Pharmacist - Wage
About The Position
The Division of Pharmacy Services (DPS), part of the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Epidemiology, operates in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment supporting the timely delivery of lifesaving medications across Virginia. The wage pharmacist works independently to help ensure uninterrupted pharmacy services and continued access to care. The role supports public health by providing essential medications, medical supplies, and personal care products to communities throughout the Commonwealth. The pharmacist enters prescription information into a pharmacy computer database; fills, compounds, dispenses, and repackages medications; reviews orders and patient drug profiles; addresses interaction and compliance concerns; and provides drug information to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public. The role also handles third-party billing and reimbursement, including insurance claim adjudication and prior authorization, and maintains pharmaceutical inventory in accordance with state and federal requirements, procurement policies, group purchasing organizations, and the HRSA 340B program. The position provides daily oversight of pharmacy activities and supports the distribution of bulk clinic pharmaceuticals, biologics, vaccines, and medical supplies to local health departments and external entities. It maintains pharmacy security and dispensing compliance, contributes to pharmacy and program management, and provides consultative support to patients, clinicians, health departments, constituents, and legislators. The pharmacist participates in policy and practice review, collaborative care, quality improvement, quality assurance, problem solving, data analysis, reporting, and project work. The position requires a Virginia pharmacist license, willingness to travel minimally, extended standing, and lifting up to 35 pounds. This is a wage position. Wage employees serve at the appointing authority’s will and pleasure, and continued employment depends on funding and business need. They are paid only for hours worked and are not eligible for benefits provided to salaried employees. State rules limit average work to no more than 29 hours per week over a year and cap work at 1,500 hours during the May 1–April 30 Standard Measurement Period.
Requirements
- Licensed to practice pharmacy in Virginia.
- Experience preparing and running reports and compiling and analyzing data.
- Experience managing inventory related to pharmacy operations.
- Experience working with patients, clinical personnel, and other pharmacy staff.
- Experience facilitating training or informational and educational events related to drug therapies or pharmacy issues.
- Experience dispensing pharmaceutical products as a practicing pharmacist.
- Experience adjudicating insurance claims.
- Strong customer service, organizational, time-management, and oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to use computer software, including Microsoft Excel and Word, and to solve problems and analyze data or information.
- Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 35 pounds.
- Willingness to travel minimally.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with analytical and computer software, including Microsoft Office programs, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.
- Experience with project management, including initiating and leading assigned projects.
- Experience managing 340B inventory and ensuring compliance.
- Experience working in a public health environment.
Responsibilities
- Independently enter prescription information into a prescription computer database and fill, compound, dispense, and repackage medications, including strengths and dosages not commercially available.
- Review prescription orders for completeness and patient drug profiles; resolve concerns involving drug interactions and compliance.
- Provide drug information and respond to questions from patients, healthcare professionals, clinicians, health departments, constituents, and legislators.
- Initiate medication billing and reimbursement to third parties, including insurance claim adjudication and prior authorization.
- Maintain pharmaceutical inventory, compliance, and control in accordance with procurement policies, applicable laws and regulations, group purchasing organization requirements, and the HRSA 340B program.
- Maintain physical pharmacy security and ensure medications are prepared and dispensed in compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Provide daily oversight of pharmacy activities.
- Oversee and support distribution of bulk clinic pharmaceuticals, biologics, vaccines, and medical supplies to local health departments and external entities.
- Participate in pharmacy and program management, including reviewing policies, procedures, protocols, therapeutic guidelines, disease and treatment management, and standards of pharmacy practice.
- Provide collaborative, interdisciplinary, cost-effective, evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes.
- Perform continuous quality improvement, problem solving, quality assurance, and project management.
- Assist managers with specialized reports, data analysis, and assigned projects.
- Facilitate training or informational and educational events related to drug therapies or pharmacy issues.
- Travel minimally as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
