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This position is responsible for developing, implementing and administering best-in-class clinical programs to improve the quality of the Medicare Part D benefit to achieve 5 Star ratings, while assuring adherence to CMS policies and procedures. This position will also be involved in developing a PGY-1 residency program.
The Medicare Quality Improvement Pharmacist helps to drive the strategy for Stars programs and is responsible for the build, maintenance, review and measurement of program outcomes. The role establishes parameters of success and is accountable to ensure that the program has an acceptable ROI. This role will also monitor the program to assure adherence to CMS policies and procedures. This position works in collaboration with cross-functional departments to share accountability for maintaining the systems, rules and data used for Star measurement enhancement, and assuring that system design and enhancements will continue to meet the needs of the plan.

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Title: Clinical Pharmacist

City, State:  Stevens Point,WI

Location:  SMH St Michaels Hos

Department:   Pharmacy Services General 001

Additional Job Details:  Full-Time,Rotating, 36-40 hours,Weekly

Marketing Statement

Ascension Wisconsin serves millions of people across the state with 24 hospitals and hundreds of sites of care. Approximately 23,500 associates, including nearly 1,000 medical group clinicians work collaboratively to deliver compassionate, personalized care every day. Ascension Wisconsin includes hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices from Affinity Health System, Columbia St. Mary’s, Ministry Health Care, and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. As part of Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, in fiscal year 2015, Ascension Wisconsin provided $300 million in community benefit including care of persons living in poverty. We provide compassionate, personalized care for all, including those who are struggling. And we’re improving collaboration across healthcare in Wisconsin.  We’re looking for talented associates to join us as we continue advancing healthcare across Wisconsin.

Job Description

Work in beautiful central Wisconsin with a hospital system that puts patients first. We are offering a $10,000 sign on bonus as well as competitive pay, benefits and career opportunities.

Job Summary:

Coordinates medication use, related education, and research to provide pharmaceutical care to patients.

Responsibilities:

• Manages drug therapy protocols as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Reviews, interprets and evaluates medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential or actual drug-related problems.
• Provides drug information and education to medical staff and patients.
• Documents interventions and their outcomes for use in drug therapy quality improvement efforts.
• Coordinates activities of technician staff based on the operational needs of the department.
• Reviews all work performed by technical staff prior to dispensing a final product.
• Assists with the orientation, training, and education for newly hired personnel, students and observers.
• Prepares sterile medications, including hazardous drugs, using aseptic techniques.

Qualifications

Licenses/Certifications/Registration:

• Required Credential(s):
  
  • Licensed Pharmacist credentialed from the state of Wisconsin obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. 

Education:

• Bachelor's Level Degree 
  
  • Doctorate Degree (Pharm D) or Bachelor's Degree (with extensive experience) in Pharmacy required. Completion of residency training program preferred.

Work Experience:

• No experience required; experience in the specific job field preferred.

How To Apply

Title: Clinical Pharmacist

City, State:  Weston,WI

Location:  WIAPP 3400 Ministry Pkwy

Department:   Pharmacy Services General 001

Additional Job Details:  Full-Time,Rotating, 36-40 hours,Weekly

Marketing Statement

Ascension Wisconsin serves millions of people across the state with 24 hospitals and hundreds of sites of care. Approximately 23,500 associates, including nearly 1,000 medical group clinicians work collaboratively to deliver compassionate, personalized care every day. Ascension Wisconsin includes hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices from Affinity Health System, Columbia St. Mary’s, Ministry Health Care, and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. As part of Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, in fiscal year 2015, Ascension Wisconsin provided $300 million in community benefit including care of persons living in poverty. We provide compassionate, personalized care for all, including those who are struggling. And we’re improving collaboration across healthcare in Wisconsin.  We’re looking for talented associates to join us as we continue advancing healthcare across Wisconsin.

Job Description

Join St. Clare's Hospital Pharmacy in beautiful central Wisconsin. We are currently offering a $10K sign on bonus to join our dynamic pharmacy team. This role could be 36 hours/week or 40 hours/week.

Job Summary:

Coordinates medication use, related education, and research to provide pharmaceutical care to patients. 

Responsibilities:

• Manages drug therapy protocols as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Reviews, interprets and evaluates medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential or actual drug-related problems.
• Provides drug information and education to medical staff and patients.
• Documents interventions and their outcomes for use in drug therapy quality improvement efforts.
• Coordinates activities of technician staff based on the operational needs of the department.
• Reviews all work performed by technical staff prior to dispensing a final product.
• Assists with the orientation, training, and education for newly hired personnel, students and observers.
• Prepares sterile medications, including hazardous drugs, using aseptic techniques.

Qualifications

Licenses/Certifications/Registration:

• Required Credential(s):
  
  • Licensed Pharmacist credentialed from the state of Wisconsin obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. 

Education:

• Bachelor's Level Degree 
  
  • Doctorate Degree (Pharm D) or Bachelor's Degree (with extensive experience) in Pharmacy required. Completion of residency training program preferred.

Work Experience:

• No experience required; experience in the specific job field preferred.

