Pharmacy Transition Specialist - Outpatient Pharmacy
Company: UNC Healthcare
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: January 15, 2022
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Job Description:
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse
employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of
the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
Responsible for logistically organizing, collaborating, and/or
delivering required discharge medications to patients and/or
families or caregivers. The Specialist will ensure the successful
hand-off to the appropriate medications to enable the improvement
of the patient's health management and experience.
The Specialist will interact primarily with physicians,
pharmacists, other members of the patient care team, as well as
work closely with members of the outpatient pharmacy team.
Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of the Specialist include but are not limited
to the following:
Interact with patients to obtain permission to fill discharge
medications, ensure patients are eligible for services, have method
of payment, and are properly educate Deliver discharge medications
to patient's bedside in a timely manner Responsible for the
procurement of all patient's information and prescriptions prior to
discharge Coordinate with clinical care team, case management, and
other staff to ensure medications are delivered without delaying
discharge Understands nuances of pharmacy insurance claims,
medications associated with different disease states, and pathways
for patient or pharmacy assistance Has basic understanding of a
hospital health care systems and its component parts, including
sites of care, delivery models, and the roles of various providers
and health care professionals
Other Information Other information:
Education Requirements:
--- Completion of a nine-month Pharmacy Technician Program (or
equivalent combination of education, training and experience).
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
--- Registration with the NC Board of Pharmacy unless enrolled in a
PharmD program. -CPhT from PTCB or ExCPT from NHA unless enrolled
in a PharmD program.
Professional Experience Requirements:
--- If completion of a Pharmacy Technician Program: No prior
experience required.
--- If a High School diploma or GED: Two (2) years of experience as
a Pharmacy Technician.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details Legal Employer: STATE
Entity : UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit : Pharmacy Decentral Services
Work Type : Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week : 40.00
Work Schedule : Rotating
Location of Job : US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime : Exempt: No
Keywords: UNC Healthcare, Chapel Hill , Pharmacy Transition Specialist - Outpatient Pharmacy, Healthcare , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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