Pharmacist - Pharmko

Pharmko Staff Pharmacist Job Description

Description of Job Responsibilities:

Pharmko is seeking a pharmacist who is skilled in clinical, compounding, software, patient care and customer service. The desired applicant is motivated, professional, mature, loyal, eager to learn with the ability to self-manage his/her learning, growth and follow up.

The purpose of this position is to fill the need for clinical and compounding pharmacist. In being such, one would need to be proficient in clinical activities as they pertain to the various business sectors in which Pharmko is involved, as well as support any business growth as it occurs.

PGY-1, PGY-2 preferred.

General Responsibilities:

· Maintain all legally required logs, cleaning and testing requirements.

· Communicate with patients to coordinate deliver, obtain payment for prescription claims, as well as counsel;

· Participate and oversee compounding and be proficient in all the applicable standards;

• Maintain an awareness of developments in the community and pharmaceutical fields that relate to job responsibilities and integrate them into practice;
• Sourcing and purchasing of raw materials ensuring the best cost of goods (COGs) and quality for all compounded items.
• Compounding products in accordance to SOPs.
• Accurately maintaining all documentation.
• Material Handling.
• Confirm in-house availability of raw materials for current and next compounding runs. Seek and understand schedule and demand plans. Coordinate with upstream and downstream processes by working with others in receiving, shipping, material replenishment to ensure availability of materials.
• Serve as a fully integrated member of the Pharmacy Department to provide advanced clinical pharmacy services.
• Oversee IV preparation and compounding extemporaneous formulations.
• Responsible for reviewing and processing prescriptions
• Strong computer skills and the ability to develop a good understanding of pharmacy systems.
• The Clinical Pharmacist is a licensed professional who is responsible for providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services
• The staff Clinical Pharmacist coordinates patient services with involved nurses and physicians and care coordinators, monitors patient progress toward goals and educates patients, caregivers, staff and other professionals regarding appropriate medication use.
• Determines the suitability of individual patients for home care. Collects and organizes all patient-specific information needed to determine the suitability of patients for home care. Assesses patients' suitability for home care.
• Designs, recommends, monitors and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans for the pharmacotherapy of home care patients. When appropriate, makes suitable recommendations for modifications in the prescribed medication therapy or monitoring parameters for a home care patient. Collects and organizes patient-specific information needed to prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems and to make appropriate medication therapy recommendations. Appropriate monitoring parameters are identified for each patient. Completes nutritional assessment of patients and makes appropriate recommendation.
• Modifies the pharmacy care plans for home care patients based on evaluation of monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information. Competent in use of pharmacokinetic principles and formulas. Competent in assessing patient laboratory values.
• Provides medication-use education to Pharmko staff, other professionals, home care patients and/or their caregivers. Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to home care patients and/or their caregivers.
• Ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the home and other patient-care settings. Uses a systematic procedure to communicate pertinent patient information to and from the home and other patient-care settings.
• Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques and following Pharmko policies and procedures. Accurately calibrates equipment. Prepares medications so they are appropriately concentrated, without incompatibilities, stable, and appropriately stored. Adheres to appropriate safety and quality assurance practices. Prepares labels that conform to the organization's policies and procedures. Medication contains all necessary and/or appropriate ancillary labels. Inspects the final medication before dispensing. Assures presence of authorization to dispense.
• Manages the use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of medication administration equipment and medication-related equipment used in the management of home care patients. Accurately programs, maintains and gives advice to others on the use and maintenance of all medication administration and medication-related equipment used by Pharmko. Participates in the process for assessing, managing, and reporting medication-related incidents and equipment error and/or failures.
• Provides concise, applicable, and timely response to requests for drug information from health care providers and home care patients. Formulates responses to drug information requests based on analysis of the literature.
• Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Pharmko policies and procedures. Utilizes pharmacy support personnel effectively. Prioritizes the workload and organizes the workflow, taking into account available resources. Needed work is accomplished in the time available. Ensures the accuracy of the work of pharmacy support personnel.
• In all activities, complies with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information. Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Pharmko information.

Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Current, active Pharmacy license as granted by the State Board of Pharmacy
• One of the following:
• (a) At least one 1 year experience in a clinical pharmacy setting or residency, (b) At least one 1 year of experience in sterile IV admixture procedures (c) knowledge of sterile compounding, (d) completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program, (e) knowledgeable in clinical pharmacy with at least 1 one year experience in a clinical role.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: opening a document, cutting, pasting and aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane and/or print functions).
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check and/or printing worksheets).
• Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: inserting, rearranging, hiding and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view and/or running a slide show).
• Ability to complete data entry into pharmacy systems, export data, analyze, further knowledge on pharmacy systems by engaging in communication and training by software.

Desired Qualifications:

· Licensed Pharmacist;

o Primarily in NY, however multiple licenses are appreciated

· Ability to become proficient in compounding

· Ability to become proficient in clinical pharmacy, specifically:

o TPN

o Other clinical aspects of sterile compounding pharmacy

· Ability to practice evidence-based medicine.

o Document all clinical decisions with a basis of literature to justify.

· Strong communication skills

· Courteous attitude

· Understanding of pharmaceutical calculations

· Average-Advanced knowledge of computer operations

· Knowledge of insurance and third-party payment systems

o And/or the capability to become proficient based on training

§ Prior authorizations, eligibilities, precise data entry of insurances

· Ability to adhere to all safety standards and wear and utilize all personal protective equipment

· Ability to adhere to all quality procedures and standards in the big batch, small batch and the shipping/receiving areas.

Benefits:

· Paid Time Off (PTO)

· Health Insurance

· Disability Insurance