Job Description

Overview:

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday - 7 am to 5 pm
• Hybrid after probation period (90 days)

Job Description Summary:

Responsible for medication management, dispensing, and patient/family education. Supports patients seen in ambulatory clinics, hospital discharges, and supports ongoing medication maintenance in the home.

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

• Oversees pharmacy technicians and interns in the performance of prescription data entry, prior authorization submissions, resolution of billing issues, and preparation of prescriptions. Assigns tasks, checks work, (i.e. compounds) and provides input in performance evaluations.
• Reviews outpatient prescriptions; determines appropriateness of dosage form for the size and weight of the child; contacts physician if in doubt of appropriateness of dosage. May on occasion need to fill a prescription from a study and perform the required record keeping.
• Dispenses and counsels' caregivers on medications; manages dispensing information including patient profile review and potential medication complications and takes appropriate action to correct problems.
• Obtains appropriate insurance information, effectively troubleshoots insurance related barriers.
• Provides drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.

Education Requirement:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy, required.
• Doctor of Pharmacy, preferred.

Licensure Requirement:

Licensure, or licensure-eligibility, to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio, required.

Skills:

• Basic skills in using and documenting in an electronic medical record.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required in providing education to patients/families and patient care team members; as well as in interactions with students, the public, pharmaceutical representatives, and representatives from external institutions (i.e., colleges of pharmacy, health care institutions).
• Aptitude for detail and medication safety skills.

Experience:

Community Pharmacy/Retail Experience or internship, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Climb stairs/ladder, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Squat/kneel

FREQUENTLY: Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Chemicals/Medications, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Reaching above shoulder, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing - Far/near, Sitting, Standing, Walking

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"

Job Tags

Internship, Trial period, Monday to Friday, Flexible hours,

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