Pharmacist (Specialty)

Centene Management Company•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist (Specialty) coordinates, assists in managing, and participates in pharmacy services, including medication dispensing, quality assurance, and clinical monitoring. The role supports specialty pharmacy operations in a fast-paced environment and is onsite at 1311 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N., Houston, TX 77043. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. CT. Duties include filling specialty prescriptions, order picking, labeling, pharmacist verification, inventory management, packaging, and shipping. The pharmacist participates in decisions about pharmaceutical services within the assigned scope, assesses patients’ pharmaceutical needs, plans service delivery, and contributes to the overall plan of care and quality assessment and improvement plan. The position evaluates prescriptions for appropriateness, supervises pharmacy activities involved in providing finished products, maintains complete patient charts, provides counseling and clinical monitoring, and supports physicians, nurses, and patients. The role also contributes to staff training, performance improvement, required documentation, and pharmacy education. An on-call schedule is part of the position. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and at least three years of mail-order, retail, or hospital pharmacy experience, or a PharmD. A Texas pharmacist license is required, along with licenses in other states as required. Specialty pharmacy experience and familiarity with infusion pumps such as Curlin are identified as desirable; IG or CSP certification is preferred. The pay range is $51.78–$95.81 per hour, with actual pay adjusted based on job-related factors. Total compensation may include additional incentives, and benefits are subject to program eligibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and at least 3 years of mail-order, retail, or hospital pharmacy experience, or a PharmD.
Texas Pharmacist license.
Licensure in other states as required.

Nice To Haves

Specialty pharmacy experience.
Familiarity with infusion pumps such as Curlin.
IG or CSP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in decisions about pharmaceutical services within the assigned scope, including assessing patient needs, planning service provision, and contributing to the plan of care and quality improvement plan.
Receive physician prescription orders and assess appropriateness for dosage, drug choice, potential interactions, route of administration, and stability.
Supervise filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities to provide finished products to patients.
Ensure patient charts include allergies, height, weight, medical history, laboratory results, and concurrent medications, including over-the-counter and home remedies.
Ensure necessary laboratory tests are ordered and results are obtained and discussed with the nurse and physician.
Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring.
Promote patient and personnel safety by exercising good pharmacy practice when communicating drug therapy instructions.
Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste.
Provide clinical interventions; assess response to therapy and patient compliance; review drug regimens; and 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 with in-service programs for nursing and pharmacy personnel on aspects of drug therapy.
Attend or complete education and training programs, review relevant pharmacy literature and materials, and complete competency and skills assessments.
Participate in the on-call schedule.
Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge.
Support specialty pharmacy operations, including prescription filling, order picking, labeling, pharmacist verification, inventory management, packaging, and shipping.