Position Summary
Under direction, performs professional pharmaceutical work. Responsible for preparing and dispensing medications and overseeing the work of Pharmacy Technicians.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinates and oversees the work of the Pharmacy Technicians.
- Prepares and dispenses medications by reviewing and interpreting prescriptions written by medical providers, checking for therapeutic incompatibilities.
- Counsels patients and answers questions regarding their medications.
- Interacts with medical and nursing personnel regarding medications.
- Dispenses FDA-approved methods of contraception.
- Verifies the prescription preparation and labeling conducted by the Pharmacy Technicians.
- Verifies the order entries, charges, and inspections conducted by the Pharmacy Technicians.
- Administers immunizations and other injectable medications.
- Conducts patient health screenings.
- Formulates clinical decisions regarding medication therapy based on the current guidelines.
- Develops and implements policies and procedures to comply with organizational, regional, state, national and federal requirements, and guidelines.
- Monitors purchasing, receiving and inventory control processes.
- Analyzes inventory levels, cost savings reports, and dispensing patterns to effectively balance product availability and cost-efficient inventory control.
- Assists Quality Improvement (QI) or other third parties with internal auditing of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and contract pharmacies.
- Reviews patient medical records, insurance plans, and hospital status to evaluate patient eligibility for the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
- Assures compliance with 340B Drug Pricing Program requirements.
- Processes, reviews, and maintains required price lists.
- Reviews in-house pharmacy reports for state Medicaid compliance.
- Reviews contract pharmacy reconciliation and contacts contract pharmacy plan managers as needed.
- Reviews potential contract pharmacy formulary adjustments.
- Performs related work as required.
- Maintains patient confidentiality
- Strong alignment with SCHC Mission and demonstrates behaviors aligned with SCHC's Core values
- Other duties as necessary to ensure successful attainment of SCHC goals and objectives
Job Qualifications and Requirements
- Doctorate degree in Pharmacy required
- Knowledge of the FHC policies and procedures and specific departmental policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical principles to understand and explain uses, complications, and effects of drugs.
- Knowledge of chemical and pharmaceutical equipment to compound and dispense drugs and medicines.
- Knowledge of the procedures for billing third party insurance.
- Knowledge of current guidelines and recommendations for disease state management.
- Skill in manual dexterity to handle and manipulate pharmaceutical materials and equipment.
- Skill in basic mathematical computations.
- Ability to read and interpret data from medical trials.
- Ability to accurately maintain pharmaceutical records.
- Ability to operate data entry and retrieval systems.
- Ability to operate office equipment (e.g. computer software, multi-line telephone, interpreter phones, copier, fax, and other electronic communication methods.)
Working Environment and Physical Requirements
- Work is performed in dental exam rooms, school clinics, and an office environment
- Work may be stressful at times. Interaction with others is constant and interruptive. Contact may involve dealing with sick persons
- Requires full range of body motion, including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 30 pounds. Requires normal visual acuity and hearing
- Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours