Pharmacist - Float

About the role

Pharmacists at Central Florida Health Care, Inc. will oversee all aspects of pharmacy operations, with a primary focus on the 340B Drug Pricing Program. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance, operational efficiency, and the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care within a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).

Responsibilities

• Manage daily pharmacy operations, ensuring efficient workflows and adherence to protocols
• Oversee inventory management, procurement, and medication distribution in alignment with 340B program requirements
• Maximize the benefits of the 340B program to ensure cost savings for eligible patients
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including DEA regulations, state guidelines, and FQHC-specific requirements
• Implement and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Keep the pharmacy neat and orderly
• Ensure support staff understand and comply with CFHC’s Blood Born Pathogens Exposure Control Plan requirements
• Review and verify prescriptions by fully utilizing pharmacy systems, ensuring accurate data entry, confirming correct medications, weighing and counting pills, and checking for potential interactions
• Demonstrate and promote teamwork, contributing to and modeling a collaborative environment to meet service level expectations
• Remain on site on an on-call basis during lunch unless there is a second pharmacist on duty
• Volunteer a minimum of two times annually for Saturday shifts
• Maintain pharmacy workflow assigned by site pharmacy manager, consisting of assigned roles, coordinating activities and schedules, prioritizing tasks, assigning special projects, preventing bottlenecks, ensuring operational efficiency, and handling opening and closing procedures
• Train employees through new hire orientation, on-the-job training, cross-training, and answering questions
• Collaborate with the scheduling team to develop and maintain staff schedules, ensuring adequate coverage and efficient workflow
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to optimize medication therapy management (MTM), chart review and other clinical services
• Work with healthcare providers to clarify prescriptions, dosages, refills, interactions, and allergies, suggest alternative medications, and answer provider questions
• Counsel patients on medication usage, side effects, interactions, contraindications, patient privacy, generic options, cost-effective alternatives, and over-the-counter products, referring them to a medical provider as needed to ensure proper medication use, address health concerns, and enhance satisfaction
• Ensure access to affordable medications for eligible patients through effective 340B program utilization
• Address patients' needs by minimizing wait times, notifying them of delays, recognizing patients by name, investigating issues, ordering special items, resolving problems, and assisting with specific items (e.g., blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring)
• Resolve customer complaints and monitor the quality of customer service provided by employees
• Comply with government laws and regulations, company policies, procedures, ethics, and code of conduct
• Prepare, maintain, and submit all records, reports, and documentation required by state and federal laws (e.g., prescription copies, regulatory reports) as well as all necessary business documentation (e.g., operating statements, performance reports, supervision notes, deletions, transfers)
• Conduct or participate in audits to ensure compliance with all regulatory and safety standards (e.g., supervision, state inspections, insurance reviews, controlled substance audits, peer reviews), including reviewing prescription files, narcotics invoices, inventories, legal documentation, licenses, etc.
• Ensure patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA guidelines
• Monitor and report medication errors, adverse drug reactions, and other quality indicators
• Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives to enhance pharmacy services

Qualifications

• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree or Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from an accredited institution
• Certification/Licensure: Active Pharmacist License in good standing with the state Board of Pharmacy and valid BLSC certification
• Computer and Equipment: Proficient with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Teams, and use of pharmacy management software, technology and equipment
• Preferred Qualifications: 3–5 years of experience in a pharmacy setting, with at least 2 years in a supervisory position; Comprehensive understanding of pharmacy laws and regulations, particularly those relevant to FQHCs; Experience in a healthcare environment; Familiarity with the 340B drug pricing program; Current immunization certification; Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; Strong organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities; Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary healthcare team

Skills

• Strong leadership and operational management skills
• Analytical and problem-solving expertise
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities
• Commitment to compliance and ethical standards
• Passion for serving underserved populations and promoting health equity

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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