Staff Pharmacist

Staff Pharmacist

At Birdi, we're transforming the pharmacy experience through technology, clinical excellence, and patient-centered care. Our pharmacists play a critical role in ensuring medication safety, improving patient outcomes, and delivering exceptional service to the patients, providers, and communities we serve.

When you join Birdi, you'll become part of an innovative and collaborative healthcare organization where your clinical expertise directly impacts patient care while helping shape the future of pharmacy services.

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring the safe, accurate, and compliant dispensing of prescription medications while serving as a trusted clinical resource for patients, providers, and pharmacy team members.

This role reviews and verifies prescription orders, conducts clinical consultations, performs drug utilization reviews, identifies potential medication-related risks, and ensures compliance with all applicable pharmacy regulations. The Staff Pharmacist also provides oversight and guidance to pharmacy technicians and supports daily pharmacy operations to ensure quality, safety, and service excellence.

In the absence of the Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC), this position assumes Pharmacist on Duty responsibilities.

Clinical Review & Medication Safety

• Review, interpret, and verify prescription orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Perform comprehensive Drug Utilization Reviews (DUR).
• Evaluate prescriptions for:
  • Drug interactions
  • Allergies
  • Contraindications
  • Duplicate therapies
  • Incorrect dosing
  • Polypharmacy risks
• Ensure medications are dispensed safely and in accordance with clinical best practices.
• Stay current with evolving pharmaceutical therapies and treatment guidelines.

Patient Care & Consultation

• Provide patient counseling and medication education.
• Explain medication usage, dosing instructions, potential side effects, and therapy expectations.
• Conduct clinical consultations to help patients manage their medication therapies effectively.
• Promote safe medication use and adherence through proactive patient engagement.

Provider Collaboration

• Communicate directly with prescribers to clarify prescription orders and resolve medication-related questions.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure optimal drug therapy outcomes.
• Facilitate prescription transfers in accordance with federal and state regulations.

Pharmacy Operations & Quality Assurance

• Verify prescription accuracy within the pharmacy management system.
• Perform final verification checks on prescriptions prior to dispensing and shipment.
• Support pharmacy workflow efficiency while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Assist with inventory oversight to ensure medication availability aligns with patient needs.
• Help identify, investigate, and resolve operational or medication-related issues.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with:
  • Federal pharmacy regulations
  • State Board of Pharmacy requirements
  • Controlled substance regulations
  • Company policies and procedures
• Maintain patient confidentiality and safeguard protected health information (PHI).
• Support accreditation, quality, and compliance initiatives as required.

Leadership & Team Support

• Provide oversight, guidance, and mentorship to pharmacy technicians.
• Support training and development efforts within the pharmacy team.
• Serve as a clinical resource for technicians and operational staff.
• Foster a collaborative, patient-focused environment.

As a Staff Pharmacist, you serve as one of the most important safeguards in the medication-use process. Your expertise ensures patients receive the right medication, at the right dose, with the right education and support to achieve the best possible outcomes.

At Birdi, your clinical knowledge, patient advocacy, and commitment to quality will directly contribute to improving patient health while helping deliver an exceptional pharmacy experience.

Birdi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Birdi is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and employment relationship. If you require an accommodation, please notify a member of our Talent Acquisition team.