How To Apply

To ensure accurate filling of prescriptions and provide high quality patient care through the efficient use of technology and management of workflow.
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To ensure all compliance with federal and state regulations, as well as company policies and procedures.
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To provide customer service by counseling patients, resolving complaints, and enhancing satisfaction.
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To maintain knowledge and skill in the field of pharmacy and seek self-development.
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To provide preventative health care services such as immunizations, diabetes awareness, and others as needed.
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To assist the Pharmacy Manager as needed.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS:
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Reviews and verifies prescriptions to include fully utilizing pharmacy systems, ensuring information is entered correctly, verifying medicine is correct, weighing and counting pills, and checking for possible interactions.
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Fills prescriptions if no technician or when necessitated by workload by retrieving prescriptions, entering into Intercom Plus, counting or measuring amount, putting medicine into vial, printing and affixing label, printing receipt, putting correct information in computer, taking and giving transfers, etc.
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Contacts medical providers’ offices to clarify prescriptions, dosages, refills, interactions and allergies, and to suggest alternative medications, and answer medical provider questions.
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Greets customers at pharmacy counter and on the phone to answer pharmacy and store questions, offer services, and provide customer service.
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Counsels patients and answers their questions on usage of medicine, side effects, interactions, contraindications, patient information privacy, generics, less expensive medicines, over-the-counter products, and refers to medical provider as needed to ensure medicine taken correctly, health needs addressed, and satisfaction with service.
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Responds to special needs of customers or goes out-of-way to provide customer service, including helping select or use special items (e.g., blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring), contacting patients when there are delays, conducting investigations, ordering special items, knowing patient names, following up, solving problems, etc.
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Resolves customer complaints and monitors the customer service provided by employees.
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Ensures the proper processing of insurance claims including following and instructing staff on procedures, monitoring progress, and calling insurance companies to help resolve insurance problems to lessen payment rejections and charge backs, and heighten customer satisfaction.
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Adheres to government laws and regulations, corporate policies and procedures, ethics and codes of conduct.
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Ensures information technology support such as Intercom Plus, registers, robots, StoreNet, etc., by maintaining working knowledge, implementing new systems, and responding to problems.
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Provides immunizations, diabetes awareness, and other preventative health care services as needed.
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Performs other pharmacist tasks, such as compounding, flavoring, brown bags, drug therapy reviews, medication therapy management cases, and other patient services.
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Develops and maintains good relationships with medical community including physicians, nurses, and other health care providers by medical provider detailing and outreach to health groups, retirement homes, nursing homes, and other forums for enhancing growth opportunities.
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Maintains knowledge and skill in the fields of pharmacy and healthcare, reads pharmacy related journals, reads company publications and communications, completes People Plus Learning modules and continuing education credits, researches new drugs, attends district meetings, etc.
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Obtains necessary certifications and completes other training required by the company.
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Seeks self-development by monitoring one’s performance, setting high personal standards, keeping aware of developments in retail and management, seeking best practices, learning from others, and improving one’s job performance.
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Promotes teamwork and cooperation among employees, including helping resolve conflict, giving feedback, recognizing progress, fostering a sense of shared success, and assists other employees as needed.
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Assists the Pharmacy Manager as needed in managing the workflow of the pharmacy including assigning roles, coordinating activities, prioritizing and assigning tasks, soliciting employee suggestions, preventing back up, ensuring efficiency, and performing opening, closing, and shift change duties.
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Assists Pharmacy Manager in communicating with employees by keeping lines of communication open.
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Assists Pharmacy Manager in training employees, including new hire orientation, on-the-job training, cross training, answering questions, determining training needs, following up to ensure training is used, and coaching informally.
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Assists Pharmacy Manager in preparing, maintaining, and submitting records, reports, and other documentation required to sell drugs and related products (i.e. copies of prescriptions, regulatory reports), and other documentation required to run the business.
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Assists Pharmacy Manager with inventory control procedures to maximizing inventory investment by ordering and returning items, balancing stock between stores, monitoring levels, and anticipating needs to minimize high-cost orders, expired and recalled stock, overstock and slow-moving items, and reconciling stock exceptions and partial fills, leveraging company resources, etc.
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Assists Pharmacy Manager in promoting higher profit pharmacy business (e.g., generics, special services, seasonal products, promotional programs, etc.).
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES: (* denotes not required at entry to the job)
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Knowledge of pharmacology and biology including understanding of disease states, classes of drugs, etc. (See Minimum Qualifications below.)
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Knowledge of state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations for taking and dispensing prescriptions.
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*Knowledge of pharmacy products, services, and operations.
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Interpersonal relations and customer service skills to work with and serve a wide-range of people and patients.
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Multitasking and time management skills to handle multiple tasks at once and work in a pharmacy.
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Judgment and decision making skills to make decisions on drugs, interactions, customer service, inventory, etc.
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Analyzing and problem solving skills to gather information, generate solutions, and evaluate outcomes.
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Teamwork and delegation skills to work effectively, enhance teamwork, and ensure others are performing.
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Verbal and written communication skills to speak, listen, read, and write.
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Ability to learn, retain, and apply new information.
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Ethics to behave appropriately and morally in dispensing prescriptions and in the treatment of others.
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Adaptable, motivated, and dependable to provide quality service across all situations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
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Require B.S. degree or Pharm D. degree in Pharmacy from an accredited educational institution.
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Require current Pharmacist License in the states within the district (or willing to obtain in 1 year) for experienced hires or willing to obtain license within 90 days of hire for recent graduates per district guidelines.
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Require Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.
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Prefer pharmacy experience (e.g., 1 year minimum) in a retail setting including prescription filling and verification, records and legal compliance, pharmacy operations, pharmacy software and technology systems, and insurance.
This job description only covers the primary tasks and requirements of the position and is not all encompassing