Pharmacist - Outpatient - Per Diem
About The Position
The Pharmacist prepares and dispenses prescription medications and over-the-counter products, communicates with providers to ensure medication safety and accuracy, and provides customer service and patient consultations on proper medication use. The role supports pharmacy staff supervision and training, complies with New York State and federal regulations, and manages inventory in accordance with medication storage and handling requirements. The Pharmacist helps ensure appropriate third-party reimbursement and supports technical staff conducting patient insurance, benefits, and financial investigations. The role includes assisting with prior authorization and insurance approval processes, alerting ambulatory pharmacists to denials or nonresponses where appropriate, and coordinating timely, uninterrupted pharmaceutical care. The Pharmacist also supports patient adherence, documents and triages patient responses and problems, resolves complaints with the Pharmacy Manager when necessary, and assists the pharmacy management team with marketing and communication strategies to increase patient recruitment and prescription capture for high-cost take-home medications. Other appropriate responsibilities may be assigned. This is an onsite, per-diem role at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York. Shifts are scheduled as needed, with anticipated weekday coverage from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday coverage from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Flexibility to support holiday coverage is required. Travel of 0%–5% can be expected.
Requirements
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy with a BS in Pharmacy or PharmD.
- Current licensure in the State of New York.
- Must be a certified immunizer in New York.
Nice To Haves
- Retail pharmacy experience.
- Problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize work, manage time wisely, and adjust to changes in work volume.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and dispense prescription medications and over-the-counter products.
- Communicate with providers to ensure medication safety and accuracy.
- Provide customer service and counsel patients on proper medication use.
- Assist with supervising and training pharmacy support staff.
- Comply with New York State and federal regulations.
- Manage pharmacy inventory and follow applicable medication storage and handling requirements.
- Ensure proper reimbursement from third-party payers.
- Support technical staff conducting patient insurance, benefits, and financial investigations and verification, and ensure information is communicated directly to patients.
- Understand prior authorization and insurance approval processes, and alert ambulatory pharmacists to denials or nonresponses where appropriate.
- Facilitate communication and cooperation among individuals involved in medication management to support accurate, timely, and uninterrupted pharmaceutical care.
- Promote patient adherence by assisting with patient calls, documenting responses, and appropriately triaging problems.
- Review and resolve documented patient complaints with the Pharmacy Manager when necessary.
- Support pharmacy management in developing marketing materials and communication strategies to increase patient recruitment and prescription capture of high-cost take-home medications.
- Assume other appropriate responsibilities as needed.
Benefits
- Competitive wages.
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Professional development opportunities.
