Pharmacist

• Ensures that patients receive safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy by\: Interpreting prescription orders; counseling patients using clear and effective communication skills and providing written information as necessary; ensuring patient safety by identifying opportunities to prevent unusual occurrences; consistently performing safety checks when dispensing medications; taking appropriate steps to resolve and report unusual occurrences.
• Provides medication expertise and information that empowers patients and prescribers to make informed choices in medication therapy by\: by using appropriate evidence-based medicine references to form recommendations to patients and providers; clearly communicating rationale around medication therapy selection; evaluating clinical appropriateness of medication therapy; staying current on clinical initiatives and priorities.
• Ensure efficient and effective pharmacy process workflow and cash handling by\: supervising pharmacy assistants, technicians, interns and externs in all aspects of daily pharmacy workflow including the appropriate processing and releasing of prescriptions and customer service; ensuring the proper and safe storage of medications and keep accurate records of such; having working knowledge and competency with cashiering processes and procedures; adhering to Kaiser Permanente Cash Security and Compliance standards.

• Ensures that patients receive safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy by\: Interpreting prescription orders; counseling patients using clear and effective communication skills and providing written information as necessary; ensuring patient safety by identifying opportunities to prevent unusual occurrences; consistently performing safety checks when dispensing medications; taking appropriate steps to resolve and report unusual occurrences.
• Provides medication expertise and information that empowers patients and prescribers to make informed choices in medication therapy by\: by using appropriate evidence-based medicine references to form recommendations to patients and providers; clearly communicating rationale around medication therapy selection; evaluating clinical appropriateness of medication therapy; staying current on clinical initiatives and priorities.
• Ensure efficient and effective pharmacy process workflow and cash handling by\: supervising pharmacy assistants, technicians, interns and externs in all aspects of daily pharmacy workflow including the appropriate processing and releasing of prescriptions and customer service; ensuring the proper and safe storage of medications and keep accurate records of such; having working knowledge and competency with cashiering processes and procedures; adhering to Kaiser Permanente Cash Security and Compliance standards.

• Minimum one (1) year of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology.

• Bachelors degree in pharmacy or PharmD required.

• Pharmacist License (Washington) required at hire

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize workload effectively.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy.
• Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug interactions, and disease states.
• Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy.
• Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug-drug interactions, and disease states.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• May be required to travel to other Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington locations as needed.

• Three (3) years of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology.
• Experience interacting with an interdisciplinary team including physicians.

• Minimum one (1) year of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology.

• Bachelors degree in pharmacy or PharmD required.

• Pharmacist License (Washington) required at hire

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize workload effectively.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy.
• Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug interactions, and disease states.
• Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy.
• Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug-drug interactions, and disease states.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• May be required to travel to other Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington locations as needed.

• Three (3) years of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology.
• Experience interacting with an interdisciplinary team including physicians.

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