Byram Healthcare, Pharmacist

At Accendra Health, we understand that healthcare is complex, and we’re here to make it easier. We help deliver care beyond traditional settings, making essential products and services more accessible through every stage of life. As part of the care team, our teammates play a critical role in delivering personalized, long-term care for the patients we serve.

With deep expertise promoting health outside the hospital and a presence in communities nationwide through our Apria and Byram Healthcare brands, Accendra Health does more than just deliver the essentials.

If you’re interested in meaningful work with impact, explore our career opportunities and join us in our purpose of Bringing Care To Life.

The anticipated hourly range for this position is $22-$23 an hour.

The schedule is M-F from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm

Description:

The pharmacist works under the general guidance of the Pharmacy Manager (PIC) to assist in the overall operation of the pharmacy.  Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages patient retention and meets the needs of the pharmacy.

Responsibilities:

Along with the specified job duties listed above, the position is required to maintain strict adherence to all Byram Healthcare policies and procedures as published. This adherence applies to all compliance and conformance plans, policies, codes of conduct, laws and regulations in effect.

• Reviews and verifies all new patient orders using the pharmacy information system.
• Assists physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in planning and implementing patient care to ensure safe and effective drug therapy as necessary.
• Provides consultation to patients, families, physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding medications and their use.
• Identifies appropriate outcome of drug therapy.
• Performs Drug Utilization reviews and documents ongoing drug therapy including the assessment of:
  • Therapeutic appropriateness
  • Therapeutic duplication
  • Appropriateness of dose, frequency and route of administration.
  • Adherence to drug regimen, including under and over utilization
  • Potential drug/food/diagnostic test interactions
  • Medical conditions that affect therapy
• Maintains thorough and appropriate documentation in the pharmacy information system of all clinical activities and communication with patients, physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Ensures the pharmacy complies with all state and federal laws and regulations (including HIPAA).
• Monitors stock replenishment, inventory levels, and the ordering of medications.
• Prepares labels, packages, and dispenses medication orders when necessary.
• Maintain a clean, neat work area, including work counters, shelves, floors.
• Maintain proper records, inventory and security on all controlled substances.
• Create a positive pharmacy department image through strong customer service, friendliness, and cooperativeness with customers, associates, and outside vendors.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy. Currently licensed as a registered pharmacist in California in good standing.

Language Skills: Must be able to interact in a professional manner with physicians, nurses, and other team members with the ability to speak clearly and concisely via phone and in person. Strong customer service and interpersonal skills are necessary. Must be able to work effectively with others to provide safe and effective drug therapy. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Mathematical Skills: Strong understanding of pharmaceutical calculations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited variation exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Must demonstrate ability to problem solve and supervise technicians and other support staff.

Computer Skills: Individual should have basic computer knowledge related to Pharmacy Operations.  Must be able to learn pharmacy operating system and other systems/applications as related to the job.

Certificates, Licenses, Registration: Registered Pharmacist licensed in the State of California in good standing. Additional non-resident state licenses are desirable.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to handle multiple tasks in an ever-changing environment.
• Good organizational skill and attention to detail.
• Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong knowledge of pharmacy regulations.
• Thorough understanding of pharmacy third party claims processing and reimbursement. 
• Strong understanding of pharmacy workflow and clinical skills.
• Must be flexible with work schedule.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Dependable in attendance and job performance.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the individual is regularly required to sit and talk or listen. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is required to utilize a computer to type information frequently and often. The employee is occasionally required to stop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus.

Teammate Benefits

As an Accendra Health employee, you have choices to fit your life. Our comprehensive benefits program is designed to meet you where you are — through all of life’s stages. We’ve got you and your family covered with benefits that support your health, finances, and overall wellness.

Our benefits program includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision care coverage

• Paid time off plan
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic life insurance
• Short-and long-term disability coverage
• Accident insurance
• Teammate Assistance Program
• Paid parental leave
• Domestic partner benefits
• Mental, physical, and financial well-being programs

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.

Accendra is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

Note: Accendra is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our Company via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our Company. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by our Company as a result of the referral or through other means.

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