Pharmacist Staff/ Pharmacy

The Staff Pharmacist reports to and works in collaboration with the Pharmacist-In-Charge (PIC) to serve patients of HJAHC and Henry J. Austin Pharmacy (HJAP) by preparing medications, processing medication renewal requests, providing pharmacological information to the health care team, and monitoring patient drug therapies.
Maintains the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy.
Maintains the management of the pharmacy in the absence of the PIC.
Serves in a leadership capacity to oversee the workflow of the pharmacy, including delegation of staff responsibilities.
Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
Oversees management and confidentiality of patients’ personal medical data and other personal identifiable information and provides appropriate training to pharmacy staff.
Ensures all services are in compliance with professional standards, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
Maintains pharmacy inventories, including management of virtual inventories.
Enters data, such as patient name, prescribed medication, and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge systems, and inventory.
Prepares and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and pharmaceuticals for high quality patient care.
Directs pharmacy personnel engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
Reviews department of health stock inventory and orders as completed by the pharmacy technicians for accuracy.
Reviews prescription renewal requests and authorizes or denies requests according to the renewal policy.
Maintains pharmacological knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as apparent and/or as assigned by Pharmacist in Charge. Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy with a B.Prior experience working in a community pharmacy and/or ambulatory care setting preferred
Experience working in a low-income community preferred
Licensed pharmacist in the state of New Jersey (or eligible and able to obtain prior to start date)

Bilingual English/ Spanish preferred
High energy and enthusiasm, positive, “can-do” attitude with a high degree of initiative
Commitment to working within low-income communities
Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Supervise Pharmacy Technician/s

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires the manual dexterity sufficient to operate phones, computers and other office equipment. This person must have the ability to write and speak clearly using the English language to convey information and be able to hear at normal speaking levels both in person and over the telephone. Generally, the working conditions are good with little or no exposure to extremes in health, safety hazards and/or hazardous material.