Pharmacist (Specialty)

Centene Corporation • Remote-TX, MO

2d • $52 - $96 • Remote

About The Position

Coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services, including medication dispensing, quality assurance, and clinical monitoring. This remote specialty pharmacist role supports patients receiving Parkinson’s therapies and IVIG infusions. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM Central, with participation in an on-call schedule. The pharmacist must hold a current license in Texas, Florida, or Missouri, as well as licenses in other states as required.

The pharmacist participates in decisions about pharmaceutical services within the assigned scope, including assessing patients’ pharmaceutical needs, planning service delivery, contributing to the overall plan of care, and participating in quality assessment and improvement. The position involves evaluating prescriptions, overseeing medication preparation and dispensing activities, maintaining complete patient charts, coordinating laboratory testing and results, counseling and monitoring patients, providing clinical interventions, and documenting communications. The pharmacist also supports clinical and technical needs of physicians, nurses, and patients, helps maintain regulatory documentation, assists the Pharmacy Manager with procedures and staff training, and participates in education, competency assessments, and performance improvement projects.

A bachelor’s degree in pharmacy with at least three years of mail order, retail, or hospital pharmacy experience, or a PharmD, is required. Infusion experience is preferred but not required; outpatient or home infusion experience, particularly with outpatient immunoglobulin (IG), is especially valuable. IgCP® certification is preferred. The stated pay range is $51.78–$95.81 per hour. Centene describes a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive pay, health insurance, 401(k) and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, holidays, and flexible work arrangements. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Requirements

• Current pharmacist license in Texas, Florida, or Missouri, and licenses in other states as required.
• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and at least 3 years of mail order, retail, or hospital pharmacy experience, or a PharmD.
• Ability to perform prescription verification, Drug Utilization Review, patient counseling, care-plan development, and prescription clarification with prescribers.

Nice To Haves

• Infusion experience is preferred but not required.
• Outpatient or home infusion experience is preferred, especially outpatient immunoglobulin (IG) experience.
• IgCP® certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in decisions regarding pharmaceutical services within the assigned scope, including assessing patient needs and planning service provision.
• Participate in the overall plan of care and quality assessment and improvement plan.
• Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate dosage, drug choice, potential interactions, route of administration, and stability.
• Supervise filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities involved in providing finished products to patients.
• Ensure patient charts include allergies, height, weight, medical history, laboratory results, and concurrent medications.
• Ensure necessary laboratory tests are ordered and results are obtained and discussed with nurses and physicians.
• Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring.
• Promote patient and personnel safety through good pharmacy practice when providing drug therapy instructions.
• Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste.
• Provide clinical interventions and assess therapy response, compliance, and drug regimens; report and manage adverse events.
• Assist physicians, nurses, and patients with clinical and technical support.
• Document communications with physicians, nurses, and patients in patient charts.
• Assist with maintaining paperwork required by state and federal agencies and the Joint Commission.
• Assist the Pharmacy Manager in implementing new procedures.
• Assist in training and supervising Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns, and other pharmacy personnel.
• Participate in Performance Improvement Projects.
• Assist in providing in-service programs to nursing and pharmacy personnel on drug therapy.
• Attend or complete education and training programs; review materials pertinent to pharmacy practice; and complete competency and skills assessment requirements.
• Participate in the on-call schedule.
• Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Stock purchase plans
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Flexible work arrangements, including remote, hybrid, field, or office schedules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time