Relief Pharmacist; Sanford and Orlando Sites PRN

Relief Pharmacist (Sanford and Orlando Sites PRN) — The Relief Pharmacist role supports the centralized and on-site operation of True Health pharmacies in Sanford and Orlando. The role is responsible for the smooth and successful operation of the pharmacy and the maintenance of all business-related functions at the assigned Center while on duty. Responsibilities include medication therapy management, central fill, and/or community pharmacy operations.

The pharmacist compounds and dispenses prescribed medications and supervises Pharmacy Staff, Pharmacy Services Representatives, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Support Specialists performing pharmacy-related duties.

• Maintain operations of the pharmacy department
• Accurately dispense and verify prescriptions as required
• Appropriately manage and supervise pharmacy staff while on duty
• Follow all medication guidelines as well as policies and procedures for receiving, filling, dispensing, logging, maintaining loss prevention, and avoiding diversion for all inventory including controlled medications
• Ensure that pharmacy policies and federal and state laws and regulations in all prescription related issues are followed, including but not limited to HIPAA, SOPs, QA, and CQI, and 340b regulations
• Ensure that all controlled drug policies and procedures as required by state, federal, and pharmacy guidelines are followed
• Understand and maintain compliance with the 340b drug program
• Enters data such as patient name, patient demographics, pertinent patient history (including allergies), prescribed medication, and cost to maintain accurate pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory
• Review and verify prescriptions issued by physicians or other authorized prescribers to assure 340b eligibility, accuracy, appropriateness, and determine formulas and ingredients needed
• Maintain contact with providers, clinical support staff, and administrative staff to determine needs, resolve problems, improve processes, and promote effective drug therapy
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with physicians and other health care professionals to better assist the patients
• Compound medications, using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, if applicable
• Direct pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals
• Actively participate in training and developing new team members on accurate completion of job tasks while on duty
• Provide mandated counseling on all new and changed therapies on both prescription medications/items and over the counter medications/items in accordance with True Health’s policy and as required by state and Federal law
• Answer questions and provide information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals as needed
• Stay current with new and changing drug therapies and uses
• Maintains awareness of third-party Rx systems and resolves third party rejection problems promptly, and resubmits rejected claims for payment on a timely basis
• Perform trouble shooting functions for third party discrepancies and other prescription filling issues
• Answer the telephone and assist at the front counter to maintain the workflow of the pharmacy
• Utilize telephone translation services for communication with patients when necessary
• Operate and troubleshoot an automated dispensing machine for the pharmacy’s central fulfillment operations as assigned
• Perform medication therapy management for patients as assigned, including but not limited to comprehensive medication therapy reviews and targeted intervention programs
• Responsible for the proper maintenance of drug inventories while on duty
• Responsible for the proper storage of all pharmaceuticals while on duty
• Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly pharmacy department at all times while on duty
• Actively engages patients and clients with regard to providing exemplary customer service and high-quality care
• Actively engages patients and clients with respect to program integrations offered by the pharmacy
• Actively engages in dealing with patients and clients in order to address issues while on duty
• Maintain…