Position Purpose:
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* Coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services including quality assurance and clinical monitoring activities.
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* Participate in decisions regarding the pharmaceutical services within assigned scope including:ttt
* Assessing the patient's general pharmaceutical needs
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* Planning for the pharmaceutical services provision
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* Participating in the overall plan of care
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* Participating in the overall quality assessment and improvement plan
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* Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability
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* Review the patient chart for allergies, current and past medical history, clinical laboratory results and concurrent medications
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* Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring
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* Provide clinical interventions
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* Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events
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* Document all communication with physicians, nurses and patients in the patient chart
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* Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of all necessary paperwork required by state and federal agencies as well as the Joint Commission
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* Assist in implementing new procedures
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* Assist in the training and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns and other pharmacy personnel
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* Participate in Performance Improvement Projects
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* Assist in providing in-service programs to nursing and pharmacy personnel on any aspect of drug therapy
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* Attend and/or complete education and training programs
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* Review literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy
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* Participate in on-call schedule
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* Perform other tasks as needed/required
For North Carolina:
Must reside in North Carolina
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in pharmacy and 3+ years of retail or hospital pharmacy experience OR Pharm D.
Licenses/Certifications:
Current state's Pharmacist license and license at other states as required.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
title:Pharmacist
Tampa, FL
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. provides government-sponsored managed care services. The company operates in three segments: Medicaid Health Plans, Medicare Health Plans, and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs). The Medicaid Health Plans segment offers plans for beneficiaries of temporary assistance for needy families, supplemental security income, and aged blind and disabled residents; and other state-based programs, such as children's health insurance programs and long-term services and supports programs for qualifying families who are not eligible for Medicaid.
The Medicare Health Plans segment provides Medicare, a federal program that provides eligible persons aged 65 and over, as well as some disabled persons with a range of hospital, medical, and prescription drug benefits; Medicare Advantage, a Medicare’s managed care alternative to the original Medicare program, which offers individuals standard Medicare benefits directly through Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and coordinated care plans that are administered through health maintenance organizations and require members to seek health care services and select a primary care physician from a network of health care providers.
The Medicare PDPs segment provides Medicare part D PDP plans to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries. Its PDP plans offer national in-network prescription drug coverage, including a preferred pharmacy network. As of December 31, 2018, the company served approximately 5.5 million members in the United States. WellCare Health Plans, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.