Staff Pharmacist - Accredo - Remote (FL, IN, OH, AZ)

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company is seeking a Staff Pharmacist for a remote role open to licensed pharmacists in AZ, IN, OH, FL or TN. Training begins 11/2/26 with an 8-week program, hours 8:30am–5pm ET.

After training, schedules will be assigned. The role includes interpreting prescriptions, contacting prescribers, ensuring accuracy, supervising technicians, and maintaining high quality and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist license currently active and in good standing.
• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or PharmD preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Consult with patients regarding the use of medications and potential drug interactions.
• Contact physicians for new and/or transfer authorization.
• Collaborate with physicians to convert prescriptions to generic or preferred drugs whenever possible.
• Interpret physicians’ or prescribers’ prescriptions.
• Verify information on prescriptions and supervise technicians.
• Back up other pharmacists and train less experienced staff.

Skills

Pharmacy degree

Pharmacist license

Communication skills

Customer service

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

Job description

**Staff Pharmacist - Remote (FL, IN, OH, AZ)*** **The job profile for this position is Staff Pharmacist, which is a Band 3 Senior Contributor Career Track Role.****Excited to grow your career?****We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!****Our people make all the difference in our success.****This is a remote position. Candidates must reside and be licensed in one of the following states: Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Ohio or Tennessee and preferably reside within an hour of our local sites.** **The start date for this position is 11/2/26. Training period is 8 weeks.****During the training period, the hours will be Monday through Friday 8:30am - 5pm ET.** **Once training is completed, schedules will be assigned per your placement.****Offline: Monday through Friday*** **AZ: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM ET (Winter 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM AZT/ Summer 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM AZT)*** **IN/OH/FL: 3 day shifts 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET and 2 shifts 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM EST*** **There will also be a Saturday rotation (8:30-5p ET for IN/OH/FL or 11:30-8p ET for AZ) every other week. When working a Saturday shift there would be a weekday off.** **POSITION SUMMARY****The Staff Pharmacist interprets physicians’ prescriptions, contacts doctors or other prescribers and/or patients to verify information on prescriptions and expedite processing of order. The Staff Pharmacist may track order status and outstanding issues as well as consult with patients regarding the use of medications and potential drug interactions. This individual may take calls from customers regarding lost orders or dispensing errors, maintain daily production, quality and service levels, vary work priorities and activities to accommodate business needs. The Staff Pharmacist may also train less experienced pharmacists.** **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS****o Consult with patients regarding the use of medications and potential drug interactions.****o Contact physicians for new and/or transfer authorization.****o Collaborate with physicians to convert prescriptions to generic or preferred drugs whenever possible.****o Interpret physicians’ or prescribers’ prescriptions.****o Contact doctors and/or patients to verify information on prescriptions such as drug strength, prescription sig., and drug name in order to expedite processing of orders.****o Provide oversight and quality assurance to pharmacy technicians.****o Verify and confirm validity of controlled substances.****o Verify prescription information entered in the system by data entry or order entry.****o Back up other pharmacists as needed, perform additional duties as assigned by management, or train less experienced pharmacists.** **QUALIFICATIONS****o Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required, PharmD preferred****o Current active resident pharmacist license in good standing.****o Advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments to resolve issues.****o Good oral and written communication skills.****o Ability to read and interpret prescriptions.****o Strong focus on customer service, quality and accuracy.****o Ability to manage timelines and meet tight client deadlines.****o Ability to adapt in a changing environment.****o Ability to work a flexible schedule for peak volume times.****If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.****Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.**