Pharmacist Retail

Responsibilities

• Solves problems in the medication use process for patients and the organization.
• Identifies and engages in organizational and department quality improvement activities to improve patient care, medication use process, and pharmacy operations.
• Educates and trains residents, students, interns, colleagues and other health care professionals as well as supervises technicians, residents, interns, or trainees in their job tasks.
• Responsible for the medication use process of preparing and dispensing medications following medication use policy and all laws, regulations, and standards applicable to pharmacy practice.
• Affords assessment of appropriate drug information and literature resources, and provides effective information to varied audiences including patients, other health care professions, and peers.
• Operationalizes organizational policy and State and Federal regulations and laws concerning cash handling, billing, inventory control, controlled substances, and other compliance and regulatory functions.
• May perform the responsibilities of a pharmacist-in-charge, or license holder according to Federal, State of Utah, or other relevant states, or laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellent human relation, effective communication, and computer literacy skills.
• Additional qualifications may be required depending on area the pharmacist is primarily assigned to work. Examples of additional qualifications could include basic or advanced life-support training, residency training, or certifications.
• Licenses Required: Current licensure to dispense controlled substances in the State of Utah. Current Pharmacist license in the State of Utah.

Preferred Qualifications

• Residency training.
• Retail pharmacy experience.