Our patient base is continuously growing and we’re looking for Pharmacists interested in long term career growth and a healthy quality of life. Our highly-trained, people-oriented Pharmacists interact with customers in everything from providing wellness and nutritional information to fast, accurate, customer-friendly patient care services. Accomplishment, teamwork and dedication are rewarded with real opportunities for career advancement. We offer excellent benefits and the opportunity to maintain a work/life balance – a quality of life outside of work that enables you to spend more time with your family and friends.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Oversees all aspects involved in efficiently running the day-to-day operations of the assigned pharmacy. Develops, implements, and delivers high quality pharmaceutical services and maintains high standards of pharmaceutical care. Ensures all prescriptions are prepared and dispensed in compliance with Company policy, pharmacy procedure, and state and federal laws relating to pharmacy. Provides outstanding customer service to all patients. Develops and executes in-store and local merchandising programs and promotes the pharmacy business to achieve continued growth and profitability.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Reviews and accurately interprets physicians orders, prepares compounds and dispenses medications in a timely fashion in compliance with Company policy, pharmacy procedure, and all state and federal laws.
• Evaluates and monitors patient’s medical record and medication history to dispense appropriate drug and dosage.
• Consults with patients and health care providers to prevent allergic and/or adverse drug reactions and evaluates contraindications due to allergies, incompatibilities, drug-drug, drug-food, or drug-disease interactions.
• Reviews, evaluates, and consults with patients and health care providers on issues of drug related problems and optimal drug therapy.
• Communicates with patients to educate and ensure their understanding of medications and dosage, drug therapy, and drug interactions, and counsels them to facilitate a positive outcome.
• Recommends the most effective and cost effective drug therapy for the patient.
• Assists customers with OTC product selection, educates and answers customer questions.
• Ensures the limited use and disclosure of Protected Health Information of pharmacy customers and compliance by pharmacy staff to the Company’s policies regarding HIPAA legislation and the Privacy Rule.
• Participates in the training, orientation, and education of pharmacy staff, including HIPAA Privacy training for all associates who handle or access Protected Health Information.
• Provides support to pharmacy students, technicians and clerks performing pharmacy functions and oversees their work to provide and maintain high standards of patient pharmaceutical care.
• Performs, maintains, and supervises detailed, accurate, and confidential computer data entry related to the patient’s medical record.
• Communicates the Company’s Privacy Policy and Practices to all pharmacy customers, and ensures distribution to and acknowledgement of receipt from pharmacy customers of the Privacy Policy and certain HIPAA-based patient rights.
• Oversees the pharmacy inventory during assigned shifts, places orders with vendors, verifies all drug orders received, logs invoices, processes transfers between departments, monitors and oversees inventory control.
• Oversees Third Party Billing, claims processing, and collections.
• Generates daily and weekly pharmacy reports as necessary and assigned.
• Communicates regularly with patients, doctors and other health care providers, other pharmacies, insurance companies, and vendors.
SPECIAL SKILLS, TRAINING, OR EXPERIENCE:
• BS Pharmacy or PharmD
• Registered Pharmacist, in good standing with state and federal agencies
• License renewal with proof of completion of continuing education courses as required
• Proficiency on computer software, PDX experience a plus
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent interpretive/analytical skills with a high attention to detail |