Dispensary Pharmacist

Prime Wellness of Connecticut, an Acreage Holdings Company, is a state-licensed marijuana facility that services licensed medical marijuana patients in the State of Connecticut. Acreage Holdings is committed to improve the quality of healthcare for patients using natural, plant-based medicine while maintaining compliance with state regulations.  As a Dispensary Pharmacist, you have the opportunity to use your degree and skills in this unique environment, guiding patients to improve their quality of life while helping relieve their symptoms, giving them the best optimal care.     

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Follow all state regulations regarding the dispensing of medical and/or adult-use cannabis products.
• Follow all state pharmacy practice regulations regarding counseling of patients.
• Comply with all inventory control measures set forth by state regulations and by Acreage Holdings SOPs.
• Follow HIPPA guidelines.
• Have a full comprehension of the different components of cannabis, including cannabinoids and terpenes, and how these compounds interact with the endogenous cannabinoid system.
• Able to interpret laboratory results for cannabis products sold; able to use this information to recommend appropriate products to patients.
• Conduct patient consultations in a professional, empathetic manner that will include a:
  • Review of a patient’s diagnosis and symptoms associated with that diagnosis
  • Review of a patient’s other health conditions, if applicable
  • Monitoring for potential drug interactions and provide counseling/guidance if appropriate
  • Check with a patient’s previous experience with cannabis-based medicines
  • Discussion about the risks and benefits of marijuana use
  • Review of the different modes of delivery
  • Brief discussion about the components of cannabis to the patient.
• Recommend appropriate products with appropriate dosing based on the information provided by the patient, caregiver and/or physician.
• Follow up with patients via phone conversations and electronic means to document symptom relief, medication changes, optimal dosing, and medication changes.
• Provide specific training to appropriate staff members.
• Be involved in outreach efforts to market the company and provide accurate information to (but not limited to):
  • Community groups
  • Patient-support groups
  • Providers and healthcare networks
  • Universities and colleges
• Be open and available to conduct research projects with different entities, if compliant with all state regulations.
• Complete at least one hour of continuing education yearly that encompasses cannabis medicine.
• Other duties assigned