties of the position

Preferred

• One year of work experience in a retail pharmacy setting
• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree

Where You’ll Work

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington state - CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region.