Staff Pharmacist, NPS Pharmacy

Mental Health Cooperative•Nashville, TN

46d•Onsite

About The Position

NPS Pharmacy operates as a closed-door pharmacy embedded within Mental Health Cooperative’s care model. The pharmacy supports medication access, dispensing, coordination, and operational pharmacy services for individuals receiving behavioral health, substance use, crisis, integrated health, and community-based services through MHC. The Staff Pharmacist supports daily pharmacy operations, prescription verification, consumer communication, provider coordination, technician workflow support, inventory control, regulatory compliance, and operational continuity. This position works closely with the Director of Pharmacy and the pharmacy team to maintain safe, compliant, efficient, and consumer-centered pharmacy services.

Requirements

PharmD or equivalent pharmacist degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
Active Tennessee pharmacist license in good standing, or ability to obtain Tennessee licensure before start date.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to safe, accurate dispensing.
Ability to work effectively with pharmacy technicians and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
Strong professional communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Commitment to compliance, documentation accuracy, and consumer-centered service.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PioneerRx or similar pharmacy management systems.
Experience in behavioral health, safety-net, community, outpatient, or closed-door pharmacy settings.
Experience supporting long-acting injectable medication fulfillment, medication-assisted treatment dispensing, controlled substance workflows, or Pyxis/automated dispensing cabinet processes.
Experience with payer rejections, prior authorizations, medication access programs, PBM audits, or pharmacy reimbursement workflows.
Experience working with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, including providers, nurses, case managers, and care managers.

Responsibilities

Verify prescriptions accurately and efficiently according to pharmacy law, internal policy, and professional standards.
Support daily dispensing operations, technician workflow, prescription problem-solving, and medication access needs.
Provide consumer counseling and medication-related assistance when appropriate and within pharmacist scope.
Assist with refill coordination, prior authorization support, rejection troubleshooting, and provider communication as needed.
Support procurement, dispensing, inventory management, and coordination of long-acting injectable medications.
Support medication-assisted treatment dispensing, inventory management, grant-supported medication programs, and related pharmacy operations.
Collaborate with providers, nurses, case managers, and care teams to support timely medication access and continuity of care.
Assist with medication access workflows for high-cost, restricted, complex, or payer-sensitive therapies.
Support inventory management, purchasing workflows, medication availability review, and supply coordination as assigned.
Assist with controlled substance accountability, documentation, and related operational safeguards.
Support expired medication review, return-to-stock processes, and other recurring operating procedures as assigned.
Contribute to workflow improvement, quality review, and operational problem-solving within the pharmacy.
Maintain compliance with applicable Tennessee pharmacy law, company policy, HIPAA, controlled substance requirements, and internal pharmacy procedures.
Utilize PioneerRx and related pharmacy systems to support dispensing, documentation, inventory, and reporting activities.
Support Pyxis / automated dispensing cabinet workflows, including coordination, inventory support, documentation, and review activities as assigned.
Assist with PBM audit readiness, Board of Pharmacy readiness, documentation retrieval, and compliance follow-up activities.
Work closely with pharmacy technicians to support accurate, efficient, and compliant daily operations.
Communicate professionally with prescribers, nurses, case managers, care managers, consumers, and external partners.
Participate in cross-functional problem-solving related to medication access, affordability, refill continuity, and care coordination.
Support a team-oriented work environment grounded in reliability, accountability, and service to vulnerable consumers.