Staff Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for medication management, dispensing, and patient and family education. The position supports patients seen in ambulatory clinics, patients discharged from the hospital, and ongoing medication maintenance in the home. The schedule is three variable days per week, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The pharmacist oversees pharmacy technicians and interns performing prescription data entry, prior authorization submissions, billing issue resolution, and prescription preparation. The role includes assigning tasks, checking work, compounding when needed, and providing input into performance evaluations. The pharmacist reviews outpatient prescriptions, assesses whether dosage forms are appropriate for a child’s size and weight, and contacts physicians when a prescription’s appropriateness is uncertain. The pharmacist may occasionally fill prescriptions associated with a study and complete the required record keeping.

The position also involves dispensing medications and counseling caregivers, reviewing patient profiles and dispensing information for potential medication complications, and taking appropriate action to resolve problems. The pharmacist obtains insurance information and troubleshoots 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.
• Licensure, or eligibility for licensure, to practice pharmacy in Ohio.
• Basic skills in using and documenting in an electronic medical record.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for educating patients, families, and patient care team members, and for 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 experience or internship.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmacy technicians and interns in prescription data entry, prior authorization submissions, billing issue resolution, and prescription preparation.
• Assign tasks, check work, compound when needed, and provide input in performance evaluations.
• Review outpatient prescriptions and determine whether dosage forms are appropriate for children’s size and weight.
• Contact physicians when the appropriateness of a dosage is uncertain.
• Occasionally fill study prescriptions and complete required record keeping.
• Dispense medications and counsel caregivers.
• Review patient profiles and dispensing information for potential medication complications, and take appropriate action to correct problems.
• Obtain appropriate insurance information and troubleshoot insurance-related barriers.
• Provide drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.

What This Job Offers

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