Community Staff Pharmacist - UHealth Tower - Full Time

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CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Community Staff Pharmacist provides safe, accurate, and patient-centered pharmacy care in a UHealth academic medical center community pharmacy. The pharmacist verifies and dispenses prescriptions, counsels patients, and delivers clinical services for UHealth patients, families, and University employees as an extension of UHealth clinics and hospitals. Reporting to the Community Pharmacy Manager, the pharmacist works with prescribers, care teams, specialty pharmacy, and the 340B program, supervises technicians, and supports the academic mission by precepting pharmacy students and residents.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Verifies prescriptions for accuracy and clinical appropriateness, including drug utilization review for interactions, allergies, duplications, and dosing, and performs final product verification.
• Counsels patients and caregivers on new and changed therapies, adherence, and safe medication use.
• Communicates with prescribers through Epic and by phone to clarify orders and recommend therapy changes.
• Supports transitions of care, including discharge prescriptions (meds-to-beds), medication reconciliation, and follow-up with clinic teams.
• Delivers pharmacist clinical services, including immunizations, medication therapy management and CMRs, adherence packaging, and collaborative practice or test-and-treat services where authorized.
• Coordinates specialty and high-cost prescriptions with UHealth Specialty Pharmacy and medication access teams, and resolves third-party billing, prior authorization, and copay issues.
• Documents dispensing and clinical activity accurately to support quality reporting, billing, and 340B eligibility and audit requirements.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy technicians and interns, ensuring workflow, accuracy, and service standards.
• Manages controlled substances in accordance with Florida Board of Pharmacy and DEA requirements, including counts, records, and secure storage.
• Supports inventory accuracy, receiving, and expiration management.
• Reports and helps investigate medication errors and safety events and participates in quality improvement.
• Precepts pharmacy students and residents and participates in training, research, and practice advancement projects.
• Serves as Pharmacist-in-Charge designee in the manager's absence as assigned.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) required.

Certification and Licensing:

• Active, unrestricted Florida pharmacist license in good standing required; new graduates must obtain licensure within 90 days of hire.
• Florida immunization certification and current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 6 months of hire if not already held.
• APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services certificate and board certification (for example, BCACP) preferred.

Experience:

New graduates encouraged to apply. Community, retail, or health-system pharmacy experience and PGY1 community-based residency preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of pharmacotherapy, drug utilization review, and community pharmacy practice.
• Knowledge of Florida and federal pharmacy law, including controlled substance requirements.
• Knowledge of third-party reimbursement, prior authorization, and patient assistance programs.
• Working knowledge of the 340B Drug Pricing Program as applied to pharmacy documentation.
• Proficiency with Epic, pharmacy dispensing systems, and automation.
• Excellent patient counseling, communication, and customer service skills.
• Ability to supervise technicians, manage priorities, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Clear written and oral communication in English.

 

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff