Staff Pharmacist - Per diem (Req 100965)

Description

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Staff Pharmacist offers preventive and clinical healthcare services, including immunizations and patient centered clinical pharmacy services. Responsible for ensuring the proper compounding, dispensation, review, and verification of prescribed medications within NYS and federal regulatory guidelines, policies and procedures. The Staff Pharmacist will also support the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team, by being accountable and supporting the management, oversight, and operation of all aspects within the pharmacy.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership Responsibilities

• Supervises pharmacy department team members in conjunction with the Pharmacy Manager to assure performance of required functions and adherence to WYH policies and procedures. Ensures proper licensure of all pharmacy department personnel. Confirms pharmacy department employees are trained in all required functions regarding payer and pharmaceutical contractual requirements (adverse event reporting, data and inventory reporting, clinical management).
• Reaffirms with all pharmacy department personnel, regularly, their obligations regarding prescription dispensing only in good faith.
• Manages the operation of the pharmacy department.
• Ensures the pharmacy operates in accordance with regulations, WYH policies and standards.
• Communicates relevant health and wellness services or strategy information to pharmacy staff.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Engages patients by greeting them, offering counseling when applicable, and answer questions to ensure a positive patient experience. Resolve patient issues and concerns in a timely manner.
• Connects with patients by anticipating needs and proactively offering services. Supports efforts on enhancing patient experience by increasing awareness of healthcare services offered.
• Performs pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews using EMR when it is a mutual WYH clinic patient, verification, and medication management.
• Counsels patients and answers their questions regarding usage of medicine, side effects, interactions, contraindications, patient information privacy, generics, less expensive medicines, over-the-counter products, and refers to medical provider as needed to ensure medication is taken correctly, health needs addressed, and satisfaction with service.
• Reviews, interprets, and accurately dispenses prescribed medications.
• Follows-up with medical providers’ offices to clarify prescribed medications, dosages, refills, interactions, and allergies to suggest alternative medications, and answer medical provider questions.
• Performs clinical and wellness services such as immunizations, diagnostic testing, disease state management and other healthcare services.

Operational Responsibilities

• Promotes teamwork and motivates team members by establishing expectations, monitors and recognizes progress, and fosters a shared vision.
• Improves prescription numbers, pharmacy sales, profit, and image through the accurate filling of prescriptions, and by providing courteous and efficient service to patients, prescribers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, payers, and health systems.
• Reports prescription errors immediately and adheres to WYH policies and procedures relating to prescription incidents.
• Assures accurate and timely reporting of inventory for limited distribution drugs (LDD) when required (daily, weekly, and monthly).
• Improves and maintains pharmacy department housekeeping, maintenance, and appearance for the safety, health, and well-being of patients and team members, and ensures adherence to applicable government regulations and laws.
• Complies with all federal and state laws and regulations and Company policies governing all drugs and products; maintains required records, documentation, and reports.
• Assures proper operation and maintenance of pharmacy department systems and equipment.
• Maintains awareness of third-party pharmacy business opportunities and assures proper administration and implementation of third-party pharmacy systems and procedures to lessen payment rejections. Resolves third-party rejection problems promptly and resubmits rejected claims for payment promptly.
• Manages and controls Prescription Department inventory. Adheres to WYH buying procedures, recommends and orders merchandise from proper internal and external sources.

Miscellaneous

• Ensures the use of all elements of the Good Faith Dispensing policy in conjunction with state and federal controlled substance laws when filling prescriptions. The Product Review/Retail Fill Process Pharmacist is respon