Pharmacist

Job Summary

The Pharmacist is responsible for delivering high-quality patient-centric care by providing expert consultations on medical cannabis usage. This role involves significant decision-making leadership and oversight of dispensary operations, including inventory control management, overseeing pharmacy technicians, and ensuring compliance with state laws and regulations. As the primary on-site expert, the Pharmacist ensures all medical cannabis products are dispensed accurately and safely while maintaining regulatory compliance and managing complex inventory procedures. This position involves independent judgment and leadership in both operational and patient care responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Patient Certification and Verification: Verify patient certifications through the State's Medical Marijuana program online portal and ensure patient profiles are accurate. Update patient demographic information and confirm physician instructions for qualifying medical conditions.
• Prescription Monitoring and Allotment Management: Review the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) to check patient purchase history and current cannabis allotment. Contact other dispensary locations when necessary to confirm allotment and update patient records accordingly.
• Patient Consultations and Medical Review: Provide comprehensive consultations to patients, including reviewing medical histories and medication lists for potential drug interactions with THC and CBD products. Recommend appropriate cannabis products, routes of administration, and dosing based on physician instructions and patient needs.
• Pharmacist On-Duty: A pharmacist must be on duty at all times while the dispensary is open. The dispensary must close if no pharmacist is on duty.
• Leadership and Operational Support: Act as the on-site leader supporting both patients and staff in the absence of the General Manager (GM) and Assistant General Manager (AGM), providing operational oversight, delegating responsibilities, handling patient returns, complaints, and staff-related issues.
• Inventory Control and Compliance: Receive and intake orders from internal manufacturing facilities or third-party vendors. Apply compliance stickers to received products. Conduct daily inventory counts and investigate any discrepancies found during counts (cannabis product and OTC products), adjusting records accordingly. Maintain accurate tracking of inventory movements in compliance with Seed-to-Sale procedures. Ensure compliance with SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) requirements, including monthly compliance counts and reports. Review and manage dispensary menus to ensure accuracy, highlighting aging inventory and working with the AGM to rotate stock appropriately. Attend procurement calls and coordinate with suppliers as needed.
• PMP Supervision: Maintain an up-to-date PMP login and supervise technician access to the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP). In Virginia, technicians may only access PMP when registered as a pharmacist’s delegate.
• State Reporting and Compliance: Submit accurate allotment information to the state PMP and manage any rejected submissions. Ensure full compliance with state record-keeping requirements and assist during scheduled or unscheduled audits.
• Regulatory Oversight: Maintain control of medical cannabis product safety and compliance, including labeling, packaging, and storage according to state guidelines. Ensure all products meet state safety and quality standards before dispensing.
• Supervision and Training: Lead and train dispensary technicians in compliance with state regulations. Oversee their daily tasks and ensure that all operations are in line with state laws.
• Other Duties as Assigned: Support general retail operations and perform other related duties as required by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD. (Active, unrestricted license required)  
• 2 -5 years’ experience as a licensed Pharmacist, preferably in a high-compliance environment such as medical cannabis or pharmaceuticals. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage inventory and comply with complex state regulations. 
• Strong leadership skills with experience in training and supervising staff. 
• Expertise in patient care, including consultations and identifying drug interactions. 
• Eager to learn and understand cannabinoids and how they interact with the human body. 
• Knowledge of compliance laws and regulations within the industry and state.  
• Adhere to all HIPAA and PHI requirements. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in retail pharmacy (Walgreens, CVS, etc. experience is a plus). 
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.   
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite. (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)   
• Flexible work schedule (will need evenings and weekend availability) 

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 20 lb. Able to stand up to 90% of the time. Specific hearing abilities required by this job include hearing in the normal audio range with or without correction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. 

Working Environment

Work is performed in a retail environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. 

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