Outpatient Pharmacist: Children's National Hospital

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Position Summary

The Outpatient Pharmacist ensures impeccable operations by adhering to department policies, procedures, and guidelines. Your responsibilities include precise compounding and dispensing of prescribed pharmaceuticals, essential for enrollment and ongoing prescription adherence follow-up.

Your diligence in checking each medication before dispensing ensures patient safety and treatment efficacy. Your expertise extends to comprehensive medication reconciliation integrated into electronic medical records during prescription verification.

As the direct point of contact for clinical support to specialty clinics, your professionalism and enthusiasm contribute to top-quality patient care.

Your dedication is the driving force behind our commitment to patient well-being, making a meaningful difference in pharmaceuticals and clinical care, one prescription at a time.

Essential Responsibilities/Duties

Oversee the accurate preparation of medications, ensuring precision and attention to every patient in detail for the highest quality prescriptions.

• Verify all medications before they leave the pharmacy, maintaining strict quality standards.
• Package and label with precision, ensuring correct and safe delivery to every patient.
• Provide invaluable consultations to customers, serving as a trusted source for information and support.

Dispenses medical and surgical products, demonstrating a commitment to accuracy, including handling restricted items.

Meticulous record-keeping ensures the highest standards of accuracy and safety for all dispensed prescriptions.

Handles order entry into pharmacy management system streamlines processes for maximum efficiency.

Patient care is at the core of the role, encompassing enrollments, ongoing adherence of follow-ups, and ensuring patients receive the right care.

Ensures patient safety by exhibiting excellence in medication reconciliation and seamless collaboration with electronic medical records.

Provide vital assistance and pharmacy clinic support for specialty clinics.

Supervise compliance with federal, state, and applicable laws, optimizing operations through guidance and strategic reassignments.

Develops the pharmacy staff, providing direction, coaching, and identifying training gaps for career advancement.

Maintaining contact with physicians and providers ensures a seamless experience for patients, highlighting your effective communication skills.

Attention to detail in handling third-party insurance forms and paperwork ensures smooth transactions and clear records.

• Upholds the highest standards, providing a confidential and respectful environment for customers.
• Provides unwavering commitment to compliance with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements, including DEMPOS standards, ensures adherence to all standards.
• Provides invaluable drug education and counseling, helping patients navigate their treatments.

Shares knowledge with healthcare practitioners through in-service education which demonstrates commitment to benefiting the entire healthcare community.

Dedication to growth is evident through active participation in department staff development conferences and related activities.

Maintains professional and specialized competencies through continued education.

Adheres to the highest standards of performance and conduct, prioritizing patient rights to ensure the best possible customer service and patient care.

Education

A PharmD or bachelor's degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy is required.

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations

An active Pharmacist licensure (in good standing) to practice pharmacy in the state in which you are applying in or and/or the ability to acquire this at the time of hire is required.

Experience

1+ years with relevant experience in pharmacy is required.

Knowledge & Skills

A comprehensive understanding of the procedures, systems, and equipment used by pharmacists and technicians in the pharmacy and an elevated level of proficiency in performing pharmacist’s duties and responsibilities.

A high level of analytical ability, organizational and personal management skill and focus to ensure the concerted approach to operations.

• Practice experience working with as well as revising and/or implementing information systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and phone communication skills.
• Professional in conduct and demeanor.

Proficient with standard software used in healthcare office settings (i. e. MS Word, Excel, web browser, etc.)

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of the federal funded 340B program are highly preferred.
• QS1 and Specialty Pharmacy experience is preferred.

Depending on site-specific requirements, an active certification in good standing as a Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) from the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) may be required but is preferred. Experience with Specialty medications and immunizations is preferred.

Special Working Conditions (On-call, Travel, Shift, Coverage):

Clearway Health Specialty Pharmacies, serving patients in hospitals, health systems, and communities, may require employees at client sites to work on company-recognized holidays. Up to 10% of travel may be required.

This information is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Clearway Health. The current annual compensation range for this position is $127,000 - $159,000.

The actual rate within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors.

In addition to a competitive base salary, this role is eligible to participate in the company’s bonus program as part of its comprehensive and rewarding benefits package. This opportunity offers a compelling combination of compensation and performance-based incentives designed to recognize and reward contributions.

The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.