Staff Pharmacist-PRN
Nashville Pharmacy ServicesDescription: Who Are We Driven by local decision-making, transparency, and integrity, Hartwinn Group (HWG) prioritizes health equity over profit margins by reinvesting a significant portion of its net income directly back into community and national nonprofit partners. As the foundational entity of the Hartwinn Group, NPS Pharmacy delivers patient-first clinical pharmacy care, including national specialty mail-order services to underserved populations such as individuals living with HIV, LGBTQ+ communities, and low-income households. Today, NPS Pharmacy (HWG) supports over 25,000 patients nationwide while empowering nonprofits, FQHCs, and AIDS service organizations through 340B management as well as pharmacy and clinic administration. What We Need (Job Summary) The Staff Pharmacist provides clinical, operational, and regulatory dispensing support for the pharmacy, reporting directly to the Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC). The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for the safe and accurate dispensing of medications, clinical reviews, patient counseling, and specialty pharmacy care management. Working collaboratively with patient care coordinators, healthcare providers, and care teams, this role executes specialty care planning, medication reconciliation, therapy monitoring, and disease state education. With a strong commitment to health equity, the Staff Pharmacist delivers affirming, culturally competent care tailored to diverse and marginalized populations, including individuals living with HIV, those at risk for STDs/STIs, the LGBTQ+ community, and medically underserved patients. Additionally, the Staff Pharmacist supports the Patient Care Coordinators with compliance to ensure operational efficiency and flawless prescription fulfillment. What You’ll Do (Essential Job Functions) Ensuring continuous compliance with appropriate State Board of Pharmacy rules, DEA controlled substance guidelines, USP standards, and federal/state regulations. Oversee daily pharmacy dispensing operations, staff scheduling, workflow optimization, inventory procurement, and quality assurance protocols. Ensures the accurate dispensing of prescriptions while adhering to regulatory guidelines and safety protocols. Provide comprehensive patient medication counseling, disease education, adherence support, administration guidance, side-effect management, and proper storage/disposal instructions. Communicate directly with prescribers, healthcare providers, and case managers to clarify orders, resolve clinical interventions, document care plans, and ensure continuity of patient care. Conduct initial patient care plans for all new specialty medication patients prior to dispensing, assessing medical history, lab results (renal/hepatic function), allergies, comorbidities, and vaccine status. Perform comprehensive medication reconciliations, disease education, adherence counseling, administration instruction, side-effect management, and storage/disposal guidance. Conduct initial specialty care plans and structured 180-day follow-up reassessments, evaluating medical history, lab results (renal/hepatic function), comorbidities, vaccine status, and patient-reported outcomes. Document patient-reported outcomes, missed doses, pain scales, quality of life metrics, and log/report adverse events to prescribing physicians based on severity. Establish tailored goals of therapy with patients and conduct structured follow-up reassessments every 180 days (or upon therapy changes/patient request). Maintain accurate, complete, and timely patient records, controlled substance logs, clinical intervention notes, and pharmacy documentation in compliance with HIPAA privacy and USP standards. While on duty, supervise, coach, and evaluate pharmacy staff, and patient care coordinators fostering a high-performance, culturally competent, and patient-centered environment. Note: This list of essential job functions is comprehensive but not exhaustive. Other duties may be assigned based on bus…