[Hiring] Pharmacist (Specialty) @Centene Corporation

Role Description

Coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services, including dispensing of medications, quality assurance and clinical monitoring activities.

Key Details: Remote Pharmacist (Specialty). Must be a licensed Pharmacist in Texas, Florida, or Missouri. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Central).

• Responsibilities include pharmacist verification of prescriptions, Drug Utilization Review (DUR), patient counseling, developing care plans, following complex procedures, and receiving new prescription clarifications from prescribers.
• This role supports patients receiving Parkinson’s therapies and IVIG infusions; infusion experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience with outpatient immunoglobulin (IG) or home infusion is especially valuable, with outpatient or home infusion experience preferred.

• Participate in decisions regarding the pharmaceutical services within assigned scope including:
• Assessing the patient's general pharmaceutical needs
• Planning for the pharmaceutical services provision
• Participating in the overall plan of care
• Participating in the overall quality assessment and improvement plan
• Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability.
• Supervise the filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities involved in providing finished product to the patient.
• Ensure that the patient chart is complete for allergies, height, weight, current and past medical history, clinical laboratory results and concurrent medications (including over the counter or home remedy medications).
• Ensure that when necessary, laboratory tests have been ordered, and the results are obtained and discussed with the nurse and the physician.
• Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring.
• Ensure safety of patients and personnel by exercising good pharmacy practice in the process of drug therapy instructions to the patient.
• Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste.
• Provide clinical interventions.
• Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events.
• Assist the physician, nurse and patient with clinical and technical support.
• Document all communication with physicians, nurses and patients in the patient chart.
• Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of all necessary paperwork required by state and federal agencies as well as the Joint Commission.
• Assist the Pharmacy Manager in implementing new procedures.
• Assist in the training and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns and other pharmacy personnel.
• Participate in Performance Improvement Projects.
• Assist in providing in-service programs to nursing and pharmacy personnel on any aspect of drug therapy.
• Attend and/or complete education and training programs.
• Review literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy.
• Complete all competency/skills assessment requirements.
• Participate in on-call schedule.
• Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and 3+ years of mail order, retail or hospital pharmacy experience OR Pharm D.

Requirements

• Current state’s Pharmacist license (Texas, Florida or Missouri) and license at other states as required.
• IgCP® Certification is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health insurance
• 401K and stock purchase plans
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off plus holidays
• Flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules