Staff Pharmacist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +19 more locations.

📋 Description

• Review new and refill prescriptions to ensure therapeutic appropriateness, assess drug-drug interactions, verify contraindications, and confirm dosing accuracy.

• Confirm the accuracy of pharmacy technician prescription data entry and transcription.

• Conduct daily prospective drug utilization reviews and address clinical flags prior to fulfillment.

• Manage the requirements for handling specialty medications, including cold-chain verification.

• Provide outbound patient counseling via phone on drug information, side effects, dosing, storage, and adherence.

• Manage inbound clinical patient calls and refer non-clinical inquiries to the patient support team.

• Record patient interactions within the pharmacy management system.

• Deliver bilingual counseling to Spanish-speaking patients when necessary.

• Reach out to prescribers to clarify prescriptions that are incomplete, unclear, or inappropriate.

• Collaborate with prescribers on therapeutic substitutions, DAW overrides, and formulary alternatives.

• Supervise pharmacy technicians involved in data entry, prescription processing, packaging, and fulfillment workflows.

• Perform real-time quality checks and offer corrective feedback on technician performance.

• Identify trends in technician performance and engage in coaching and training sessions.

• Ensure adherence to HIPAA regulations, state pharmacy practice acts, federal DEA guidelines, and corporate policies.

• Oversee the handling, documentation, and destruction of records and materials containing PHI.

• Participate in audits, track prescription errors, report near misses, and engage in pharmacovigilance activities.

• Ensure compliance with storage requirements for temperature-sensitive medications.

• Work collaboratively with pharmacy leadership, patient services, clinical, compliance, and technology teams.

• Coordinate with shipping and fulfillment teams to address packaging and delivery challenges.

• Contribute clinical insights on technology advancements, workflow tools, and software configurations.

• Engage in team huddles, quality assessments, and departmental meetings.

• Accurately process prescription verification queues in a timely manner while upholding clinical quality.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy.

• Candidates must reside in and hold an active Pharmacist License in good standing with the Board of Pharmacy in AL, AZ, AR, CO, FL, GA, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, NE, NC, SC, OH, OK, TN, or VA.

• Ability to secure an Idaho Pharmacist License before the start date.

• Proficient command of the English language, both written and verbal.

• Proven capability to perform high-volume prescription verification with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong technical skills and the ability to learn pharmacy management systems, verification platforms, and internal workflow tools.

• Bilingual Spanish is preferred for counseling Spanish-speaking patients over the phone.

• Preferred 3+ years of experience in a mail order, specialty, retail, or closed-door fulfillment pharmacy setting.

• Active pharmacy licensure is required in the candidate's home state; candidates must obtain licensure in three additional states from the list within the first nine months of employment.

• Familiarity with pharmacovigilance or adverse drug event reporting protocols is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time, salaried position (40 hours/week).

• Opportunities for bilingual Spanish counseling for Spanish-speaking patients.

• Equal opportunity employer.

• A diverse and collaborative cross-functional team environment.