Job Description
Positions to be filled in the following states:
Arizona, Ohio, Indiana, Florida and Tennessee. **Prefer for candidates to be within 50 miles of an Accredo location.
POSITION SUMMARY Our Accredo Pharmacists are specifically trained on the disease states and complex medications provided to our patients. 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 will 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.
This role is not work-site dependent which allows most work to be performed at home or on occasion at a Cigna office location. The days and hours for this position are Monday thru Friday 8am - 4:30pm EST, 10:00am - 6:30pm, and 11:30am - 8pm EST. Mandatory overtime can sometimes be necessary to meet business needs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Provide oversight and quality assurance to pharmacy technicians.
- Interpret physicians' or prescribers' prescriptions.
- 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.
- Verify and confirm validity of controlled substances.
- Verify prescription information entered in the system by data entry or order entry.
- Contact physicians for new and/or transfer authorization.
- Consults with patients regarding the use of medications, management of ancillary supplies, potential drug interactions and handling of adverse events
- Work with physicians to convert prescriptions to generic or preferred drugs whenever possible.
- Consult with patients regarding the use of medications and potential drug interactions.
- Back up other pharmacists as needed, perform additional duties as assigned by management, or train less experienced pharmacists.
QUALIFICATIONS - Minimum: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharm. D degree from an accredited institution with current resident pharmacist license in good standing
- Advanced problem solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with medical professionals and other departments to resolve complex issues
- Strong focus on customer service, interpersonal skills, quality and accuracy
- Ability to manage timeliness and meet tight client deadlines
- Adaptive to meet an ever-changing business environment
- Resilient organizational skills to maintain continual process improvement and rigorous accreditation standards
- Basic working knowledge of email, Word, Excel and OneNote programs
- Robust writing and communication skill
- Understanding of applicable federal and state laws
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
About Evernorth Health Services Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
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