Pharmacist - Retail PD (0.0FTE) (2026-0763)

About the role

The community pharmacist is responsible for providing drug therapy monitoring, prescription preparations, and dispensing in keeping with community pharmacy practice. The role participates in patient education and quality assurance programs developed by outpatient services, maintains communications with the Director of Pharmacy Services, and facilitates pharmaceutical care in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality pharmaceutical care to the Valley Medical Center community, including dispensing, monitoring drug therapy, and improving patient health outcomes.
• Educate patients to enhance health outcomes and ensure adherence to departmental policies, State and Federal laws, and regulations by pharmacy interns, externs, residents, and technicians.
• Promote adherence to Valley Medical Center policies for providing quality pharmacy services at reasonable costs.
• Ensure proper charging documentation is completed for services provided.
• Market Valley Medical Center and The Prescription Pad services to the community, patients, hospital staff, and medical staff in an informational and cost-effective manner.
• Maintain open communication with Valley Medical Center medical staff and employees.
• Maintain competency to provide timely services to patients.
• Complete additional responsibilities or projects as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Washington.
• Demonstrated teaching ability.
• Demonstrated experience in outpatient prescriptions, prepackaging, extemporaneous compounding, performance improvement, and drug information.
• Eligible to pursue certification as a Certified Emergency Contraception Program provider.

Qualifications

• Professionally ethical and experienced in directing and supervising pharmacy interns, students, and/or pharmacy technicians.
• Demonstrated ability in customer service with patients and excellent communication skills with patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
• Current in prescribing trends, new drugs, and drug treatment developments in the outpatient setting.
• Demonstrated skill in developing and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships with diverse populations.
• Participates in and supports professional organizations.
• Certified as a Pharmacy Preceptor in the State of Washington or eligible for such certification.
• Demonstrates skill in understanding and developing the concepts of preventive medicine and pharmaceutical care.
• Experience with community pharmacy computer programs and electronic billing methodologies.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with patients across all age groups.

Unique Physical/Mental Demands, Environment, and Working Conditions

• Extensive medication order entry (keyboarding) into computer.
• Ability to continually change priorities in response to changing patient needs.
• Ability to work in an environment of constant interruptions.
• Maintaining a knowledge base of current medications, drug therapies, patient counseling services, and computer-driven electronic billing systems.
• Maintain working knowledge of drug selection, dosing guidelines, and drug interactions.