Pharmacist Retail

Salary Range: $150,000.00 To $175,000.00 Annually

Staff Pharmacist – West Memphis Retail Pharmacy

East Arkansas Family Health Center is seeking a dedicated and qualified Staff Pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. This position is responsible for accurately dispensing medications, counseling patients on proper medication use, potential side effects, and drug interactions, and helping ensure safe and effective medication therapy.

As part of EAFHC’s integrated healthcare team, the Staff Pharmacist will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals throughout our clinics to support coordinated, patient-centered care. The pharmacist serves as a valuable clinical resource to providers by assisting with medication-related questions, identifying potential drug interactions, addressing medication access and adherence concerns, and supporting appropriate medication therapy.

In addition to direct patient care and provider collaboration, this position assists with pharmacy operations, supervises pharmacy technicians, manages medication inventory, and ensures compliance with pharmacy policies and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

At East Arkansas Family Health Center, we believe health starts with caring—for our patients, our community, and our employees. You’ll be part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving access to quality healthcare throughout Eastern Arkansas.

Our pharmacists are an important part of the care team. Working within a community health center environment provides opportunities to collaborate directly with providers across our clinics and help patients overcome medication-related barriers that can impact their overall health and treatment outcomes.

Benefits That Support Your Well-Being and Career

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive Medical Coverage – Employee-only premium paid 100% by the organization

• Wellness Benefit Card that significantly reduces out-of-pocket medical and prescription costs

• Dental and Vision Insurance available

• Voluntary Benefits including Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness coverage

Time Off

• Generous Paid Time Off

• 10 Paid Holidays, including your birthday

• Paid Sick Leave accruing at 8 hours per month

Financial & Professional Growth

• Retirement Plan with up to 4% employer match after one year

• Company-Paid Continuing Education and Professional Development

• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program eligibility

Work Environment

• Collaborative and supportive team culture

• Opportunity to work closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals across EAFHC clinics

• Integrated healthcare environment focused on coordinated, patient-centered care

• Mission-focused organization dedicated to serving the community

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient health, medication access, and treatment outcomes

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Fill and dispense prescriptions accurately and in accordance with prescriptions, applicable regulations, and pharmacy policies.

• Review prescribed medications for potential drug interactions, contraindications, duplications, and compatibility with other medications the patient is taking.

• Counsel patients regarding proper medication use, potential side effects, adherence, and other medication-related concerns.

• Maintain accurate prescription records and required controlled substance documentation.

• Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals throughout EAFHC clinics to support safe, effective, and coordinated medication therapy.

• Serve as a pharmacy resource to EAFHC providers by responding to medication-related questions and assisting with medication selection, drug interactions, adherence concerns, medication access, and other pharmacy-related patient care needs.

• Communicate with healthcare providers regarding prescriptions, medication adherence, potential medication-related concerns, and recommended follow-up.

• Work with providers and clinical staff to help identify and resolve medication-related barriers that may interfere with a patient’s treatment plan or continuity of care.

• Order medications and pharmacy supplies, review invoices, and monitor inventory for expired medications.

• Assist with annual pharmacy inventory.

• Ensure prescriptions and insurance claims are processed appropriately and in compliance with fraud, waste, and abuse requirements.

• Maintain all required licenses and continuing education requirements.

• Complete medication therapy management tasks in MTM Outcomes.

• Supervise pharmacy technicians in accordance with applicable pharmacy requirements.

• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities.

• Comply with HIPAA, OSHA, credentialing, safety, infection control, and other applicable organizational and regulatory requirements.

• Complete all assigned MedTrainer courses and attestations.

• Provide relief staffing at other EAFHC pharmacy locations as needed to ensure continuity of pharmacy services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from an accredited institution.

• Board certification/licensure as required to practice pharmacy.

• Completion of required pharmacy internship.

• Clear knowledge of the administration and appropriate use of medications.

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability and desire to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

• Ability to establish effective working relationships with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and other members of the healthcare team.

• Must maintain all licenses and continuing education requirements necessary for the position.