Pharmacist (Specialty)

Centene Corporation • Houston, TX

1d • $52 - $96 • Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist (Specialty) coordinates, assists in managing, and participates in pharmacy services, including medication dispensing, quality assurance, and clinical monitoring. This onsite role supports specialty pharmacy operations in a fast-paced environment, including prescription filling, order picking, labeling, pharmacist verification, inventory management, packaging, and shipping. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. CT, at 1311 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N., Houston, TX 77043.

The pharmacist evaluates prescriptions, supports patient care planning, supervises pharmacy activities, provides counseling and clinical support, monitors patient response and compliance, and documents communications in patient charts. The role also supports quality improvement, regulatory paperwork, training, in-service education, and pharmacy procedure implementation. Participation in an on-call schedule is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and 3 or more years of mail order, retail, or hospital pharmacy experience, or a Pharm.D.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Participate in decisions about pharmaceutical services within the assigned scope, including assessing patient needs, planning service delivery, contributing to the plan of care, and participating in quality assessment and improvement.
• Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate appropriateness for 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, clinical laboratory results, and concurrent medications.
• 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 following 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, patient compliance, and medication regimens; report and manage adverse events.
• Provide clinical and technical support to physicians, nurses, and patients.
• 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 with 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 literature and other materials relevant to pharmacy practice.
• Complete competency and skills assessment requirements.
• Participate in the on-call schedule.
• Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Health insurance.
• 401K and stock purchase plans.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off plus holidays.
• Flexible approach to work schedules, including remote, hybrid, field, or office arrangements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time