PRN Pharmacist

PRN Pharmacist Location: Onsite in Clarinda, IA. The PRN Pharmacist interprets physicians' prescriptions, compounds and dispenses medications within regulatory guidelines, supervises the clinical activities of the pharmacy technicians, and consults and counsels patients regarding appropriate medication use and potential interactions. Responsibilities Responsible for evaluating, preparing, and dispensing medications; verifies prescribed medications according to professional standards, facility procedures, and state and federal legal requirements. When possible, performs medication reconciliation processes to extend a seamless continuum of care for patients upon discharge. Ensures and behaves with a focus on excellent customer service and clinical care. Consults with patients regarding individual medications or supplies prescribed, including dosage, frequency, specialized requirements and possible drug interactions. Interacts closely with individual patients in order to answer all questions and/or concerns regarding their medication therapy. Reviews and evaluates patient’s plan of care for therapeutic appropriateness. Participates in achieving business goals and metrics for the ambulatory pharmacy, including assisting in marketing events and promotions. Assists in the fiscal management of the ambulatory pharmacy to optimize profits and control expenses, consistently consulting with other relevant managers and directors. Assists with managing all functions for the ambulatory pharmacy technicians such as hiring, training, terminating, and performance management. Monitors the overall performance of all ambulatory pharmacy staff members to ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational policies, practices and approved pharmaceutical dispensing processes. Assists in maintaining and executing all established procedures concerning quality improvement, quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and record keeping. Submits, reviews, and handles all adjudicated prescription claims to ensure appropriateness of reimbursement, co-pay and related financials and, if needed, follows up on all such claims deemed inappropriate. Establishes, supervises and maintains all pricing tables, special tier pricing and related pricing structures as deemed necessary for the operation. Makes recommendations to the managers regarding any changes to improve operating procedures or facilitate patient care. Performs prescription verification of all prescriptions and provides technical guidance to pharmacy technicians. Promptly and appropriately responds to patient inquiries, requests, and issues when situations are escalated to a higher level of authority, and follows through on closing any outstanding patient concerns. Provides consultation on pharmacy and therapeutic matters to various levels of organizational personnel. Assists and reviews daily reporting and scheduling of hours worked for the pharmacy technicians to include sick time, vacation time, personal and holiday time, and adjusts scheduling as appropriate to assure optimal patient care is maintained. Supervises activities relative to patient profiles and contacts, ensuring that they are updated as needed for insurance verification and regulatory compliance. Participates in departmental meetings and in-service training for pharmacy technicians. Works collaboratively with organizational personnel on quality, satisfaction, service excellence, clinical care, etc. as needed. Performs related duties as assigned. Education Requires a Bachelor of Science degree or PharmD from an accredited School of Pharmacy. Current, unrestricted pharmacist license through the appropriate state board of pharmacy. Broad training and/or experience in business administration, sales, marketing, information technology and retail/ambulatory pharmacy is also required. Normally requires 0 to 3 years of directly related and progressively responsible retail/ambulatory care pharmacy experience. Skills Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume constraints. Strong leadership skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to resolve patient issues quickly and creatively to improve customer satisfaction. Familiarity with pharmaceutical products, services and drug interactions. Strong organizational skills with attention to detail. Good analytical skills. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Benefits We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings such as medical, dental, and vision care, we also offer a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness, including support for working families, backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. We also offer training programs, professional development resources, mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and more. Equal Employment Opportunity Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. Harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non‑discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io. Compliance with legal requirements for accommodations is maintained on a request‑by‑request basis; other messages or emails concerning anything other than accommodation requests will not receive a response. #J-18808-Ljbffr