About this opportunity
American Health Packaging lists this PRN Pharmacist opportunity in sterling, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.
Job Details
We are thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of a new pharmacy location in Sterling Illinois! To support this exciting venture, we will be hiring a PRN Staff Pharmacist.
Responsibilities
Responsible for evaluating, preparing, and dispensing of medications; verifies prescribed medications according to professional standards, facility procedures, and state and federal legal requirements.
Provides excellent customer service and clinical care.
Interacts closely with individual patients in order to answer all questions and/or concerns regarding their medication therapy.
Reviews and evaluates patient's plan of care for therapeutic appropriateness.
Consults with prescribers and other medical staff to determine a patient’s appropriate medical/prescription care plan.
Participates in achieving business goals and metrics for the ambulatory pharmacy, including assisting in marketing events and promotions.
Assists in the fiscal management of the ambulatory pharmacy to optimize profits and control expenses for the ambulatory pharmacy consistently consulting with the other relevant managers and directors.
Assists with managing all functions for the ambulatory pharmacy technicians such as hiring, training, and performance management.
Monitors the overall performance of all ambulatory pharmacy staff members to ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational policies, practices and approved pharmaceutical dispensing processes.
Makes recommendations to the managers regarding any changes to improve operating procedures, or to improve and facilitate patient care.
Assists in maintaining and executing all established procedures concerning quality improvement, quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and record keeping.
Submits, reviews, and handles all adjudicated prescription claims to ensure appropriateness of reimbursement, co-pay and related financials and, if needed, follows up all such claims deemed inappropriate.
Promptly and appropriately responds to patient inquiries, requests and issues when situations are escalated to a higher level of authority.
Follows through on closing any outstanding patient concerns to provide a superior level of customer care.
Provides consultation on pharmacy and therapeutic matters to various levels of organizational personnel.
Assists and reviews daily reporting and scheduling of hours worked for the pharmacy technicians to include sick time, vacation time, personal and holiday time and adjusts scheduling as appropriate to assure optimal patient care is maintained.
Supervises activities relative to patient profiles and contacts, ensuring that they are updated as needed for insurance verification and regulatory compliance.
Participates in departmental meetings and in-service training for pharmacy technicians.
Works collaboratively with organizational personnel on quality, satisfaction, service excellence, clinical care, etc. as needed.
Operates the point-of-sale system.
Performs related duties as assigned.
Education
Normally requires Bachelors of Science Degree or Pharm D degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy a Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy; current, unrestricted pharmacist license through the appropriate state board of pharmacy. Also requires broad training and/or experience in the fields of business administration, sales, marketing, information technology and retail/ambulatory pharmacy. Normally requires one (1) to three (3) years of directly related and progressively responsible retail/ambulatory care pharmacy experience.
Skills and Knowledge
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume constraints
Strong leadership skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to resolve patient issues quickly and creatively in order to improve customer satisfaction
Familiarity with pharmaceutical products, services and drug interactions
Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
Good analytical skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Knowledge of the 340b drug program is a plus
What Cencora offers
Medical, dental, and vision care
Backup dependent care
Adoption assistance
Infertility coverage
Family building support
Behavioral health solutions
Paid parental leave
Paid caregiver leave
Training programs
Professional development resources
Mentorship programs
Employee resource groups
Volunteer activities
Full time Salary Range*
$94,500 - 148,060
*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call or email We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.
Affiliated Companies
AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation
Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We’re a purpose-driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.
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Worksite address
sterling, IL, 61081, US
Who can apply
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