Pharmacist

Job Description

Company Overview

Potter’s House Apothecary is a PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacy specializing in Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounding. Compounding is the art of making custom made prescription medications specifically for an individual patient and their unique needs. Our desire is to provide optimal pharmaceutical care while demonstrating superior customer service through compassion, humility, and respect. By partnering with physicians in our community, we aim to enhance our patient’s treatment options and improve their results by customizing medications to meet their specific needs.

Position Overview

This position includes a variety of tasks including verification, formula creation, consultation, and patient care. This position involves extensive collaboration and consultation with both patients and providers, so strong communication skills and a desire to truly help patients achieve optimal health and wellness results are a must.

Job Responsibilities:

Take incoming calls from prescribers and patients and assist them in all their needs.

Create new formulas and partner with Patient Care Technicians to ensure that calculations are correct and ready to be sent to the lab.

Modify and update existing formulas when needed.

Complete any prescription transfers from an outside pharmacy and take over patient care of the new customer.

Prescription Verification: visual check for quality, pharmaceutical elegance, and completeness of prescription.

Check all calculations of the finished product.

Package all medications to be dispensed to the patient or providers.

Provide information on questions that patients or providers might have regarding medications and over-the-counter supplements.

Fill prescriptions based on the information and dosage provided by the doctor. Ensure that the dosage is correct for the patient and their condition.

Check with patients to find out what other medications they are taking to monitor drug interactions. If the pharmacist discovers a potential drug interaction, they must coordinate with the doctor to adjust the dosages or to change the prescription.

Patient consultations in person and over the phone. Suggest additional or alternative treatments for the patient to consider, such as dietary changes and exercises to help the condition.

Required Skills & Experience:

PharmD degree

Current pharmacist license with the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy

Effective interpersonal and communication skills

Compounding experience a plus

Position reports to: Lead PharmacistCompany Description

Potter’s House Apothecary is a PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacy specializing in Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounding. Compounding is the art of making custom made prescription medications specifically for an individual patient and their unique needs. Our desire is to provide optimal pharmaceutical care while demonstrating superior customer service through compassion, humility, and respect. By partnering with physicians in our community, we aim to enhance our patient’s treatment options and improve their results by customizing medications to meet their specific needs.