Staff Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

2d

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for medication management, dispensing, and patient and family education. The role supports patients seen in ambulatory clinics and those discharged from the hospital, as well as ongoing medication maintenance in the home. The pharmacist oversees pharmacy technicians and interns, reviews outpatient prescriptions, dispenses medications, counsels caregivers, resolves insurance-related barriers, and provides drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree; candidates licensed and practicing as pharmacists since before 2004 may qualify with a bachelor’s degree.
• Ohio pharmacy licensure or eligibility for licensure.
• Basic skills using and documenting in an electronic medical record.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for educating patients, families, and patient care team members, and interacting with students, the public, pharmaceutical representatives, and representatives from external institutions.
• Attention to detail and medication safety skills.

Nice To Haves

• Community pharmacy, retail pharmacy, or internship experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmacy technicians and interns performing prescription data entry, prior authorization submissions, billing issue resolution, and prescription preparation.
• Assign tasks, check work, including compounding, and provide input in performance evaluations.
• Review outpatient prescriptions and assess whether dosage forms are appropriate for a child’s size and weight; contact the physician when dosage appropriateness is in doubt.
• Occasionally fill prescriptions from a study and complete required record keeping.
• Dispense medications and counsel caregivers.
• Manage dispensing information, including reviewing patient profiles, identifying potential medication complications, and taking appropriate corrective action.
• Obtain appropriate insurance information and troubleshoot insurance-related barriers.
• Provide drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree