Clinical Pharmacy Assistant (Specialty Pharmacy)
About The Position
This temporary position works at the direction of the Specialty Pharmacy Manager in performing daily activities to support operational and clinical pharmacy activities. which include but are not limited to: direct patient care, Oral Chemotherapy Program, transitions of care, medication safety, financial clearance, and quality improvement projects as deemed appropriate by Pharmacy Leadership. Serves in both Specialty pharmacy and clinic settings and provides a wide range of medication management and administrative services to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the professional staff. Facilitates and implements essential pharmacy processes to ensure the safe, timely and appropriate use of medications throughout the institution. Ensures high standards of care by acting as a liaison between patients, clinics and pharmacy staff to optimize pharmacy services by eliminating communication gaps and decreasing the administrative responsibilities performed by the pharmacists and providers thus permitting more time for direct patient care. The Clinical pharmacy assistant will play a major role in coordinating all prescriptions' needs for their assigned clinics including financial clearance, patient financial assistance programs, prior authorizations, medication dispensing, arranging shipments and deliveries and other duties as assigned by Specialty Pharmacy managers.
Requirements
- National Certification as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or ExCPT from National Healthcareer Association (NHA) required.
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with NYS Office of the Professions, State Education Department.
- High School diploma or High School Equivalency diploma.
- Equivalent of three (3) years of full-time Pharmacy Technician experience in a hospital, healthcare organization, chemo-infusion, specialty pharmacy, insurance company or related field.
- Maintain required New York State registration and national certification as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) as a condition of continued employment.
Responsibilities
- Perform daily activities to support operational and clinical pharmacy activities.
- Provide direct patient care.
- Support the Oral Chemotherapy Program.
- Assist with transitions of care.
- Contribute to medication safety initiatives.
- Handle financial clearance processes.
- Participate in quality improvement projects.
- Serve in both Specialty pharmacy and clinic settings.
- Provide medication management and administrative services.
- Facilitate and implement essential pharmacy processes.
- Act as a liaison between patients, clinics, and pharmacy staff.
- Coordinate prescription needs for assigned clinics.
- Manage patient financial assistance programs.
- Process prior authorizations.
- Arrange medication dispensing, shipments, and deliveries.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
