“I Don’t Want to Spend Time Training”

This article is for Indian Health Service pharmacy directors only.

This is one of the most common comments pharmacy directors share with me, both for training new hires and relief pharmacists. A way to save you time to train is to hire slowly for the right hire and screen for pharmacists who have as many translatable skills as possible.  If you have a relief pharmacist coming in, select someone with IHS experience.  At the same time, there will always be new procedures and strategic direction unique only to your facility.

Training is an area that is easy to shortcut. The most common excuses are: “I don’t have time”, “Things are always changing around here; just ask other pharmacists how they will handle this.” Read more