Central Fulfillment Pharmacist I

Baptist Health; La Grange (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in LaGrange, KY is seeking a Pharmacist, Central Fulfillment & Distribution to lead centralized medication fulfillment and ensure safe, compliant drug distribution. The role supervises technicians, optimizes workflows, and supports inventory management in a centralized pharmacy setting.

The Pharmacist will verify medication data, train new staff, and maintain automation and cold chain compliance to uphold quality standards for BH facilities and patients.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist license in KY and IN or eligible.
• Bachelor's or Doctorate in Pharmacy required.
• Experience in drug distribution and fulfillment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technicians and interns to ensure accurate drug distribution.
• Manage medication warehouse distribution, receiving, scanning, packing, auditing and shipping.
• Verify accurate data entry in automated distribution systems; resolve system issues.
• Support inventory management, restocking, and cycle counts; maintain cold chain compliance.
• Train staff and maintain pharmacy automation systems.

Skills

Pharmacy license

Leadership

Inventory management

Quality checks

Education

Doctorate of Pharmacy

Job description

Summary

The Pharmacist, Central Fulfillment Specialist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication delivery and distribution. This role will assist in maintaining the pharmacy centralized services in accordance with departmental standards, internal and external reporting requirements, accreditation standards, and pharmacy laws and regulations. The Pharmacist, Central Fulfillment Specialist organizes, supervises, directs, and verifies functions performed by technicians and interns to ensure the provision of accurate, efficient, and appropriate drug distribution services or prescription fulfillment.

Job Description

Baptist Health is looking for a Pharmacist, Central Fulfillment & Distribution to join our team at the Central Pharmacy in LaGrange, KY.

• Performs all tasks associated with medication warehouse distribution or prescription fulfillment: receiving, screening, reviewing, scanning, distribution, prescription fulfillment, packing, auditing and shipping medications to BH facility affiliates or patients.
• Performs medication review, product verification and quality checks and takes necessary actions to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of medications.
• Verifies entry of accurate medication into different automated distribution or fulfillment systems.
• Leverages technology to optimize workflow and to perform all required tasks.
• Able to assess daily workflow needs, identify gaps and provide coverage where needed.
• Assists in resolving and /or troubleshooting system related problems and issues that may arise by reviewing, gathering information, calling systems tech support.
• Supports the efficient workflow of the pharmacy and assists the pharmacy team in identifying ways to optimize pharmacy financials, inventory management and enhance processes.
• Responsible for providing oversight over technicians.
• Assists in training new staff.
• Assists in the maintenance of pharmacy automation systems.
• Assists in inventory management processes including order review, performing compliant receiving, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation.
• Maintains compliance with cold chain and room temperature prescription packaging requirements based on seasonal pack-out changes.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy required.
• Kentucky Board of Pharmacyand Indiana Board of Pharmacy license or willing and eligible to achieve.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.