Staff Pharmacist Full Time

Right Dose Pharmacy, a member of the Guardian family of pharmacies, offers an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing team in Storm Lake, Iowa. We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care for seniors and individuals with complex care needs through customized, tech-enabled pharmacy services.

About the role

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented setting where you can put your expertise to work, this is the place for you.

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepare medications for final dispensing to the patient, including filling, order entry, and packaging.
• Review completed orders and cycle-fill medications to ensure prescriptions were filled correctly.
• Verify the legality and pharmaceutical feasibility of dispensing a drug based on patients' allergies, incompatibilities with current medications, frequency of refills, etc.
• Interpret prescription orders, exercising professional judgment in determining whether to dispense a particular prescription, taking into account patient safety and legal limitations.
• Adhere to all Federal and State Board of Pharmacy regulations and applicable compounding guidelines.
• Transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies as needed.
• Answer questions from patients, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
• Evaluate inventory levels and place orders when below par; look up cost-effective alternatives for exception items.
• Notify customer/facility if product is out of stock and provide estimated fulfillment time.
• Restock station supplies such as vials, cassettes, labels, and delivery tickets.
• Oversee the work of all technicians and provide feedback to their supervisor regarding performance.
• Log all medication error occurrences.
• Perform other essential functions and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD required.
• Active State Pharmacist License without restrictions.
• 1+ years of related experience.
• Advanced computer skills; experience with pharmacy operations systems preferred.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and solve problems with minimal direction.
• Great attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment working on multiple tasks simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines.
• Quality-minded; motivated to identify errors and inquire when something appears inaccurate.
• Medical consulting experience preferred.

Attributes

• Work Ethic/Integrity: Intrinsic drive to excel coupled with values aligned with company philosophy.
• Leadership: Ability to lead project teams to deadlines while maintaining strong team orientation.
• Relational: Ability to build relationships with business unit management and become a “trusted advisor.”
• Strategy and Planning: Ability to think ahead, plan, and manage time efficiently.
• Problem Solving: Ability to analyze causes and solve problems at both strategic and functional levels.
• Team Oriented: Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all team members.

Work Environment

• Ability to work flexible hours.

Benefits

Guardian provides employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package for full-time employees working 30+ hours/week:

• Compensation & Financial:
  • Competitive pay.
  • 401(k) with company match.
• Family, Health & Insurance Benefits:
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
  • Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
  • Company-paid Long-Term Disability and optional Short-Term Disability.
  • Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident, and Critical Illness insurance.
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Wellbeing:
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Guardian Angels (Employee assistance fund).
• Time Off:
  • Paid holidays and sick days.
  • Generous vacation benefits based on years of service.