Pharmacist-in-Charge

Description

Responsibilities

• Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Compounds medications, using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, if applicable.
• Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Actively engages patients and clients with respect to program integrations offered by the pharmacy.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Instructs pharmacists and other pharmacy personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy, and maintains correct pharmacist to technician per state and federal law.
• Maintains awareness of third party-party systems and resolves rejection problems promptly, resubmits rejected claims for payment on a timely basis.
• Reports prescription errors immediately and adheres to company policy regarding medication incidents.
• Maintains awareness of loss prevention controls and procedures to identify and minimize profit loss.
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with physicians and other health care professionals.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises pharmacy staff in accordance with company policies and applicable laws including interviewing, hiring, and training; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Benefits

• Day shift hours. Closed on weekends. 
• Generous PTO policy and paid holidays.
• Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Company paid short term and long term disability.
• Company paid employee life insurance.
• 401(k) with company matching contributions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD.
• Minimum of 2 years of retail pharmacy manager experience preferred.
• Current licenses in good standing to practice pharmacy in the state of Louisianna.
• Ability to supervise pharmacy staff in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
• Excellent customer service skills.