Retail Pharmacist PRN

JOB SUMMARY:

The Retail Pharmacist (PRN) provides patient support, education and counseling, and medication management. All Juniper Health employees will adhere to the Patient Center Medical Home (PCMH) model and work to ensure that patients of all ages receive comprehensive, coordinated and patient-centered “whole patient” care. The employee will maintain confidentiality at all times.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide quality care to patients by accurately dispensing prescription orders.
• Counsel patients regarding medication dosing, administration, side effects, interactions, management of side effects, and proper storage.
• Address medication-related questions and concerns that patients and/or providers have.
• Clarify prescriptions with prescriber(s) and suggest alternatives where appropriate.
• Assess for potential drug interactions, which will be shared with the prescriber(s).
• Identify potential adherence barriers, then help patients to resolve them while providing ongoing assessments and barrier management.
• Maintaining pharmacy inventory and records pertaining to inventory, including controlled substances.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, pharmacy policies and procedures, as well as state and federal law.
• Help patients to overcome financial barriers by pursuing available services (potentially national and state-level prescription drug programs for which they may be eligible) to assist patients with accessing medications.
• Possess extensive knowledge about various immunizations, make appropriate immunization(s) recommendations to patients, and administer immunizations.
• Overseeing pharmacy technician(s) and pharmacy interns, if applicable.
• Participate in professional development, if warranted.
• Maintain pharmacist license and appropriate Continuing Education (CE) hours.
• Other duties as assigned.