Pharmacist

Centene Corporation•Remote-MO, MI

1d•$52 - $96•Remote

About The Position

Centene is seeking a clinical professional for its Medical Management/Health Services team to coordinate and manage pharmacy services. This remote position requires the candidate to live in TX, MO, MI, FL, or CA. The role involves dispensing medications, quality assurance, clinical monitoring, and participating in patient care plans and quality improvement initiatives. Responsibilities include evaluating prescription orders for appropriateness, supervising dispensing activities, ensuring patient charts are complete, providing patient counseling and education, performing clinical interventions, and documenting all communications. The pharmacist will also assist the Pharmacy Manager with new procedures, training pharmacy technicians and interns, and participating in performance improvement projects and in-service programs. Continuous learning through literature review and education programs is expected, along with completing competency assessments and participating in an on-call schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and 3+ years of mail order, retail or hospital pharmacy experience OR Pharm D.
Current state’s Pharmacist license and license at other states as required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services, including dispensing of medications, quality assurance and clinical monitoring activities.
Assess the patient's general pharmaceutical needs.
Plan for the pharmaceutical services provision.
Participate in the overall plan of care.
Participate in the overall quality assessment and improvement plan.
Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability.
Supervise the filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities involved in providing finished product to the patient.
Ensure that the patient chart is complete for allergies, height, weight, current and past medical history, clinical laboratory results and concurrent medications (including over-the-counter or home remedy medications).
Ensure that when necessary, laboratory tests have been ordered and the results are obtained and discussed with the nurse and the physician.
Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring.
Ensure safety of patients and personnel by exercising good pharmacy practice in the process of drug therapy instructions to the patient.
Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste.
Provide clinical interventions.
Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events.
Assist the physician, nurse and patient with clinical and technical support.
Document all communication with physicians, nurses and patients in the patient chart.
Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of all necessary paperwork required by state and federal agencies as well as the Joint Commission.
Assist the Pharmacy Manager in implementing new procedures.
Assist in the training and supervision of 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 any aspect of drug therapy.
Attend and/or complete education and training programs.
Review literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy.
Complete all competency/skills assessment requirements.
Participate in on-call schedule.
Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge.