PRN Pharmacist

American Health Packaging; Sterling, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 148,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision care

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee development programs

Mentorship programs

Job summary

Cencora is launching a new pharmacy location in Sterling, Illinois, and seeks a PRN staff pharmacist to join the ambulatory pharmacy team. The role involves evaluating medications, dispensing, patient counseling, and coordinating with prescribers to ensure appropriate therapy.

The position requires a PharmD or BS in Pharmacy and an active license, with 1–3 years of related retail/ambulatory experience. Supervisory and scheduling duties may be involved to support operations.

Qualifications

• Requires PharmD or BS in Pharmacy and active license.
• 1–3 years of retail/ambulatory pharmacy experience.
• Broad training/experience in business administration, sales, marketing, IT and retail/ambulatory pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, prepare and dispense medications per standards and legal requirements.
• Provide excellent customer service and clinical care.
• Consult with prescribers to determine appropriate care plans.
• Assist in marketing events and promotions for the ambulatory pharmacy.
• Ensure quality improvement and regulatory compliance across operations.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Leadership

Pharmacy knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Pharmacy software

Education

PharmD or BS in Pharmacy

Active pharmacist license

Tools

POS system

Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of a new pharmacy location in Sterling Illinois! To support this exciting venture, we will be hiring a PRN Staff Pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for evaluating, preparing, and dispensing of medications; verifies prescribed medications according to professional standards, facility procedures, and state and federal legal requirements.
• Provides excellent customer service and clinical care.
• Interacts closely with individual patients in order to answer all questions and/or concerns regarding their medication therapy.
• Reviews and evaluates patient's plan of care for therapeutic appropriateness.
• Consults with prescribers and other medical staff to determine a patient’s appropriate medical/prescription care plan.
• Participates in achieving business goals and metrics for the ambulatory pharmacy, including assisting in marketing events and promotions.
• Assists in the fiscal management of the ambulatory pharmacy to optimize profits and control expenses for the ambulatory pharmacy consistently consulting with the other relevant managers and directors.
• Assists with managing all functions for the ambulatory pharmacy technicians such as hiring, training, and performance management.
• Monitors the overall performance of all ambulatory pharmacy staff members to ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational policies, practices and approved pharmaceutical dispensing processes.
• Makes recommendations to the managers regarding any changes to improve operating procedures, or to improve and facilitate patient care.
• Assists in maintaining and executing all established procedures concerning quality improvement, quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and record keeping.
• Submits, reviews, and handles all adjudicated prescription claims to ensure appropriateness of reimbursement, co-pay and related financials and, if needed, follows up all such claims deemed inappropriate.
• Promptly and appropriately responds to patient inquiries, requests and issues when situations are escalated to a higher level of authority.
• Follows through on closing any outstanding patient concerns to provide a superior level of customer care.
• Provides consultation on pharmacy and therapeutic matters to various levels of organizational personnel.
• Assists and reviews daily reporting and scheduling of hours worked for the pharmacy technicians to include sick time, vacation time, personal and holiday time and adjusts scheduling as appropriate to assure optimal patient care is maintained.
• Supervises activities relative to patient profiles and contacts, ensuring that they are updated as needed for insurance verification and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in departmental meetings and in-service training for pharmacy technicians.
• Works collaboratively with organizational personnel on quality, satisfaction, service excellence, clinical care, etc. as needed.
• Operates the point-of-sale system.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Education

Normally requires Bachelors of Science Degree or Pharm D degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy a Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy; current, unrestricted pharmacist license through the appropriate state board of pharmacy. Also requires broad training and/or experience in the fields of business administration, sales, marketing, information technology and retail/ambulatory pharmacy. Normally requires one (1) to three (3) years of directly related and progressively responsible retail/ambulatory care pharmacy experience.

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume constraints
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to resolve patient issues quickly and creatively in order to improve customer satisfaction
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical products, services and drug interactions
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
• Good analytical skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Knowledge of the 340b drug program is a plus

What Cencora offers

• Medical, dental, and vision care
• Backup dependent care
• Adoption assistance
• Infertility coverage
• Family building support
• Behavioral health solutions
• Paid parental leave
• Paid caregiver leave
• Training programs
• Professional development resources
• Mentorship programs
• Employee resource groups
• Volunteer activities

Full time Salary Range*

$94,500 - 148,060

*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

Affiliated Companies

AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation

Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We’re a purpose-driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.