Central Fulfillment Pharmacist I
About The Position
The Pharmacist, Central Fulfillment Specialist is responsible and accountable for the safe, effective, and prompt delivery and distribution of medications. The role helps maintain centralized pharmacy services in accordance with departmental standards, reporting requirements, accreditation standards, and applicable pharmacy laws and regulations. It organizes, supervises, directs, and verifies work performed by technicians and interns to ensure accurate, efficient, and appropriate drug distribution or prescription fulfillment. Based at Baptist Health’s Central Pharmacy in LaGrange, Kentucky, this position performs medication warehouse distribution or prescription fulfillment tasks, including receiving, screening, reviewing, scanning, distributing, fulfilling, packing, auditing, and shipping medications to Baptist Health affiliates or patients. The pharmacist performs medication reviews, product verification, and quality checks; verifies accurate medication entry into automated systems; uses technology to optimize workflow; and helps address workflow gaps and system issues. The role also supports pharmacy operations, inventory management, process improvement, technician oversight, staff training, pharmacy automation maintenance, and compliance with medication packaging requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
- Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and Indiana Board of Pharmacy licenses, or willingness and eligibility to obtain them.
Responsibilities
- Perform medication warehouse distribution or prescription fulfillment tasks, including receiving, screening, reviewing, scanning, distribution, fulfillment, packing, auditing, and shipping medications to affiliated facilities or patients.
- Review medications, verify products, conduct quality checks, and take necessary actions to ensure medication accuracy and appropriateness.
- Verify accurate medication entry into automated distribution or fulfillment systems.
- Use technology to optimize workflow and complete required tasks.
- Assess daily workflow needs, identify gaps, and provide coverage where needed.
- Help troubleshoot system-related problems by reviewing and gathering information and contacting technical support.
- Support pharmacy workflow and help identify ways to optimize pharmacy financials, inventory management, and processes.
- Provide oversight of technicians and assist with training new staff.
- Assist with maintenance of pharmacy automation systems.
- Assist with inventory management, including order review, compliant receiving, inventory returns, shelf restocking, and physical inventory preparation.
- Maintain compliance with cold-chain and room-temperature prescription packaging requirements, including seasonal pack-out changes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
