Job Description:
Medical Cannabis Pharmacist
Vireo Health, Inc., is a physician-led, multi-state medical cannabis company that is committed to safely alleviating pain by providing patients with best-in-class cannabis products and compassionate care.
Vireo Health companies cultivate cannabis in environmentally friendly greenhouses, manufacture pharmaceutical-grade cannabis extracts in state-of-the-art labs, and offer their products for sale to qualifying patients who meet with a specially trained licensed pharmacist at retail dispensaries and online.
Vireo Health is looking for a per diem Pharmacist. Our successful candidates will have the opportunity to consult with qualified medical cannabis patients from all around the state of New York.
Job Responsibilities: Serves patients eligible for cannabis-based medications.
Pharmacist Job Duties (not all inclusive):
- Prepares cannabis-based medications based on physician recommendations; detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.; Performing one on one patient consultations to determine the best therapy in conjunction with the recommending provider.
- Works with and continuously trains Patient Care Coordinators (PCC) and health care professionals on the use of cannabis-based medicines. Dispenses cannabis-based medications based on formulary provided.
- Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions
- Completes dispensary operational requirements by organizing and directing PCC work flow, verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.
- Inventory rotation and inventory control
- Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals; counseling patients on drug therapies;
- Precepts students from affiliated Schools of Pharmacy.
- Complies with state laws as
Job Requirements:
regulated by the state medical cannabis program, maintaining records for controlled substances; removing outdated and damaged drugs from the dispensary inventory; supervising the work results of support personnel; maintaining current pharmacist registration;
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Maintains pharmacological knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies; Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Pharmacist Skills and Qualifications: Analyzing Information, Administering Medication, Judgment, Verbal Communication, Pharmacology, Managing Processes, Legal Compliance, Productivity, Quality Focus, Attention to Detail
- Must be willing to work weekend days
- Management experience preferred.
Great for pharmacists working in retail pharmacy or other patient-focused settings.
Vireo is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.