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What you will be doing
As of August 24, 2021, AmerisourceBergen requires all U.S. team members to be fully vaccinated and show proof of completed vaccine status at time of hire. If you cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to a disability/medical reason or sincerely held religious belief you will be required to follow AmerisourceBergen’s policy and process to apply for an exemption/accommodation.
** This is an on-site position in Laie, Hawaii **
Under general direction of the Pharmacy Solutions Managed Services division, the Community Pharmacist Navigator will work with physicians and physician practices to aid in the access and obtainment of medications for chronic disease management via prescribing, education, training, and fulfillment pharmacy coordination within a rural health clinic (RHC) setting.
Provide subject matter expertise in retail pharmacy prescription access and processing. Understand and assist patients with overcoming retail pharmacy dispensing barriers for patients residing in rural communities to drive improved patient access and prescription internalization
Works in clinic with family medicine physician care team to make treatment recommendations, increase medication adherence, and manage medications obtainment for chronic disease states, including but not limited to, diabetes, cardiology and women’s health
Conduct patient visits for comprehensive medication therapy management for a wide variety of patients with chronic health conditions
Ensure prescriptions flow through to retail pharmacy for fulfillment and coordinates obtainment of medications by patients. Ensure auditable records showing proof-of-delivery are maintained.
Follow up with patient to ensure refills are ordered on time and address any adverse drug reactions (ADRs) or clinical questions
Document patient progress and medication therapy management in EMR as necessary
Demonstrate value of ambulatory pharmacy partnership to patient care team
Understand structure and maintain compliance for services provided in an RHC
Actively contributes to activity tracking, program KPIs, clinical outcomes and financial reporting to enable continuous quality improvement and program performance assessment
Perform other related duties as assigned.
What your background should look like
PharmD degree strongly preferred.
Current, unrestricted pharmacist license in the state of Hawaii is required.
1-3 years community/retail/ambulatory pharmacy or health-system related experience. Previous experience in a specialty pharmacy and/or processing prior authorizations is highly desirable.
Post graduate residency or clinical certification a plus
Experience working with electronic health records and retail pharmacy systems
Familiarity with a broad array of complex disease states, medical conditions, pharmaceutical products, services and drug interactions; candidates should be comfortable working with clinical data, lab values, and reading/writing notes in patient medical records
Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
Good analytical skills
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume constraints
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to resolve patient issues quickly and creatively in order to improve customer satisfaction
What AmerisourceBergen offers
We offer competitive total rewards compensation. Our commitment to our associates includes benefit programs that are comprehensive, diverse and designed to meet the various needs across our associate population.
Throughout our global footprint and various business units, we take a balanced approach to the benefits we offer. Many benefits are company-paid, while others are available through associate contributions. Specific benefit offerings may vary by location, position and/or business unit.
Schedule
Full time
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: Value Apothecaries Inc
Equal Employment Opportunity
AmerisourceBergen 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.
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