Pharmacist (Hemophilia)
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About the Role
As a Specialty Pharmacist supporting patients with hemophilia, you'll play a vital role in helping individuals manage a complex chronic condition by ensuring access to specialized therapies, optimizing treatment outcomes, and providing compassionate patient support.
Responsibilities
- Ensure patients receive the right medication, know how to use their medication, and address/resolve drug therapy issues prior to dispensing.
- Review and enter prescription orders accurately and efficiently.
- Provide patient counseling and education regarding medications and treatment plans.
- Verify prescription data entry for completeness and accuracy.
- Conduct drug utilization reviews to identify and resolve potential therapy-related concerns.
- Partner with clinics to clarify and obtain prescriptions.
- Coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services, including dispensing of medications, quality assurance, and clinical monitoring activities.
- Participate in decisions regarding pharmaceutical services, including assessing patient needs, planning service provision, and contributing to the overall plan of care and quality improvement.
- Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate appropriateness for dosage, drug choice, potential interactions, route of administration, and stability.
- Supervise filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities to provide finished products to patients.
- Ensure patient charts are complete with allergies, medical history, lab results, and concurrent medications.
- Ensure necessary laboratory tests are ordered, results obtained, and discussed with the healthcare team.
- Provide clinical interventions, assess therapy responses, patient compliance, and ongoing drug regimen reviews; report and manage adverse events.
- Assist physicians, nurses, and patients with clinical and technical support.
- Document all communication with healthcare providers and patients in patient charts.
- Assist in maintaining necessary paperwork required by state, federal agencies, and the Joint Commission.
- Assist the Pharmacy Manager in implementing new procedures and training/supervising pharmacy personnel.
- Participate in performance improvement projects and provide in-service programs on drug therapy.
- Attend and complete education and training programs; review relevant literature.
- Complete competency/skills assessments and participate in on-call schedules.
- Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge and comply with all policies and standards.
Requirements
- A licensed pharmacist with hemophilia pharmacy experience.
- Must reside in and maintain an active pharmacist license in one of the following states: Florida, Texas, Missouri, California, or Michigan.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
- A collaborative, adaptable professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
- A patient-focused commitment to delivering high-quality specialty care.
Qualifications
Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and 3+ years of mail order, retail, or hospital pharmacy experience OR PharmD. Experience in hemophilia is highly preferred.
Licenses/Certifications: Current state’s Pharmacist license (FL, TX, MO, CA, or MI).
Schedule
- 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM (Eastern/EST), 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM (Central/CST), or 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM (Pacific/PST), Monday through Friday.
- Some holidays are required when business is open.
Pay
Pay Range: $51.78 - $95.81 per hour. Actual pay will be adjusted based on skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.
Benefits
- Competitive pay.
- Health insurance.
- 401K and stock purchase plans.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Paid time off plus holidays.
- Flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field, or office work schedules.
Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.