Staff Pharmacist - Accredo - Remote (AZ, FL, IN, OH or PA)
About The Position
Accredo Specialty Pharmacy, part of Evernorth Health Services, is seeking Staff Pharmacists for a full-time remote position. Ideal candidates must reside in AZ, FL, IN, OH, or PA. The role involves interpreting prescriptions, contacting prescribers and patients to verify information, expediting order processing, and maintaining regulatory guidelines. The Staff Pharmacist will track order status, consult with patients on medication use and potential interactions, handle customer calls regarding issues, and maintain daily production, quality, and service levels. This position may also involve training less experienced pharmacists. The role is a mixture of consult phone and offline functions with a strong focus on phone interactions with patients, prescribers, and other internal customers.
Requirements
- Current resident state pharmacist license in good standing.
- Advanced problem solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments to resolve issues.
- Good oral and written communication skills and ability to ask for support when needed.
- Ability to read and interpret prescriptions.
- Strong focus on customer service with a variety of patient interaction experiences.
- Strong focus on quality and accuracy while maintaining efficiency in process.
- Ability to manage time well and ensure good organization for timely progression through training and follow through for patient care.
- Ability to adapt in a changing environment.
- Flexibility in day-to-day functional work to accommodate business needs.
- Ability to navigate IT systems and troubleshoot basic IT issues independently.
- Ability to make independent decisions quickly to support patient care.
- Ability to take initiative when challenges arise.
- An interest in being a lifelong learner including learning new skills, receiving feedback and applying it with goal of continuous improvement.
- Reside in AZ, FL, IN, OH, or PA.
- Internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
Responsibilities
- Provide oversight and quality assurance to pharmacy technicians.
- Interpret physicians’ or prescribers’ prescriptions.
- Contact doctors and/or patients to verify information on prescriptions such as drug strength, prescription directions, and drug name in order to expedite processing of orders.
- Collaborate with prescribers closely to tailor overall infusion regimen for patients (pre-medications, adverse reaction medications, etc).
- Verify prescription information entered in the system by data entry or order entry.
- Verify refilled prescriptions for accuracy and safety.
- Contact physicians for new and/or transfer prescriptions.
- Consult with patients regarding the use of medications, potential drug interactions, as well as adverse reactions as well as ways to mitigate those reactions.
- Provide guidance to patients on stability of medications and safe use within professional guidelines.
- Back up other pharmacists as needed, perform additional duties as assigned by management, or train less experienced pharmacists.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Well-being and behavioral health programs
- 401(k)
- Company paid life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- 18 days of paid time off per year
- Paid holidays
- Leaves of absence
- Annual bonus plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
