Staff Pharmacist (Heights) - Avenue360 Health and Wellness

Overview: 

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Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Comply with agency policies and procedures as well as program specific procedures and protocols. 

• Standard pharmacist duties to include prescription intake, verification and patient counseling. 

• Knowledge of drugs and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration 

• Advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosages, interactions, and side effects of medications. 

• Evaluate appropriateness of prescription orders with consideration for patient safety and legal requirements. 

• Performs drug utilization reviews (DUR’s) and document interventions. 

• Prior authorization managementworking specifically with the pre-approval process of filling prescribed medication orders to ensure the proper insurance coverage and efficacy for the drugs used. 

• Monitors the health and progress of patients in response to drug therapy. 

• Advise patients and answer questions about prescription drugs, including questions about possible side effects and interactions among different drugs. 

• Provides information and make recommendations about over-the-counter drugs. 

• Give advice about diet, exercise, or stress management. 

• Advises patients about durable medical equipment and home healthcare supplies. 

• Manage workflow process and supervise pharmacy technicians to ensure compliance with all standards of care to include data entry and preparation of medications and work plans. 

• Demonstrate ability to set priorities and work cooperatively with others within and outside the department. 

• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards. 

• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures. 

• Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements. 

• Knowledge of policies and regulations pertaining to the disbursement of pharmaceutical drugs. 

• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel. 

• Performs all other duties as assigned by appropriate management. 

Education, Experience, Licensure/Certification and Skills/Abilities Related Requirements: 

Bachelors of Pharmacy degree from an accredited program by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).   

Continuing Education and Training Requirements: 

Participates in trainings required by the funding source and/or as required by licensure if applicable