Overnight Staff Pharmacist | Long Term Care Alps Pharmacy | Nixa, Missouri Make an Impact in Long Term Care Pharmacy!
Alps Pharmacy is looking for a dedicated and dependable Overnight Pharmacist to join our Long Term Care (LTC) team in Nixa, Missouri!
If you're a pharmacist who enjoys clinical problem-solving, working independently while supporting a collaborative team, and making a meaningful difference in patient care, we'd love to meet you!
This is a great opportunity for pharmacists who prefer overnight hours and want to play an essential role in ensuring residents of long term care facilities receive the medications and care they need, even outside of traditional pharmacy hours.
Schedule & Flexibility Overnight Hours: 10:00 PM to 8:00 AM We understand that flexibility matters! While our overnight coverage needs fall between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM, we offer some flexibility with start and end times to accommodate an 8-hour shift. This is an excellent opportunity for pharmacists who prefer working overnight and are looking for a schedule that fits their lifestyle.
What You'll Do:
As an Overnight Staff Pharmacist, you'll play a critical role in ensuring residents of long term care facilities continue to receive safe, accurate, and timely medications throughout the night. You'll help maintain efficient pharmacy operations, respond to urgent medication needs, and provide clinical support to healthcare professionals and facilities that depend on our team around the clock.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Ensure Medication Safety: Review, interpret, verify, and dispense prescriptions while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and patient safety. Provide Clinical Expertise: Evaluate medication orders, resolve clinical concerns, and collaborate with prescribers and healthcare professionals to support optimal resident outcomes. Support Overnight Pharmacy Operations: Maintain an organized and efficient workflow, prioritize urgent medication requests, and ensure prescriptions are processed accurately and in a timely manner. Lead the Overnight Team: Provide guidance and oversight to pharmacy technicians and support staff on duty, ensuring efficient operations and adherence to established procedures. Support Long Term Care Facilities: Communicate with nursing staff, healthcare providers, and facility personnel to address medication questions, urgent requests, and patient care needs throughout the night. Maintain Regulatory Compliance: Ensure pharmacy operations follow all applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and company policies. Oversee Medication Management: Monitor medication inventory, secure storage, prescription processing, and dispensing practices to maintain safe and reliable pharmacy services. Exercise Independent Clinical Judgment: Make timely, informed decisions when addressing medication concerns and unexpected situations during overnight hours. Promote Quality & Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve pharmacy processes, reduce medication errors, and enhance the overall quality of care. Collaborate with Leadership: Communicate overnight operational concerns, outstanding requests, and important updates to the Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) and incoming pharmacy team.
What We're Looking For:
Required Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy with a PharmD or equivalent pharmacy degree.
- Current, active, and unrestricted Missouri pharmacist license, or ability to obtain licensure before beginning work.
- Strong clinical judgment, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize responsibilities, and make sound clinical decisions.
- Ability to effectively supervise pharmacy technicians and support personnel.
- Commitment to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and exceptional service.
- Availability to work scheduled overnight shifts.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience in long term care, retail, or institutional pharmacy.
- Experience with pharmacy management systems and prescription verification workflows.
- Previous experience working overnight or in a setting requiring independent clinical decision-making.
- Previous experience supervising or leading pharmacy teams.
Long term care experience is a plus, but we encourage pharmacists from other practice settings to apply!
Why Join Alps Pharmacy? At Alps Pharmacy, we're more than a pharmacy. We're a team committed to delivering compassionate, dependable care to the patients and communities we serve.
As part of our Long Term Care team, you'll have the opportunity to: Enjoy Overnight Schedule Flexibility: Take advantage of some flexibility in overnight shift start and end times to accommodate an 8-hour shift. Make a Difference Around the Clock: Play a critical role in ensuring long term care residents have access to safe and timely medications throughout the night. Put Your Clinical Expertise to Work: Use your knowledge, judgment, and problem-solving skills to address medication needs and support healthcare professionals during overnight hours. Work with a Collaborative Team: Be part of a pharmacy team that values communication, accountability, and quality patient care. Grow Professionally: Strengthen your clinical expertise, expand your knowledge of long term care pharmacy, and develop your leadership skills. Be Part of Something Meaningful: Join a locally rooted organization focused on improving healthcare through service, innovation, and compassion.
Ready to Join Our Team? If you're looking for a rewarding pharmacy career with an overnight schedule, some scheduling flexibility, and an opportunity to make a lasting impact, we encourage you to apply today!
Join a team where your expertise matters, your contributions are valued, and your work makes a difference in the lives of the patients we serve.
Alps Pharmacy | Long Term Care | Nixa, MO
- This is a safety sensitive position requiring compliance with all applicable pharmacy laws, regulations, and company safety standards.