Staff Pharmacist - Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Accredo - Remote AZ OH PA
Staff Pharmacist - Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Accredo - Remote AZ OH PA
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Job Description
This is a remote position. Ideal candidate must reside in Arizona Ohio or Pennsylvania preferably within an hour of our sites.
During the approximate 69month training period the hours will be Monday through Friday 9:00 am 6 pm Eastern Time for ALL candidates.
Once training concludes the shift hours for this position are as follows:
For OH and PA candidates Monday through Friday 11:00 am 8:00 pm Eastern time
For AZ candidates Monday through Friday 1 pm 10 pm Eastern time
There is an oncall rotation approximately once per year and one holiday Saturday per year.
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. This position is responsible for regulatory guidelines. The Staff Pharmacist will 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 Provide oversight and quality assurance to pharmacy technicians.
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 Verify and confirm validity of controlled substances.
o Verify prescription information entered in the system by data entry or order entry.
o Contact physicians for new and/or transfer authorization.
o Work with physicians to convert prescriptions to generic or preferred whenever possible.
o Consult with patients regarding the use of medications and potential drug interactions.
o Back up other pharmacists as needed perform additional duties as assigned by management or train less experienced pharmacists.
QUALIFICATIONS
o Current resident pharmacist license in good standing.
o Advanced problemsolving 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.
ABOUT ACCREDO
Through our range of health care products and services offered Accredo team members provide indepth care for patients with chronic health conditions. In addition to health care products we provide comprehensive management services including outcomes measurement counseling clinical care management programs social services and reimbursement services. By performing in these very hightouch roles employees have a daily opportunity to make a positive impact on their patients lives.
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.
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services a division of The Cigna Group creates pharmacy care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.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.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process please email: for support. Do not email for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.
The Cigna Group has a tobaccofree policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Iowa Kansas Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Nebraska Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Utah Vermont and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal state and local ordinances.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
