Care Director - Specialty Pharmacy

Optime Care•Earth City, MO

17d•Onsite

About The Position

Optime Care is seeking a Care Director for our Earth City, MO location. We are looking for a people leader passionate about delivering specialty-prescribed therapies to patients. This critical role will oversee pharmacy operations, manage safety, and supervise personnel in dispensing specialty-prescribed therapies. This position requires an active Missouri Pharmacist license. This position is expected to be on-site at our facility Monday through Friday during normal business hours.

Requirements

Bachelor of Pharmacy degree, preferably a Master's in Pharmacy degree or a PharmD.
Minimum of two (2) years of experience in the field of pharmacy.
A valid and current Missouri state pharmacist license is required.
Previous experience in supervising staff is required.
Excellent analytical skills and the ability to provide solutions to complex problems.
Relentless attention to detail, and the ability to be a creative self-starter and team player.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills are required.
Ability to communicate with all levels within an organization, with patients, and with physicians' offices.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Knowledge to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, patients, nurses, and physicians
Knowledge to work with standard mathematical concepts, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and more advanced mathematical concepts, such as probability.
Knowledge to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical and clinical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Knowledge to interpret a wide variety of technical and/or clinical instructions/data in mathematical or diagram form, and with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to operate in a leadership capacity
Reasonable knowledge of information systems and software applications, such as text documents, slide presentations, and spreadsheets.

Nice To Haves

The willingness and ability to obtain additional state licenses within 6 months after hire is preferred

Responsibilities

Support the development of programs for new and existing clients.
Support the implementation of new client programs or existing clients’ new programs, as necessary.
Enter patient prescriptions, including prescription review for accuracy of medication and dosage for disease state, and resolving any discrepancies with the prescribing physician.
Provide patient counseling as required by client program design, internal needs, or regulation
Verify picked prescription orders for accuracy and accurate labeling.
Inspect on-hand inventory for integrity, purity, and appropriate expiration dating.
Handle patient inquiries to counsel and resolve any medical concerns or questions.
Offer and provide drug counseling in accordance with OBRA standards.
Perform clinical monitoring activities in conjunction with other healthcare professionals.
Conduct on-hand inventory and resolve any discrepancies.
Clean pharmacy and complete pharmacy logbooks.
Participate in quality improvement activities.
Maintain current knowledge of pharmacy practices and innovations in the field.
Participate appropriately in staff and management meetings and patient care conferences.
Attend any necessary client meetings.
Ideate opportunities to build and document clinical services.
Build non-traditional services to support the unique needs of life sciences clients as needed.
Other duties as needed or assigned by the business.