Remote Clinical Pharmacist Sun 9-5:30 PM EST and M-Th 11:30-8 PM EST
AnewHealth is seeking a Remote Clinical Pharmacist to support pharmacotherapy outcomes for patients using knowledge, skills, and technology in a remote setting. This role is aligned with the following schedule: Sundays 9:00 AM–5:30 PM EST and Mondays through Thursdays 11:30 AM–8:00 PM EST.
Job Details
JOB OBJECTIVE: The Pharmacist assumes responsibility for the pharmacotherapy outcomes of patients through knowledge and skills coupled with innovative technology and the packaging and distribution of medications.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a point of contact for the patient and their family, other pharmacists (internally or externally), clients, and/or other healthcare providers to address medication related problems (MRPs), other medication or health-related issues, and/or answer questions regarding pharmacotherapy needs, medication dispensing, issues, and suggestions. Explains care plan options and the use, side effects, and contraindications of medications dispensed, either verbally and/or via written records, stored within proprietary software. Ensures that patient care decisions and actions as well as coding/billing are properly documented using proprietary software system.
- Ensures accurate, efficient, timely and compliant medication distribution and fulfillment for patients using proprietary software.
- Plans, implements, and maintains procedures for assessing, compounding, packaging, and labeling medications, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal. Oversee Pharmacy Technicians to ensure appropriate medication reconciliation, physician order entry, inventory management, medication storage and security conditions, and medication labelling and packaging as well as compliance to company policies and procedures and regulatory guidelines.
- Provides timely review, preparation/compounding, and final approval for prescription orders and dispensed medications ensuring the correct drug, dosage form, directions, quantity, days’ supply, number of refills and packaging/labelling, including ancillary warnings, is entered into the appropriate patient profile, and dispensed to the correct patient. Works to ensure proper and compliant billing and record keeping of medications dispensed and shipped.
- Uses professional judgment to provide timely, accurate and appropriate pharmaceutical care appropriately assessing new medication requests and refills making recommendations, in writing or via telephone to care providers to enhance patient outcomes and/or safety as needed in relation to care plans, changes, issues, and education.
- Ensures compliance to state and federal laws and applicable rules and regulations as well as internal policies and procedures required for pharmacy practice. Reports and works to rectify or prevent any incidents of QA, HIPAA violations, Fraud, Waste and Abuse or other problems or violations.
Qualifications
Education
- Graduate from a pharmacy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or a program outside the U.S. that qualifies the individual to practice in the jurisdiction.
- A current, active license/registration in good standing with the state board of pharmacy where practice will occur.
Experience
- 2+ years of experience required in pharmacy distribution and packaging, with at least some exposure to geriatrics and/or chronic care management.
- Experience or strong interest in clinical pharmacogenomics is preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally through written, verbal, and interpersonal skills when interacting with employees, patients, healthcare professionals, clients, or agency representatives; conveying information clearly and timely.
- Strong technical and computer skills to navigate proprietary and other pharmacy software and the initiative to propose improvements to operations and proprietary system development.
- Demonstrated experience with problem-solving, conflict resolution, and project management skills.
- Detail oriented and organized with the ability to work with a sense of urgency, multi-task, and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.
- Strong analytical skills with good clinical judgement and decision making, including identifying and rectifying medication-related problems and assessing patients using verbal and/or visual cues when appropriate.
- Knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations, including HIPAA and Fraud, Waste and Abuse.
Physical/Mental Demands
- Requires standing and/or walking for most of the shift.
- Regularly lifts office and clinical supplies weighing up to five pounds; occasionally lifts or carries up to thirty pounds. May occasionally push/pull when unpacking supplies. Climbs step stools to access supply or filing shelves. Bends when unpacking supplies, filing or retrieving charts and files. May reach or twist to handle supplies/files.
Expected Hours of Work
Schedules are set to accommodate the requirements of the position and the needs of the organization and may be adjusted as needed.
Travel
Travel may be required for special department events, trade shows, or conferences.
Supervisory
None.
AnewHealth offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees that includes medical/dental/vision, flexible spending, company-paid life insurance and short-term disability as well as voluntary benefits, 401(k), Paid Time Off and paid holidays. Local applicants are encouraged to apply. We maintain a drug-free work environment. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
Equal Employment Opportunity
AnewHealth provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Applicants are encouraged to confidentially self-identify when applying.