Description

PHARMACIST 

WHO WE ARE
Polaris Pharmacy Services is an industry leader in long-term and post-acute care pharmacy.

OVERVIEW

The Pharmacist is responsible for overseeing and leading the pharmacists and their day-to-day operational needs with the dispensing of prescription medication as required in meeting the needs and requirements of a long-term care pharmacy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for maintaining workflow in the department, monitoring its productivity and performance, and ensuring that all run times are met.
• Coordinate the daily pharmacist process including all dispensing situations and requirements as specified in current policies and procedures.
• Prepare and post pharmacist work schedule in a timely manner including specific job assignments.
• Responding and following up on all inquiries on Polaris Direct and Email
• Provide customer service by triaging requests according to priority.
• Resolve customer issues; ensuring accurate information is provided.
• Work with compliance technician to ensure physicians are following up with written scripts for verbal CIIs. Report to DEA when necessary.
• Provide clinical expertise by responding to drug-related questions and concerns initiated by internal staff and external customers
• Ensure all deliveries are sent timely
• Manage backorders verify legitimacy, attempt alternatives, and contact facility.
• Ensure the Prepack RPH check is caught up
• Ensure that all pharmacists are appropriately trained according to current policies and procedures.
• Maintain current working knowledge of facility policies and procedures related to pharmacy services.
• Follow all applicable government regulations including HIPAA
• Other duties as assigned; Job duties may vary depending on business needs
• Monitor daily workflow (PV1, PV2, Pre-pack check, clarifications) to ensure it is caught up. Responsible for the flow of work and appropriate outcomes

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current Pharmacist license active and in good standing in the State of practice required
• Management experience preferred
• Bachelors degree or Pharmacy Doctorate from an accredited School of Pharmacy
• Perform accurately and efficiently when dispensing prescription medications
• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include evening, weekends, and holidays
• Experience using FrameworkLTC
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Microsoft Outlook
• Minimum of two (2) years recent experience in a Long-Term Care and/or Post-Acute care or one (1) year experience as a production pharmacist preferred (not required). Experience and knowledge base of intravenous admixtures services and intravenous therapy desired.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and well-developed verbal and written communication skills with English as the primary language.
• Ability to work independently as well as working in a team environment, meets deadlines, establish priorities, and be flexible, work under pressure with multiple tasks. Must have strong organizational, customer service, and time management skills, ability to problem solve.
• This position must exhibit maturity in judgment, will work under the Pharmacy Manager.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that should be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• May sit or stand seven (7) to ten (10) hours per day
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, walk, crawl intermittently
• May be necessary to work extended hours as needed
• May lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this role

HOLIDAY & PTO POLICY

We provide qualifying full-time employees with 23 PTO (Paid Time Off) days annually. PTO is used for holidays, vacation, sick leave, and personal leave.

Please note we are a long-term care pharmacy open 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. And schedules may change as determined by the needs of the business.

BENEFITS For full time Employees

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term disability