Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Pharmacist) - Employee Pharmacy - MRMC - Florence

Key Responsibilities

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Serves as a drug information resource for members of the health care team.

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Contacts providers in a timely manner when there is a concern about a prescription related to a drug interaction, allergy, drug disease state interaction, and other circumstances as indicated.

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Provides supervision and direction to pharmacy technicians to ensure timely and accurate pharmacy services.

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Assists in the training and education of pharmacy students, pharmacy technician students, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacists.

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Handles and resolves customer issues, complaints and questions to build customer trust and loyalty.

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Manages inventory and monetary transactions for optimizing cost efficiency of the outpatient pharmacy.

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Counsels patients on their drug therapy to enhance compliance and identify side effects.

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Answers questions, administers vaccines, and provides OTC recommendations based on patient needs and evaluation of medication history and identified disease states.

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Assumes responsibility for investigating and resolving third-party payment issues.

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Works collaboratively with physician offices to obtain specialty prescriptions.

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Initiates a prior authorization in Cover My Meds if needed, and monitors until approved.

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Researches to find copay assistance if needed and assists in getting patients enrolled.

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Provides written and verbal consultation to the patient along with proactive management of any refills.

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Assumes responsibility for Medication Therapy Management cases assigned to our pharmacy.

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Performs additional duties as assigned to support departmental and organizational goals.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

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• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.

Licenses & Certifications

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• Current, unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in the state of South Carolina.
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• Completion of APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Program.
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• Basic Life Support certification.

Essential Skills

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Knowledge of specialty pharmaceuticals, patient care and counseling, prior authorization management, third-party reimbursement, regulatory compliance, critical thinking, and relationship-building skills.

Requirements

Degrees

Doctorate Degree

Licenses and Certifications

Pharmacist Registered