Job Title: Staff Pharmacist
Specialty: Retail Pharmacy Prescription Checking/Verification
Place of Work (City/State): Phoenix, AZ
Site: Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)
Location: Primarily 650 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85012 (main campus - inpatient & outpatient pharmacies); may also include the 32nd Street Outpatient Pharmacy.
Duration: 1 year with the possibility of up to four (4) one-year options
Start Date: ASAP upon completion of credentialing
Shift Schedule: Facility operates 24/7.
Shift types include:
- Day shift: 06:00 AM 02:30 PM
- Evening shift: 02:00 PM 10:30 PM
- Overnight shifts: 7:00 PM 6:00 AM or 6:00 PM 6:00 AM
- Built as 8-, 11-, or 12-hour shifts
- Weekend and holiday coverage required as needed
- Full working shift on your feet, with one 30-minute lunch break and two 15-minute breaks built in
Credentialing/Onboarding Time: 6 8 weeks
License & Certifications: Unrestricted pharmacist license (any U.S. state, territory, or DC - no history of restriction, suspension, or revocation)
Education: Pharm.D. or B.S. Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited program.
Experience Needed: Retail pharmacy experience required.
Physical Requirement: Lifting up to 25 lbs
Special Skills Needed:
- Comfortable working high-volume verification (1,000 prescriptions/day).
- Able to stand for the full duration of a shift.
- Works well within a team of checking pharmacists.
- Sharp, fast, accurate final review of technician-filled prescriptions.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the checking pharmacist, verifying prescriptions filled by pharmacy technicians for accuracy, dosage, and appropriateness.
- Handle a facility volume of approximately 1,000 prescriptions per day.
- Remain standing throughout the shift, with one 30-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks.
- Work alongside other pharmacists sharing the checking workload, you will not be the only checker on duty.
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