Pharmacist - 32 hrs / wk - Wellshire Pharmacy

EMPLOYMENT VALUE PROPOSITION: WellPower provides you with the support you need to help you develop a career in helping others succeed. We innovate, adapt, and leverage the diverse perspectives of the people on our team and the people we serve in everything we do.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVENESS: WellPower values and is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to ending bias and discrimination in our community and ensuring equity within all aspects of our organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

COMMITMENT TO PAY EQUITY: WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

BENEFITS STATEMENT: All full-time, benefits eligible employees will be eligible for WellPowers benefits plan. For a full description of benefit offerings, please visit: https://WellPower.org/workplace-of-choice/.

COVID-19 VACCINATION: or an approved medical or religious/faith-based exemption is required for employment/internship with WellPower. Newly hired employees must be fully vaccinated (that is, at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen) and provide proof, or have an approved medical or religious/faith-based exemption, within their first three (3) days of employment. Information on how to request an exemption will be provided at the time of offer.

Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing - TB screening and testing, is required and must be completed prior to hire ( i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment

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HOURS: 32 hours/week

STARTING SALARY: Based on experience

Salary range: $58.03/hr - $68.27/hr

POSITION SUMMARY: Engages in all aspects of Pharmaceutical Care, including reviewing and interpreting prescriptions, detecting therapeutic incompatibilities, prescription dispensing, maintaining records, counseling consumers. Review drug therapies according to professional standards and state and federal legal requirements. Provide medication information to patients, staff, and other health professionals.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Review prescriptions for drug interactions, incompatibilities, and accuracy.
• Consult with providers as necessary to clarify prescriptions.
• Review consumer profiles for potential drug interactions, duplicate therapy and appropriate dosages.
• Direct pharmacy technicians engaged in counting, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Answer questions and provide information to pharmacy consumers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Keep informed of all local, state and federal laws covering the storage, handling and dispensing of drugs and for interpreting each prescription order to determine that it meets all legal requirements.
• Maintain established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Enter data, such as patient name, prescribed medication, and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
• Follow departmental policies and procedures.
• Follow the professional code of ethics for pharmacists.
• Provide drug information to WellPower staff and other health care professionals upon request.
• Maintain records as required by Colorado Board of Pharmacy and federal regulations.
• Administer immunizations per WellPower protocol.
• Provide Medication Therapy Management (MTM) per protocol.
• Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.

• Perform other related duties as requested/required.

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharmacy Doctorate. Valid Colorado Pharmacist License in good standing.

• EXPERIENCE:
• 1-2 years of experience as licensed pharmacist preferred.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds preferred.
• Experience working on diverse teams preferred.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge or ability to learn and practice trauma informed principles and practices.
• Solid customer relations and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to flex communication styles to multiple cultural environments.
• Must have good organizational and both written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Immunization certification and Medication Therapy Management (MTM) certification.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Pharmacist-in-charge, in absence of pharmacy manager. No direct supervisory responsibilities.

MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT TO BE USED: Computers, Parata Max, calculators, fax machines, copiers, telephone, and a variety of other office/clerical equipment.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires sitting, standing, bending, and reaching. May require lifting up to 50 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, fax machines, the telephone and other office and/or clinical equipment.

WORKING CONDITIONS: May require occasional evening or weekend hours.