• Retail Pharmacist / Southeast Medicine Shop

    Southeast Health (Dothan, AL)


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    Job Description Summary

    Retail or Outpatient Staff Pharmacist provides safe, accurate, and efficient pharmacy services to all patients or customers. The pharmacist will abide by all state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations.

    Job Description

    Essential Functions

    + Verification of all prescriptions for completeness and accuracy.

    + Monitors patient therapy for therapeutic duplications and drug interactions.

    + Monitors prescriptions for accurate billing and use most cost-effective National Drug Codes (NDC).

    + Assists in the inputting, filling and dispensing of prescriptions when necessary.

    + Provides patient medication counseling when requested

    + Assists in overseeing pharmacy technicians.

    + Assists in the verification of specialty prescriptions.

    + Assists in the inputting, filling, shipping of specialty prescriptions.

    + Maintains notes and records of any pertinent changes or necessary communication related to the patient, medication, or billing of medications.

    + Assists in inventory management and maintaining most cost-effective NDCs

    + Adheres to all AL Board of Pharmacy and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requirements.

    + Reports any unusual situations, complaints, near misses, or errors promptly to the Outpatient Pharmacy Manager.

    + Participates in assessing daily workflow for improvement.

    + Performs other duties as requested by primary manager that do not compromise moral code of conduct or protocols set in place for patient or employee safety

    Supervised Positions

    + None

    Qualifications

    Minimum Education Required

    + BS in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from ACPE accredited school of pharmacy

    + Alabama Pharmacy License

    + Federal DEA license to dispense control substance

    Minimum Education Preferred

    + Pharm.D. from ACPE accredited school of pharmacy

    Minimum Experience Required

    + One (1) year experience in any pharmacy practice setting

    Minimum Experience Preferred

    + Three (3) years’ experience in retail pharmacy

     

    Required Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

     

    + Maintain current Alabama Pharmacy License

    + Maintain current DEA License

    + Demonstrates a good working knowledge of dispensing software and ability to trouble shoot billing related software issues.

    + Demonstrates strong desire and ability to trouble shoot and resolve any patient related issues.

    + Demonstrates leadership skills and ability to adhere to and enforce any current or newly added policies and procedures.

    + Proficient in communication with other staff, nurses and prescribers when a prescription needs clarification or adjustment.

    + Demonstrates ability to work with patients, families, visitors, and co-workers regardless of race, gender, disease process, lifestyle, religious or cultural beliefs.

    + Knowledgeable about maintaining adequate inventory of supplies.

    + Accepts accountability for own work and team outcomes when appropriate

    + Demonstrates appropriate utilization of supplies

    + Demonstrates cost effectiveness in the use of supplies and equipment as indicated by minimal wastage of supplies

    + Demonstrates commitment to organizations five (5) priorities and Six Ground Rules

    + Person in this position is required to understand, agree upon and follow our Six Ground Rules:

    + No excuses.

    + We are a team.

    + Bring up your ideas.

    + Poor performance will be addressed.

    + ‘That’s not my job’ is not acceptable

    + Manage Up.

     

    Shift

     

    DayShift Details

     

    First

    FTE

    1

     

    Type

     

    Regular

     

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    Equal Employment Employer

    Southeast Health is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Southeast Health will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.