Specialty Pharmacy Pharmacist — Patient Care & QA

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH); Boston (MA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Pharmacist for the Specialty Pharmacy to oversee operations and quality assurance, ensuring accurate dispensing and safe patient care within an interdisciplinary team. The role involves clinical assessments, interventions, patient counseling, data entry, and collaboration with providers.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, pharmacist license, 3–5 years’ experience, and knowledge of drug information and insurance adjudication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required.
• License Pharmacist required.
• 3-5 years related work experience required.
• Possesses knowledge in drug information, disease state management, and legal requirements of pharmacy practices.
• Understanding of insurance and adjudication processes.
• Working knowledge of inventory processes.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Responsibilities

• Performs quality assurance of prescriptions and medications to dispense.
• Performs clinical assessments and reassessments and performs and documents clinical interventions per protocol.
• Dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care: reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy; directs pharmacy personnel engaged in packaging, and labeling of pharmaceuticals; answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain accurate/up to date pharmacy files, billing, and inventory.

Skills

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Independence of Action

Written Communications

Oral Communications

Knowledge

Team Work

Customer Service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Pharmacist for the Specialty Pharmacy to oversee operations and quality assurance, ensuring accurate dispensing and safe patient care within an interdisciplinary team. The role involves clinical assessments, interventions, patient counseling, data entry, and collaboration with providers.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, pharmacist license, 3–5 years’ experience, and knowledge of drug information and insurance adjudication.