Long Term Care Pharmacist (704)

KPH HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC; Latrobe (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KPH Healthcare Services, Inc. seeks a qualified pharmacist to support dispensing operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage third-party claim processes at our Latrobe facility.

The role emphasizes accurate dispensing, high-quality customer service, and collaboration with healthcare professionals. The successful candidate will uphold HealthDirect standards, maintain confidentiality, and contribute to a compliant, efficient pharmacy environment.

Qualifications

• Dispense prescriptions following HealthDirect Standard of Practice.
• Adhere to all state and federal regulations governing the practice of pharmacy.
• Oversee submission, resubmission, and collection of third-party claims.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and secure handling of records.

Responsibilities

• Follows the HealthDirect Standard of Practice to dispense prescriptions.
• Performs quality assurance to ensure accurate dispensing and reports incidents timely.
• Oversees initial submission, resubmission, and collection of all third-party claims.
• Maintains and balances pharmacy inventory to ensure in-stock levels.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

Regulatory compliance

Customer service

Job description

• Follows the HealthDirect Standard of Practice to dispense prescriptions
• Performs all quality assurance steps to insure a technically accurate prescription is dispensed. Reports dispensing incidents in a timely manner, in accordance with company guidelines
• Follows all State and Federal regulations governing the practice of Pharmacy
• Oversees the initial submission, resubmission, and collection of all third-party claims
• Manages and balances the pharmacy inventory to ensure maximum turns while remaining in-stock for customer needs.
• Ensures prescription files and other manual records are maintained in accordance with all state and federal guidelines
• Ensure outstanding customer service is exhibited by all employees always
• Insure all loss Prevention policies are followed by all employees and report deviations from said policies to Loss Prevention
• Oversees the maintenance of the pharmacy department to insure a clean and professional environment
• Maintains and develops professional relationships with doctors and others in the health service professions
• Maintains an awareness of developments in the Pharmacy and Health Care Services fields that relate to job responsibilities and integrates them into own practice
• Maintains confidentiality regarding all patient information
• Facilitates communication between professional staff and pharmacy personnel.
• Work on-call schedule, where applicable
• Interacts with Facility Manager in the appropriate completion of hiring practices, performance reviews and disciplinary actions of pharmacy department personnel.
• Perform MTM, IMMR, short stay reviews, delivery at discharge, and other clinical functions to support consultant pharmacists and maintain compliance at customer locations.
• Assists in meeting or exceeding budgetary sales guidelines and operating the pharmacy within said guidelines
• Interface with various auditors and outside agencies, as needed
• Responsible for completing all mandatory and regulatory training programs