Remote Staff Pharmacist

Blink Health

3d•Remote

About The Position

Blink Health is a healthcare technology company whose BlinkRx and Quick Save products aim to make prescriptions accessible and affordable. BlinkRx provides patients prescribed branded medications with transparent pricing, free home delivery, and digital support. The Staff Pharmacist serves as the clinical backbone of BlinkRx’s closed-door pharmacy facility. The role verifies prescriptions, counsels patients by phone and digital platforms, and collaborates with prescribers and internal teams to support safe, timely medication fulfillment. This is a structured, high-throughput position focused on improving patient outcomes while maintaining clinical quality and regulatory compliance. The position is full-time and salaried at 40 hours per week. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with rotating shifts between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, as well as rotating Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The role is remote, with state residency and pharmacist licensure requirements.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy.
Residence in and an active pharmacist license in good standing in one of the following states: AL, AZ, AR, CO, FL, GA, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, NE, NC, SC, OH, OK, TN, or VA.
Ability to obtain an Idaho pharmacist license before the start date.
Strong command of written and spoken English.
Demonstrated ability to perform high-volume prescription verification with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong technical aptitude and ability to learn pharmacy management systems, verification platforms, and internal workflow tools.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish skills for phone-based patient counseling.
Three or more years of experience in a mail-order, specialty, retail, or closed-door fulfillment pharmacy.
Prior licensure in one or more of the following states is a plus: AK, AL, AR, CA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NE, NV, OK, OR, TN, TX, VA, or WV.
Familiarity with pharmacovigilance or adverse drug event reporting protocols.

Responsibilities

Review and clinically verify new and refill prescriptions for therapeutic appropriateness, interactions, contraindications, and dosing accuracy.
Validate prescription data entry completed by pharmacy technicians and ensure accurate transcription of provider orders and transfer records.
Perform prospective drug utilization reviews and resolve clinical flags before fulfillment.
Manage specialty medication handling requirements, including cold-chain verification.
Provide proactive outbound counseling by phone about medication use, side effects, dosing, storage, and adherence.
Handle inbound clinical patient calls and route non-clinical inquiries to the patient support team.
Document patient interactions in the pharmacy management system.
Provide bilingual counseling to Spanish-speaking patients where applicable.
Contact prescribers to clarify incomplete, ambiguous, or clinically inappropriate prescriptions.
Collaborate with prescribers on therapeutic substitutions, DAW overrides, and formulary alternatives.
Supervise pharmacy technicians across data entry, prescription processing, packaging, and fulfillment workflows in accordance with state regulations.
Conduct real-time quality checks on technician work and provide corrective feedback.
Escalate technician performance trends to pharmacy leadership and participate in coaching and training as directed.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, state pharmacy practice acts, federal DEA regulations, and company policies.
Oversee handling, documentation, and destruction of records and materials containing protected health information.
Participate in audits, prescription error tracking, near-miss reporting, and other quality assurance activities.
Report adverse drug events and medication errors through established pharmacovigilance channels when applicable.
Maintain fulfillment area standards, including proper storage of temperature-sensitive medications.
Collaborate with pharmacy leadership and patient services, clinical, compliance, and technology teams on operational and clinical improvements.
Coordinate with shipping and fulfillment teams to resolve packaging errors, returned shipments, and delivery failures affecting medication access.
Provide clinical input on technology enhancements, workflow tools, and software configurations.
Participate in team huddles, quality reviews, and department meetings.