Associate Pharmacist

Position Summary: • Evaluate the appropriateness of the compounded prescription orders prescribed by veterinarians. • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to review and optimize medication regimens. • Provide advice on drug interactions and potential drug side effects, and offer guidance on proper medication usage. • Provide excellent customer service by addressing patient concerns and inquiries. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; • Review prescriptions to ensure accuracy, ascertain the needed ingredients, and evaluate their suitability. • Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage. • Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records, and Prescription Monitoring submission records. • Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal. • Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications. • Collaborate with other veterinary professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics. • Maintain Pharmacy equipment and supplies and storing and handling them properly. • Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions. • Advise customers on selecting medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies. • Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by veterinarians, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities. • Handle and validate chemicals and drugs including Hazardous drugs on the NIOSH list • Manage pharmacy operations, hire or supervise staff, perform administrative duties, or buy or sell non-pharmaceutical merchandise. • Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people on medical equipment. • Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure. • Refer patients to other veterinary professionals or agencies when appropriate. • Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases. • Publish educational information for other pharmacists, veterinarians, or patients. • All other duties as assigned. Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following: • Job Knowledge • Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits the ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively. • Cooperation • Establishes and maintains effective relations; exhibits tact and consideration; offers assistance and support to co-workers; works cooperatively in group situations; works actively to resolve conflicts. • Attendance/Punctuality • Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time. • Quantity • Meets productivity standards; completes work on time; strives to increase productivity; works quickly. • Quality • Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality. • Quality Management • Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Education/Experience: Master's degree or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Language Ability: Read, analyze, and interpret business, professional, technical, or governmental documents. Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers, and the public. Mathematical Ability: Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Reasoning Ability: Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Interpret a wide variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Computer Skills: Proficiency with operating systems, Microsoft Word, and Excel. Certificates and Licenses: Complete a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) or Bachelor of Pharmacy from an accredited pharmacy program Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises one or more employees in the Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities following the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk, and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.