Pharmacy Triage Nurse - LPN

Consonus Pharmacy • Gretna, NE

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Consonus Pharmacy is a closed-door long-term care pharmacy specializing in the needs of nursing facilities, assisted living residents, and their caregivers. We are currently hiring a Nurse to join our team! Customer Support is the fact finding, problem solving and customer-oriented department of Consonus Pharmacy. Customer Support fills the communication gaps between pharmacy, facilities and doctor’s offices.

Requirements

• Active LPN license in the state that is also in good standing with the Board of Nursing
• Minimum of 3 years nursing experience in long-term care preferred
• Knowledge of prescriptions, medications, and pharmacy procedures/best practices
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to read and interpret RX orders
• Intermediate computer skills required
• Strong organizational and analytical skills required

Responsibilities

• Complete clarification of orders
• Work with multiple EMR systems
• Communicate with nursing staff at facilities and doctors’ offices
• Document and communicate actions, irregularities and continuing needs
• Compiles reports for facilities upon request
• Assure all new orders received from doctor’s office are faxed to facilities for their records
• Obtain control medication quantities from doctors and/or their agents of the prescriber
• Serves and protects participating parties by adhering to professional standards, long-term care facility policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements
• Investigate discrepancies and errors involving both facility and pharmacy
• Submission of errors in Error Reports as needed
• Assists with STAT orders to facilities as requested and first dose medications to facilities via backup pharmacy

Benefits

• Paid training & career advancement opportunities
• Generous Paid Time Off that pools vacation, sick & holiday pay in a single bucket for flexible use
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• 401K With Employer Match
• Employee Assistance Program: with free access to counseling & support services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree