Lead Pharmacist

PharMerica

PharMerica is hiring a Lead Pharmacist in Albany, NY!

Join our closed-door pharmacy team where you'll work in a non-retail environment, dedicated to meeting the pharmaceutical needs of long-term care and senior living clients. If you're passionate about delivering exceptional service and high-quality care, we want to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team committed to making a difference!

Schedule: Monday- Friday 9:30am-6:00pm w/ every 3rd weekend; 1 Shift Monday-Friday 1:30pm - 10:00pm

Benefits and perks for you!

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)
• Tuition discounts & reimbursement
• 401(k)
• Company Paid Time Off
• Shift Differential
• DailyPay
• Pet Insurance
• Employee wellness and discount programs

*Benefits may vary by employment status

• Works with Pharmacy Director to implement work flow and productivity measures that will achieve performance targets and customer expectations
• Works with Pharmacy Director and pharmacy staff to execute Company Initiatives, Core Processes and Quality Initiatives to continually improve the overall quality of service to our customers
• Works with Pharmacy Director and pharmacy staff to ensure the business unit is in compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws/pharmacy regulations and Company Corporate Compliance Program
• Assist in managing pharmacy personnel issues in conjunction with Pharmacy Director
• Works with Client Services and Sales team to effectively communicate with customers (Director Of Nursing, Administrator, Staff Registered Nurse) and resolve customer issues
• Works with pharmacy management to ensure implementation of daily operational quality and cost containment strategies (pre-pack, front-end process, cycle-fill) occurs on all dispensing and procurement activities
• Works with pharmacy management to monitor the purchasing and inventory supply for the pharmacy to ensure goals are being met (inventory turns, preferred products, generics, TI, controlled drug monitoring)
• Performs other tasks as assigned

Education/Learning Experience

• Required: Bachelor's degree
• Desired: Pharm D. from an accredited School of Pharmacy

Work Experience

• Required: Experience in pharmacy setting
• Desired: Long-Term Care pharmacy experience

Skills/Knowledge

• Required: Knowledge of federal and state pharmacy regulations; computer skills

Licenses/Certifications

• Required: As government and business needs dictate

Behavior Competencies

• Required: Results-oriented; planning/organizing; communication (oral/written), people management; strategic and analytical thinking; teamwork