Principle Responsibilities

• Reviews medications.
  • Ensures safe, timely and cost-effective utilization of medications.
  • Provides clinical/information services to patients and medical staff.
  • Reviews clinical data on patient profile for possible drug interactions and over/under utilization.
  • Monitors prescriptions to assure appropriateness.
• Prescription Filling.
  • Evaluates appropriate medical dose, route, frequency and administration.
  • Performs quality assurance.
  • Effectively prioritizes work to meet customer promise times.
• Provides counseling and consultation.
  • Counsels patients and care-givers on all new medications and on refills and OTC products, as needed.
• Provides medication education and patient care service.
  • Provides clinical pharmacotherapeutic recommendations for patient care and/or cost efficiency medication decisions based on procedure or scope of practice.
  • Provides medication therapy management to patients in order to improve adherence and support positive outcomes.
• Provides direction and training.
  • Completes controlled substance audits as directed.
  • Coaches and trains pharmacy staff members in partnership with Pharmacy Supervisor and Lead Pharmacist.
  • Takes accountability and resolves next-level escalations on customer service issues.
  • Ensures all legal and privacy requirements are met.
  • Follows legal standards in all areas including, but not limited to, work rules, controlled substance requirements, state and federal regulations, and HIPAA regulations.
  • Documents and complies with standards for any active accreditations.
• Reduces audit risks through proper checks, such as days supply, signatures, dates, take as direction, and returns-to-stock.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required or
• Doctoral/Ph.D. level advanced degree in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required
• 2+ years of retail pharmacy experience preferred
• Licensed Pharmacist - MN Board of Pharmacy required upon hire

Physical Demands
Light Work:
Lifting weight Up to 20 lbs. occasionally, Up to 10 lbs. frequently

Position is posting for a per diem pharmacist based at Piper Outpatient Pharmacy.

Position will be responsible for staffing across Allina Health Pharmacy and shifts may start as early as 7am and run as late as 9:30pm.