Staff Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy

About the role

Responsible for medication management, dispensing, and patient/family education. Supports patients seen in ambulatory clinics, hospital discharges, and supports ongoing medication maintenance in the home.

Schedule

3 days a week (variable days), Monday to Friday, between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm.

Responsibilities

• Oversees pharmacy technicians and interns in the performance of prescription data entry, prior authorization submissions, resolution of billing issues, and preparation of prescriptions.
• Assigns tasks, checks work (including compounds), and provides input in performance evaluations.
• Reviews outpatient prescriptions; determines appropriateness of dosage form for the size and weight of the child; contacts physician if in doubt of appropriateness of dosage.
• May on occasion need to fill a prescription from a study and perform the required record keeping.
• Dispenses and counsels caregivers on medications; manages dispensing information including patient profile review and potential medication complications and takes appropriate action to correct problems.
• Obtains appropriate insurance information, effectively troubleshoots insurance related barriers.
• Provides drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy required. Candidates who have been licensed and practicing as a pharmacist since before 2004 may qualify with a bachelor’s degree.
• Licensure, or licensure‑eligibility, to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio required.
• Community pharmacy/retail experience or internship preferred.

Skills

• Basic skills in using and documenting in an electronic medical record.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required for providing education to patients/families and patient care team members, as well as interactions with students, the public, pharmaceutical representatives, and representatives from external institutions (e.g., colleges of pharmacy, health care institutions).
• Aptitude for detail and medication safety skills.

Physical requirements

• Occasionally: Bend/twist; exposure to blood and/or bodily fluids; climb stairs/ladder; lifting/carrying 11–20 lbs; lifting/carrying 21–40 lbs; pushing/pulling 0–25 lbs; pushing/pulling 26–40 lbs; squat/kneel.
• Frequently: Lifting/carrying 0–10 lbs.
• Continuously: Audible speech; exposure to chemicals/medications; color vision; computer skills; decision making; depth perception; flexing/extending of neck; hand use (grasping, gripping, turning); hearing acuity; interpreting data; peripheral vision; problem solving; reaching above shoulder; repetitive hand/arm use; seeing – far/near; sitting; standing; walking.