Title: Staff Pharmacist

The following are general responsibilities, qualifications, and benefits for all Staff Pharmacist positions. General responsibilities for Staff Pharmacists may vary depending on the type of pharmacy you choose. Learn more about the detailed responsibilities of each pharmacy type.

Basic Functions and Responsibilities
Essential functions include, but are not limited to:

• Accept, validate, interpret and review quality of prescription orders
• Perform prescription assessment and verification, including DUR, formulary, etc., through order completion
• Initiate/complete calls with physicians regarding appropriate drug therapy
• Oversee supportive personnel in a team calling environment
• Conduct Drug Utilization Review (DUR) and Formulary Management, and necessary clinical interventions
• Provide physician education and information/counseling; reconcile drug therapy management issues
• Perform Health Management Programs interventions
• Formulary Management — including Therapeutic Interchange or Substitution, and Coverage Review Programs (e.g. Prior Authorization)
• Ensure quality controls for pharmacy practice
• Perform other duties as assigned

Experience Guidelines, Business Competencies, and Leadership Competencies include:

• Licensed pharmacist
• One to three years experience: retail/community practice setting preferred, but will accept recent graduates who are committed to provision of high-quality pharmaceutical care
• Excellent verbal, written, and listening communication skills
• Deductive reasoning and analytical skills
• Demonstrated strong telephone communication skills; ability to effectively negotiate
• Demonstrated ability to balance objectives of quality and accuracy with reasonable level of efficiency
• High professional ethics and standards
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt to change
• Experienced in discussing drug therapies with prescribers
• Willingness and ability to follow SOPs
• Maintain/acquire professional skills through Continuing Education resources
• Complete pre-employment drug-screen and criminal background check successfully
• Experience in Managed Care Rotation, Internship or Residency highly valued

Benefits/Compensation Package includes:

• Competitive salaries
• Diverse career path opportunities
• Comprehensive insurance coverage (medical, dental, life, disability)
• 401(k) plan
• Stock options
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid vacation time
• Personal/Sick time
• Regularly scheduled breaks
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and development
• Company-paid/sponsored CEs (quarterly)
• Professional pharmacy association membership

Specific Responsibilities of a Staff Pharmacist

In addition to the aformentioned general responsibilities, Staff Pharmacists assume specific responsibilities depending on the type of pharmacy they choose.

Conventional Pharmacies
Columbus, OH; Richmond, VA
Staff Pharmacists at our conventional pharmacies are involved in the general dispensing and compounding of prescription orders, as well as the handling of drug orders and inventory.

Prescription Processing Centers
Cincinnati, OH; Dallas, TX; Parsippany, NJ; Pittsburgh, PA; Spokane, WA; Tampa, FL
This is a practice environment where pharmacists are solely focused on clinical and cognitive activities and interventions associated with a patient's drug therapy and disease management. There is no dispensing of product associated with this type of pharmacy; instead, this is handled by our state-of-the-art Automated Prescription Dispensing Centers in Las Vegas, NV and Willingboro, NJ.

Call Center Pharmacies
Columbus, OH; Dublin, OH; Dallas, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Tampa, FL
Call center pharmacists hold positions with roles/responsibilites in two major areas: Customer Service and Managed Care.

Customer Service
Pharmacists' responsiblities include the handling of all inbound calls. These calls are primarily focused on drug information and patient counseling/education. In addition, all call center pharmacists:

• Handle patient questions and issues with respect to drug therapy and drug information
• Contact and discuss drug therapy with physicians

Managed Care
Pharmacists' responsibilities are primarily focused on the provision of clinical information related to Medco Health's vast array of programs and services. Managed Care pharmacists will:

• Provide patient counseling focused on behavior modification, including diet and exercise/wellness or prevention to improve outcomes associated with drug therapy and compliance
• Assess barriers that prohibit patients from maximizing drug regimens
• Keep accurate and detailed records of all communications with patients so that success or failure of methods can be assessed and studied
• Maintain effective communication with other health-care professionals

Automated Prescription Dispensing Centers
Las Vegas, NV; Willingboro, NJ
Automated dispensing pharmacists benefit from a high-tech, state-of-the-art environment — including robotics for prescription dispensing — allowing them instead to perform a strategic role in quality assurance, testing and operating efficiencies. At present, our Las Vegas pharmacy dispenses over 700,000 prescriptions weekly; the Willingboro, NJ pharmacy opened in September 2001 and will dispense 1,000,000 prescriptions weekly when running at full capacity.