Pharmacist - Specialty Fulfillment

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Florida Pharmacist - In Office Specialty Fulfillment - Tampa, FL

Work Location: 8715 Henderson Rd, Tampa, FL 33634

Working shift: 9:30am - 6pm Monday - Friday (No weekends or major holidays ​but some holidays are required.)

Job Specific Details:

• Filling prescriptions (Specialty patients)

• Order picking

• Labeling

• Verification

• Inventory management

• Packaging

• Patient outreach for stability assessments

• Shipping

Position Purpose:
Coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services, including dispensing of medications, quality assurance and clinical monitoring activities.

• Participate in decisions regarding the pharmaceutical services within assigned scope including:

• Assessing the patient's general pharmaceutical needs

• Planning for the pharmaceutical services provision

• Participating in the overall plan of care

• Participating in the overall quality assessment and improvement plan

• Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability

• Supervise the filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities involved in providing finished product to the patient

• Ensure that the patient chart is complete for allergies, height, weight, current and past medical history, clinical laboratory results and concurrent medications (including over the counter or home remedy medications)

• Ensure that, when necessary, laboratory tests have been ordered, and the results are obtained and discussed with the nurse and the physician

• Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring

• Ensure safety of patients and personnel by exercising good pharmacy practice in the process of drug therapy instructions to the patient

• Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste

• Provide clinical interventions

• Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events

• Assist the physician, nurse and patient with clinical and technical support

• Document all communication with physicians, nurses and patients in the patient chart

• Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of all necessary paperwork required by state and federal agencies as well as the Joint Commission

• Assist the Pharmacy Manager in implementing new procedures

• Assist in the training and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns and other pharmacy personnel

• Participate in Performance Improvement Projects

• Assist in providing in-service programs to nursing and pharmacy personnel on any aspect of drug therapy

• Attend and/or complete education and training programs

• Review literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy

• Complete all competency/skills assessment requirements

• Participate in on-call schedule

• Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and 3+ years of mail order, retail or hospital pharmacy experience OR Pharm D.

Licenses/Certifications: Florida Pharmacist license and willing to obtain license in other states as required.

Desired Experience / Skills:

• Specialty Pharmacy (Preferred)

• Fulfillment and/or Mail order pharmacy

• Inventory management

• Managing drugs with REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy) requirements.

• Leadership

• Willingness/ability to obtain additional state licensure

• Having both Florida and California License is a plus

• Accreditation(s) (URAC, ACHC, TJC)

* Please attach an up-to-date resume that meets Education / Experience requirements above to your application.

Pay Range: $51.78 - $95.81 per hour

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus