Staff Pharmacist

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Job Summary

The Staff Pharmacist shall perform duties assigned by the Pharmacist-In-Charge (PIC). The scope of these duties shall be consistent with those of a Staff Pharmacist. Staff Pharmacists shall be trained to perform multiple functions within the scope of their job description. It is the responsibility of the Pharmacist-In-Charge (PIC) to ensure that Staff Pharmacist maintain adequate skill levels for those functions for which they have been trained. It is the responsibility of the Pharmacist-in-Charge to ensure that Staff Pharmacists maintain adequate skill levels for each of these functions through ongoing supervision, mentoring, monitoring and evaluation of practice based operational activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure strict compliance with all standardized professional policies and procedures.
• Responsible for all activities related to dispensing medications.
• Fill prescriptions, verifying instructions from prescribing practitioners on the proper amounts of medication to dispense to patients.
• Conduct drug clinical screening to ensure that prescription(s) will not interact negatively with other drugs including non-prescription medications that a patient is taking or health conditions the patient is being treated for.
• Counsel patients on how and when to take a prescribed medicine and any potential side effects they may experience from taking the medicine.
• Advise patients about general health topics, such as diet, exercise, and managing stress, and on other issues, such as what equipment or supplies would be best for a health problem.
• Contact providers to complete insurance prior authorization forms and work with insurance companies to be sure that patients receive their medicines in a timely fashion.
• Oversee the work of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists in training (interns).
• Keep records and other administrative tasks.
• In-service other healthcare practitioners about proper medication therapies for patients.
• Participates in annual pharmacy budget projections.
• Responsible and accountable for operational budgets ensuring that the operation of department is within budget guidelines and providing explanation of significant variances.
• Ensure that billing documents and inventory control records are completed and accurate.
• Facilitate new business and oversee timely and accurate delivery of services to clients.
• Work collaboratively with administration, physician and nursing staff to provide quality care.
• Participate in continuing quality improvement activities.
• Participates in the selection and hiring of pharmacy staff including pharmacists, technicians, and support staff.

Requirements

Qualifications, Licensure, Certification

Company Description

URAC accreditated specialty pharmacy

Company Description

URAC accreditated specialty pharmacy