What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Pharmacist - Drug Strategy - Accredo (Warrendale, PA, Tempe, AZ or Orlando, FL) position at Accredo by Evernorth?
Position Summary
This position is located onsite at our Warrendale, PA, Tempe, AZ or Orlando, FL locations.
This role is worksite dependent and can only be performed onsite.
As a Staff Pharmacist you will be responsible for verifying and dispensing medications within corporate and regulatory guidelines. In addition, maintain daily production, quality and service levels, vary work priorities and activities to accommodate business needs. The Staff Pharmacist may also train less experienced pharmacists.
Essential Duties
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.
This position is located onsite at our Warrendale, PA, Tempe, AZ or Orlando, FL locations.
This role is worksite dependent and can only be performed onsite.
As a Staff Pharmacist you will be responsible for verifying and dispensing medications within corporate and regulatory guidelines. In addition, maintain daily production, quality and service levels, vary work priorities and activities to accommodate business needs. The Staff Pharmacist may also train less experienced pharmacists.
Essential Duties
- Assess product stability through patient delivery.
- Engage in strategic drug initiatives including new drug launches.
- Provide oversight and quality assurance to pharmacy technicians. Interpret physicians’ or prescribers’ prescriptions.
- Verify and confirm validity of controlled substances.
- Verify prescription information entered in the system by data entry or order entry.
- Perform verification on all medications leaving the pharmacy to ensure correct patient, medication, quantity, and supplies prior to final verification.
- Perform control substance inventory on a monthly basis.
- Create cycle count worksheets for inventory team.
- Back up other pharmacists as needed, perform additional duties as assigned by management, or train less experienced pharmacists.
- Graduate of ACPE Accreditation School of Pharmacy with a B.S. Pharmacy or Pharm.D, degree is required
- Current resident pharmacist license in good standing is required
- 1-2 years relevant experience
- Advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments to resolve issues
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to adapt in a changing environment
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to work a flexible schedule for peak volume times
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.
