Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy (Hybrid)

Overview:

Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy (Hybrid)

The Specialty Pharmacy Staff Pharmacist position is responsible for seeing that the specialty prescription needs of Nationwide Children’s patients are fulfilled. The position supports the pharmacy by providing assistance to the specialty and outpatient pharmacy staff. While the Specialty Pharmacy Staff Pharmacist may be required to step into the pharmacy and fill prescriptions at times, this is primarily a call center-based role.

Schedule: (Full-Time, Benefits Eligible)

- 8:30 am to 5:00 pm - Monday to Friday only

- Hybrid Schedule (after 3 months training)

Location:

Central Campus700 Children's DrColumbus, Ohio 43205

Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?:

The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.

Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.

We’re 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.

Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.

Responsibilities:

Oversees Specialty Pharmacy Technicians in the performance of prescription data entry, prior authorization submissions, preparation of prescriptions, and adherence to delivery schedules. Assigns tasks, checks work, (i.e. compounds) and provides input in performance evaluations. (Continuously)

Supports the Specialty Pharmacy Advanced Patient Care Pharmacists (APCP) by managing distributive functions of the specialty pharmacy while APCP is in clinic; works through billing issues escalated by the technician. (Frequently)

Routinely interacts with patients via telephonic visits for management and monitoring of their Specialty therapies. (Continuously)

Obtains billing information: confirms the patient’s ability to pay or refers patient to appropriate agency; records filling and billing information according to established procedures.(Frequently)

Prepares outpatient prescriptions: determines appropriateness of dosage form for the size and weight of the child; contacts physician if in doubt of appropriateness of dosage. May on occasion need to fill a prescription from a study and perform the required record keeping. (Occasionally)

Qualifications:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

Education:

Doctor of Pharmacy (preferred) or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.

Licensure:

Licensure, or licensure-eligibility, to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio

Experience:

Community Pharmacy/Retail Experience or internship preferred

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet

Permanent