Staff Pharmacist — Behavioral Health Pharmacy

NPS NPS Pharmacy LLC; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance/Prescription Drug

Health Savings Account

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Wellness Resources

Job summary

NPS Pharmacy LLC, embedded within Mental Health Cooperative’s care model in Nashville, TN, seeks a Staff Pharmacist to support daily operations, verify prescriptions, counsel consumers, and coordinate with providers and care teams.

This closed-door setting manages medications for behavioral health and related services; typical weekday schedule 8:00 AM-4:30 PM; emphasis on compliance, accuracy, and patient-centered service.

Qualifications

• PharmD or equivalent pharmacist degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Active Tennessee pharmacist license in good standing, or ability to obtain Tennessee licensure before start date.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safe, accurate dispensing.
• Ability to work effectively with pharmacy technicians and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Strong professional communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to compliance, documentation accuracy, and consumer-centered service.

Responsibilities

• Verify prescriptions accurately and in line with law, internal policy, and professional standards.
• Support daily dispensing operations, technician workflow, prescription problem-solving, and medication access needs.
• Provide consumer counseling and medication-related assistance when appropriate and within pharmacist scope.
• Assist with refill coordination, prior authorization support, rejection troubleshooting, and provider communication as needed.
• Support procurement, dispensing, inventory management, and coordination of long-acting injectable medications.
• Collaborate with providers, nurses, case managers, and care teams to support timely medication access and continuity of care.
• Assist with medication access workflows for high-cost, restricted, complex, or payer-sensitive therapies.
• Maintain controlled substance accountability and participate in related audit readiness.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Compliance mindset

Education

PharmD or equivalent

Tools

PioneerRx

Pharmacy systems

Job description

NPS Pharmacy LLC, embedded within Mental Health Cooperative’s care model in Nashville, TN, seeks a Staff Pharmacist to support daily operations, verify prescriptions, counsel consumers, and coordinate with providers and care teams.

This closed-door setting manages medications for behavioral health and related services; typical weekday schedule 8:00 AM-4:30 PM; emphasis on compliance, accuracy, and patient-centered service.