Consultant Pharmacist

Consultant Pharmacist Opportunity

Do you want to return to practicing clinical pharmacy? Lifemed is a closed door (not retail) pharmacy! We serve assisted living, skilled nursing, and psychiatric facilities in the North State. We are family-led and locally owned since 1957 and have a great reputation in the communities we serve.

Lifemed (A Friesen Group Company) Northern California's premier long-term care pharmacy. Leading the way with compassion, reliability, and trust. We deliver pharmacy solutions to long-term care facilities throughout the North State. Currently seeking a Consultant Pharmacist to help support our closed door pharmacy team. Ideal candidate would be highly detailed oriented, a driven professional, accurate and precise worker, positive, and have values that align with the company. Our core values are: human value, take ownership, make the difference, set the pace, and embrace change.

Benefits:

• 401k Plan with generous company match
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness Reimbursement Benefit
• Company Events
• Tuition/Education Reimbursement

Customer Service

Provide exceptional customer service to all customers

• Service and satisfy the customer's health care needs in and out of the pharmacy area.
• Consult with patient or his/her agent regarding a prescription, either prior or after dispensing, or regarding any medical information contained in medication record system or patient chart.
• Solicit information on a customer's medical history to give appropriate medical advice.
• Interpret the clinical data in a patient medication record system or patient chart. Ensure patient drug regimen is safe and effective by evaluating new orders for drug interactions, and patient allergy information.

Operational Responsibilities

Responsible for operational responsibilities in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.

• Responsible for all activities of pharmacy technicians to ensure that all such activities are performed completely, safely and without risk of harm to patients.
• Ensure that return requests are processed in a timely manner, and that medications which can be returned for credit, are clearly marked, according to division policy and procedure.
• Check returned medications against authorized return slips to ensure medications are properly inventoried.
• Provide supervision and guidance to both licensed and unlicensed personnel.
• Ensure compliance on all company policy and procedures.
• Administer vaccinations to patients.

Healthcare Providers

Effectively communicate with other healthcare providers.

• Obtain needed information for new prescriptions and refills via telephone from the prescriber or other person authorized by law.
• Contact medical offices for treatment authorization request information when necessary and forward information to Reimbursement Dept. for proper billing.
• Consult with any prescriber, nurse or other health care professional or authorized agent thereof.

Filling Responsibilities

Ensure accurate and efficient processing and filling of prescriptions.

• Ensure the accurate and efficient processing and filling of daily and cycle prescriptions.
• Identify, evaluate and interpret a prescription.
• Assist licensed personnel in interpreting prescription orders.

Other Responsibilities

Handle all other additional responsibilities

• Keep up-to-date with pharmacy laws and regulations while ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure quality controls for pharmacy practice.

Requirements

Experience:

• 1 to 3 years working in pharmacy setting.
• Exhibit excellent communication skills
• Exceptional customer service skills
• 1 to 3 years previous working or related experience in long term care; skilled nursing or infusion pharmacy preferred.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy
• Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred

Licensure:

• Valid California Pharmacist License; in good standing with Board of Pharmacy