Staff Pharmacist

CCS•Roanoke, VA

27d

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist performs general pharmacy duties, including preparing medications, completing final checks on filled medications, reviewing and approving prescription data entry, monitoring patient drug therapies, and conducting drug utilization reviews. The position is located in Roanoke, Virginia, and reports directly to the Director of Pharmacy. The pharmacist prepares or oversees the preparation and dispensing of prescription medications, evaluates prescription appropriateness, makes generic-substitution decisions, and provides medication information, counseling, education, and monitoring to patients and medical practitioners. The role includes clinical interventions, reviewing medication regimens and responses to therapy, managing adverse events, and documenting communications in patient charts. It also supports inventory management, pharmacy operations, regulatory and accreditation requirements, staff training, performance improvement, and ongoing education. The pharmacist follows applicable pharmacy, safety, privacy, and insurance regulations and maintains required state licensure. CCS describes its work as addressing healthcare challenges through chronic care management and a human-led, digitally enabled clinical solution. The company supports people nationwide with home-delivered medical supplies and pharmaceuticals.

Requirements

Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and/or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
Current pharmacy license in the applicable state; license must be maintained in good standing.
Ability to obtain licensure in additional states as required.
Knowledge of drugs, including indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration.
Knowledge of patient care charts and patient histories.
Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection-control standards.
Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements.
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel.
Knowledge of policies and regulations pertaining to pharmaceutical drug disbursement.
Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
Ability to perform basic patient assessments and referrals.
Strong interpersonal relation skills.
Demonstrated skills using Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Planning, organization, time-management, and execution skills.
Judgment and decision-making skills.
Information-management skills.
Flexibility to adapt to a changing environment and different learning styles.
Maintain confidentiality, regular and predictable attendance, and flexibility to meet departmental needs.

Nice To Haves

Additional state pharmacy licenses, including California, Florida, and Virginia, are preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and/or oversee the preparation and dispensing of prescription medications.
Make decisions regarding generic substitution of prescribed pharmaceuticals.
Make or receive calls to assist with patient care and product distribution, including medication reviews, practitioner product-awareness calls, and prior authorizations.
Receive prescription orders and evaluate dosage, drug choice, potential interactions, route of administration, and stability.
Supervise filling, receiving, and dispensing activities involved in providing finished products to patients.
Ensure patient charts include allergies, medical history, and concurrent medications, including over-the-counter and home-remedy medications.
Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring, and promote safe pharmacy practice in drug-therapy instructions.
Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste.
Provide clinical interventions; assess therapy response 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 paperwork required by state and federal agencies, The Joint Commission, and other accreditation entities.
Assist the Pharmacist in Charge with implementing new procedures.
Assist with training and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians and other pharmacy personnel.
Participate in Performance Improvement Projects and Continuous Quality Improvement.
Assist with in-service programs for clinicians and pharmacy personnel on drug therapy.
Attend or complete education and training programs, review relevant pharmacy literature, and complete competency and skills assessments.
Participate in the on-call schedule if business needs warrant.
Respond in person or by telephone to patient and practitioner questions about drug indications, contraindications, dosage, interactions, side effects, and other pharmaceutical information.
Establish and maintain pharmaceutical storage methods and recordkeeping systems that support safekeeping.
Follow departmental policies, procedures, objectives, quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
Maintain confidentiality and regular, predictable, consistent attendance; remain flexible to meet departmental needs.
Follow Medicare, Medicaid, HIPAA, and private insurance requirements, and comply with applicable state and federal drug laws.
Maintain required pharmacist resident and non-resident state licensure.
Exercise appropriate cost controls, maintain positive customer-service relationships and open communication, organize work and meet productivity requirements, demonstrate teamwork, and represent the organization professionally.
Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-in-Charge and pharmacy leadership.