Accredo Staff Pharmacist - Remote (AZ, FL, IN, OH, TN)

This is a remote position.

Ideal candidates must reside and be licensed in one of the following states: Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Ohio or Tennessee and preferably reside within an hour of our local sites.

During the training period, the hours will either be Monday through Friday 9 am to 5:30 pm ET or 8:30 am to 5 pm ET depending if you are placed on our offline team or consult team .

Once training is completed, shifts will be assigned per your placement.



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*Candidates must be open to being placed in either the offline or consult position and be able to commit to the training and future schedules for both positions noted below:

Consult: Monday through Friday


* AZ- 9:30 am- 6 pm (Winter AZ time) and 8:30 - 5pm (Summer AZ time)


* FL- 10:30 am - 7 pm ET


* OH- 10:30 am - 7 pm ET


* TN- 11:30 am-8 pm ET


* IN- 10:30 am - 7 pm ET


* There will also be 1-evening shift per week from 2:30 pm -11 pm ET and a Saturday rotation every 3-weeks.

When working a Saturday shift there would be a weekday off.

Offline: Monday through Friday


* AZ: 3 day shifts 8:30 am - 5 pm AZT and 2 evening shifts (WINTER 10:30 am - 7 pm AZT / SUMMER 11:30 am - 8 pm AZT


* TN: 3 day shifts 8:30 am - 5 pm Central Time and 2 shifts 11:30 pm - 8 pm Central Time.


* IN/OH/FL: 3 day shifts 8:30 am - 5 pm ET and 2 shifts 11:30 pm - 8 pm ET.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Staff Pharmacist interprets physicians' prescriptions, contacts doctors or other prescribers and/or patients to verify information on prescriptions and expedite processing of order.

The Staff Pharmacist may track order status and outstanding issues as well as consult with patients regarding the use of medications and potential drug interactions.

This individual may take calls from customers regarding lost orders or dispensing errors, maintain daily production, quality and service levels, vary work priorities and activities to accommodate business needs.

The Staff Pharmacist may also train less experienced pharmacists.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

o Consult with patients regarding the use of medications and potential drug interactions.

o Contact physicians for new and/or transfer authorization.

o Collaborate with physicians to convert prescriptions to generic or preferred drugs whenever possible.

o Interpret physicians' or prescribers' prescriptions.

o Contact doctors and/or patients to verify information on prescriptions such as drug strength, prescription sig., and drug name in order to expedite processing of orders.

o Provide oversight and quality assurance to pharmacy technicians.

o Verify and confirm validity of controlled substances.

o Verify prescription information entered in the system by data entry or order entry.

o Back up other pharmacists as needed, perform additional duties as assigned by management, or train less experienced pharmacists.

QUALIFICATIONS

o Current resident pharmacist license in good standing.

o Advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to work c...