Staff Pharmacist

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.

With one of the nation's largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Saliba's Extended Care Pharmacy, a member of the Guardian family of pharmacies, has an exciting opportunity for you to join our rapidly growing team in Phoenix, Arizona.

Why Saliba's Extended Care Pharmacy? We're reimagining medication management and transforming care.

Who We Are and What We're About:

Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

Position Details:

Location: Saliba's Pharmacy | 925 E. Covey Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85024

Starting Salary Range: $130,000-$135,000

Schedule: Rotating Shifts - 1 Week Monday - Friday 1pm - 9:30pm; the next week 9am - 5:30pm and rotating weekends (about 4 weekends per year)

Essential job functions:

• Review, verify, and dispense prescription medications for long-term care residents in compliance with federal, state, and pharmacy regulations
• Perform clinical review of medication orders for appropriateness, dosing accuracy, drug interactions, allergies, and therapeutic duplications
• Exercise professional judgement in determining whether to dispense a prescription as written or make a permissible adaptation in accordance with state law, pharmacy policy, and clinical appropriateness
• Collaborate with prescribers, nursing staff, and facility administrators to clarify orders, recommend therapy changes, and resolve medication-related issues
• Ensure timely processing of new admissions, discharges, STAT orders, and medication changes to support uninterrupted patient care
• Oversee medication packaging processes including unit-dose and multi-dose compliance packaging
• Conduct and document clinical interventions, medication reconciliations, and therapy monitoring
• Supervise and support pharmacy technicians to ensure accurate data entry, medication fulfillment, and workflow efficiency
• Participate in quality assurance activities, including error reporting, root-cause analysis, and continuous process improvement initiatives
• Review and approve emergency kits, controlled substance documentation, and narcotic reconciliation logs
• Ensure adherence with USP 797, 795 guidelines for compounding
• Serve as manager on duty when assigned, providing leadership, decision-making, and operational oversight
• Support infection control, antibiotic stewardship, and immunization initiatives as applicable
• Dose, monitor, and manage intravenous antibiotic therapies, including renal dose adjustments, therapeutic drug monitoring (vancomycin, aminoglycosides), duration of therapy, and lab review
• Participate in training, onboarding, and mentoring pharmacy staff
• Uphold Saliba's Pharmacy standards for professionalism, patient safety, and customer service
• Other essential functions and duties may be assigned as required

Education and/or Certifications:
• Bachelor's Degree (Pharmacy) or PharmD. required
• State Pharmacist License required without restrictions

Skills and Qualifications:
• 2+ years of related experience
• Advanced computer skills; pharmacy operations system experience preferred/required
• Ability to work independently and deliver to deadlines
• Ability to solve problems with minimal direction
• Great attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment working on multiple tasks simultaneously, while adhering to strict deadlines
• Quality minded; motivated to seek out errors and inquire when something appears inaccurate

Work Environment:
• Ability to work flexible hours

What We Offer:

Emotional well-being and physical health are important, which is why our employees receive a generous benefits package and a work culture that supports our core value of, "Treat others as you would like to be treated."

Compensation & Financial

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with up to 3.5% company match (1)

Family, Health & Insurance Benefits (1), (2)

• Multiple health plan options including copay (FSA-eligible) and HSA eligible plans
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Dental and Vision plans
• Company-paid basic life, AD&D and long-term disability coverage
• Optional employee, spouse, and child life/AD&D insurance
• Optional accident, critical illness, and short-term disability coverage
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time Off

• Paid holidays and sick days
• Generous vacation benefits based on years of service

(1) Eligibility begins the first of the month following 30 days of employment

(2) Full-time employees only, excluding EAP which is available to all Guardian employees

The Guardian Difference

Our clients require pharmacy services that aren't "cookie cutter." That's why every Guardian pharmacy is locally operated and empowered with the autonomy to tailor their business to meet their clients' needs.

Our corporate support offices, based in Atlanta, Ga., provide services such as human resources, business intelligence, legal, and marketing to promote the success of each Guardian location.

Regardless of your role at Guardian, your voice and talents matter. Because healthcare is an ever-changing industry, we encourage innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and diverse viewpoints to ensure we stay competitive in today's dynamic business environment.

At Guardian, we are dedicated to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Join us to discover what your best work truly looks like.