Pharmacist Part-Time

POSITION SUMMARY

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for the overall operation, management and direction of St. John’s centralized pharmacy and decentralized dispensary model. The Staff Pharmacist reports to the Pharmacy Director (PD) and works closely with the Chief of Pharmacy and Clinic Director and other clinic managers where a dispensary or pharmacy exists. St. John’s has dispensaries in eight locations in Southern California serving 140,000 patient visits annually. Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited college of Pharmacy Experience:

• Five (5) years’ experience required dispensing, inventory control and managerial experience preferred

• Experience with pharmacy management systems

Licensure/Certification:

• Licensed Pharmacist in California

• Note: Responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by management.

Pharmacy Operations

• Serves a Pharmacist at all St. John’s dispensary/pharmacy locations

• Oversees and adjusts all workflows, space and systems needed to meet operational requirements

• Provides training and supervision to Pharmacy Technicians, Clerks, and Patient Assistance Program(PAP) Clerks

• Maintain prescription drug, biological, and non-prescription inventory at established levels

• Assists the maintenance of inventory practices

• Enters prescription drug orders into the pharmacy software systems

• Makes decisions regarding generic substitutions of prescribed pharmaceuticals

• Fills prescriptions per protocols

• Performs Quality Assurance on filled prescription orders

• Counsel patients on new prescription orders and provide information and educational materials when necessary

• May work closely with, Clinic Director, and Clinic Managers to create policies and systems to ensure drug storage locations have sufficient security to avert diversion.

• Comply with the 340b Drug Pricing Program and HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs rules and regulations