This is a full-time onsite Staff Fulfillment Pharmacist position at our Kent WA location.
The shift for this position is Monday through Friday 8:00 am 5 pm and includes on-call responsibilities.
POSITION SUMMARY
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 compounding and dispensing medications within corporate and regulatory guidelines. The Staff Pharmacist will track order status and outstanding issues. 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 position is expected to have flexibility in both schedule and job duties as well as a willingness to obtain multistate licensure as needed.
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 Back up other pharmacists as needed perform additional duties as assigned by management or train less experienced pharmacists.
o Maintain quality and efficiency expectations
o Adhere to all state and federal regulations surrounding pharmacy practice
o Training of other pharmacists and/or technicians in functions
oOn-Call Responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS
o Graduate of ACPE Accreditation School of Pharmacy with a B.S. Pharmacy or Pharm.D degree.
o 1 years relevant experience.
o Current 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 and PTO coverage.
*Lift up to 50lbs as needed.
ABOUT ACCREDO
Through our range of health care products and services offered Accredo team members provide in-depth care for patients with chronic health conditions like hemophilia oncology rheumatoid arthritis and growth hormone 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 high-touch 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.For this position we anticipate offering an hourly rate of 54 - 91 USD / hourly depending on relevant factors including experience and geographic location.This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.
At The Cigna Group youll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment youll be offered several health-related benefits including medical vision dental and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) company paid life insurance tuition reimbursement a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs click here.
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.
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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free 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.
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Cigna Healthcare offers health insurance plans such as medical and dental to individuals and employers, international health insurance, and Medicare coverage.