Pharmacist

Shift: Work Hours-Monday-Friday - normally between 8:30AM-5:00PM.

Duties

• Preparing and dispensing appropriate pharmaceuticals to patients, leading a team of pharmacy technicians and managing the overall day-to day pharmacy responsibilities.
• Review and execute provider’s prescriptions checking their appropriateness and legality.
• Organize the pharmacy in an efficient manner to make the identification of products easier and faster.
• Maintain full control over medication inventory, stocking and labeling medicine and other products and monitor their condition to prevent expiring or deterioration.
• Listen carefully to customers to interpret their needs and issues and offer information and advice.
• Prepare medicine when appropriate using correct dosages and material for each individual patient
• Maintain patient profiles and history of all activities regarding medications dispensed
• Keep abreast and stay current with HIPAA and Frauds Waste and Abuse credentialing
• Comply with all applicable legal rules, regulations, and procedures
• Responsible for ensuring that the Pharmacy and its employees are compliant with Federal, State and Local laws regulated
• Ensures that the Pharmacy and its employees are aware and compliant with local facilities policies
• Responsible for directing the daily work of Pharmacy Technicians, this includes providing input into performance evaluations and advising Senior Management of any behavioral and/or performance issues.
• Responsible for managing the Pharmacy Technicians schedules.
• This includes advising Senior Management of any request for leave of absences or medical accommodations.

Required Education & Skills

• Current License to practice (PharmD) in New York
• Excellent oral, written skills
• Fluent in the English Language

Experience

• Previous leadership role helpful
• Must be able to utilize Patient Management System in the Pharmacy
• Min 5 years or more of retail pharmacy manager experience