What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Pharmacist - Cost Containment position at SPECIALTY RX INC?
Our Company
SpecialtyRx is a Long-Term Care pharmacy providing pharmaceutical services to long term care facilities and assisted living communities. SpecialtyRx takes pride in delivering personalized care and quality pharmacy services.
Responsibilities
- Analyze high-cost medication orders and identify areas where cost saving can be achieved through drug interchange while ensuring patient safety.
- Make recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and client facilities staff when necessary.
- Perform medication review to ensure appropriate use and identify cost saving interventions.
- Evaluate medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions and proper administration.
- Efficiently communicating with Nursing homes and physicians via, phone, fax and email for therapeutic interchange recommendations, and high-cost orders clarifications.
- Clinical skills needed: medical history, therapies and laboratory data, etc.
- Utilize Microsoft Excel to run hourly reports for dispensed high-cost medication and keep track of potential savings.
- Having a desire to get more knowledge about different pharmacy aspects.
- Complete any other task assigned by the Cost Containment
Qualifications
- Licensed Pharmacist in the State of Florida
- Long Term Care experience preferred
- Previous experience in Hospital and Retail pharmacy or other medical fields
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills
- Microsoft Excel knowledge skills
- Framework / ECM software knowledge a plus
Shift:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
EEO Statement, SpecialtyRx, Inc. is fully committed to employing a diverse workforce. We recruit and retain talented individuals without regard to gender, race, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation and gender identity or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
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