Temporary Pharmacist Staffing Agency In All 50 States In US

There comes a time when almost every pharmacy will need some temporary talent for their business. Either a planned employee absence or an emergency situation can result in the need of finding temporary staff for your pharmacy or pharmacy group. Whatever you may call a temporary pharmacist or technician, whether it's relief, emergency, substitute, a temp, or just a "fill-in", finding the right talent can present quite a challenge, especially during the staffing shortages currently being seen in all fifty states.

 In some instances you may not even require a "fill-in or substitute" for a permanent employee out on leave or out sick, but may need just temp staffing in order to meet seasonal or short-term increased workloads and conditions. A great example of this are the smaller cities and towns that are located on the New Jersey shore. During the winter months, "sleepy" Jersey shore towns with less than ten to fifteen thousand year-round residents, such as Asbury Park, Seaside Heights, Cape May, Ocean City, and even Atlantic City, ,will "swell" during the summer months from Memorial Day until Labor Day, to  a population of up to 300,000 "residents". During such times most local businesses must find and add additional talent to staff their stores adequately, and pharmacies are no exception. 

 In Florida one will find the exact opposite. It's the winter months when the Sunshine State's beautiful west coast beaches such as Naples, Sarasota, Bradenton and Panama City Beach, and the east coast cities like Daytona Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Delray Beach and Fort Pierce swell with tremendous numbers of "snowbirds" fleeing the cold weather. This tremendous increase in people can place a strain on local pharmacies trying to service their year-round patients, and will continue until Florida's famous "Spring Break Beaches" are finally returned to their normal number of resident in the late spring.The Daytona and Daytona Beach areas also pose additional stretches of enormous population "swells" during such well attended annual events like Bike Week and the NASCAR race series at the the Daytona International Speedway (including the world famous Daytona 500 race and Rolex 24 Hour Race).

Not All Pharmacy Staffing Talent Is Equal! 

Years ago when one was searching for a pharmacist to hire, whether it was for a part-time or a full-time position, it boiled down to basically one question: Were you looking for a Retail pharmacist or Hospital pharmacist? Today's pharmacy profession has changed drastically and hiring the correct talent for a position is much more difficult and challenging than it ever was before. Being termed "The Age of Specialization", it sometimes must seem to an employer that finding the right "team member" to hire is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Then add in the current staffing shortages and an employer's situation can at times seem quite dire. In these "newer" times of practicing pharmacy, a pharmacy may require a temporary staffing member to have certain skills that were never really taken into account many years ago .Two prime examples of such skills that may set an individual apart from the other potential candidates are the ability to speak multiple languages, plus having past experience with different various pharmacy software platforms and programs. 

 Another major change in the pharmacy profession that affects staffing has been the rapid rise and spread of specialty pharmacies, along with an ever increasing line of specialty drugs. Despite making up just over two percent of the total overall number of prescriptions dispensed by US pharmacies, specialty drugs now account for almost fifty-three percent of our nation's entire annual spending on prescription medications. Specialty medications are different from other prescription medications and in most instances require a special set of skills that the pharmacist must have. Two good examples are IV infusion and sterile compounding specialty pharmacies. In both settings the pharmacist must have the skill and experience to work in a sterile environment using sterile technique within a Laminar Flow Hood. Not even that many hospital pharmacists have such skills and experience.

These days the different types of specialty pharmacy have grown almost exponentially. These include home infusion pharmacy, nuclear pharmacy, compounding pharmacy, clinical, and oncology, to name just a few examples of the potential work settings that employers are right now searching for experienced talent. Predictions from industry experts all indicate that the specialty pharmacy "boom and expansion" will continue well into the next decade.

Why Use A Pharmacy Staffing Agency To Find Your Talent? 

Hiring a pharmacist or technician to join your staff and team is a serious commitment that comes with numerous expenses that can quickly add up over time. By using a temporary staffing service, we've found that pharmacies and pharmacy groups have been able to reduce their employment related costs by as much as 35%!

Just consider the following areas of expenses that can be lowered:
- Hiring Expenses 
These can include the time spent finding talent, interviewing potential candidates, and then vetting their qualifications. Then add on some additional time to actually hire and onboard the new employee. Other costs may include advertising for the position, or the cost of using recruiting software that posts jobs or open positions.  
- Training Expenses
These include not only the lost time for two employees at once (the trainer and the trainee), but also all of the training materials, supplies and tools that are required.
- Compliance Expenses
These include not only the hard costs associated with performing a potential candidate's background check, license verifications, drug screening, paperwork, plus insurance verification. Then add on all the time it actually takes to perform all those tasks, and the costs add up quickly.
- Payroll Taxes
These include both Federal and State Income Tax, Medicare, Social Security, and Unemployment costs for an employee.
- Overtime Pay
During emergency, busy, or short-staffed times there's an estimated 50% operational cost increase due to overtime pay in a pharmacy business. 
- Insurance
These also include Employee benefit package expenses

About HCC Pharmacy Staffing - The Nation's Top Choice for Pharmacy Talent

Since 1989, Healthcare Consultants Pharmacy Staffing (HCC) has been the staffing agency of choice for acquiring pharmacy talent across the USA. We attribute our more than three decades of success in staffing pharmacies to always placing our customers first, providing our clients with personalized support and services, and consistently exceeding their expectations. We take pride here at HCC for being the first call that both pharmacies and pharmacy groups make when in need of pharmacists or pharmacy or pharmacy techs! Plus, that’s whether they need a pharmacist or pharmacy technician for one week, for one month, or for six months.

 HCC services all fifty states in regards to their pharmacy staffing needs. We offer a wide variety of staffing services, serving community retail, infusion, compounding, specialty, hospital, and government pharmacies. You can depend on us for qualified, vetted, and experienced pharmacists and techs that can help fill your emergency, short-term, long-term, or specialized staffing needs to help you ensure that you're able to meet your customers' healthcare needs, maintain a continuity of your pharmacy's operations, or enable your business to grow to its maximum potential and profitability.

 If you're interested in obtaining the very best possible candidates when you have a need for pharmacy talent, then call us here at HCC today at (800) 642.1652, or simply fill out our easy-to-use online form now to see how HCC can help you with all of your pharmacy staffing and employment needs.