Patient Consultation:

****This position is eligible for remote or the "work at home" program. Must reside within a distance of approximately 1 hour or so within drive from an ESI locations. Transition to working from home also depends on production and quality at goal levels, ability to self manage, etc. Minimum transition time frame would be 6 months, possibly closer to one year.***

Enjoy a work-life balance, take a break from the rigorous retail stress and hours. Join a team where you will be able to practice as a professional and make a difference in the way prescriptions are delivered to patients. Work in an atmosphere with no drive-through windows and no angry customers wanting to know the price of lipstick and why their insurance co-pay has changed for the tenth time. Our closed-door pharmacy gives pharmacists a chance to utilize their skills while maintaining a work environment that is team-oriented, yet still provides an individual component where you have control over your own work.

Primary responsibilities for a patient consultation pharmacist include: Consulting with patients regarding the use of medications and potential drug interactions. 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. May train less experienced pharmacists.

May also be responsible for the following:
Interpret physicians' prescriptions.
Contact doctors or other prescribers and/or patients to verify information on prescriptions such as drug strength, prescription sig., and drug name in order to expedite processing of orders.
Provide oversight and quality assurance to pharmacy technicians.
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.
Work with physicians to convert prescriptions to generic or preferred drugs whenever possible.
Back up other pharmacists as needed and perform additional duties as assigned by management.