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Job Description

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. is a leading health care company serving the needs of more than 60 million people.

Medco, the world’s most advanced pharmacy®, provides clinically driven pharmacy services designed to improve the quality of care and lower total health care costs for private and public employers, health plans, labor unions, and government agencies of all sizes, and for individuals served by Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans. About one-third of the companies on the Fortune 500 list are Medco clients.

In 2009, Medco captured the No. 1 position in Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services sector on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list for the second consecutive year. Of all companies surveyed globally, Medco ranked No. 5 in innovation and No.10 in people management. In the health care sector, Medco ranked No. 1 in seven attributes: innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, quality of management, financial soundness, quality of products/services and global competitiveness. It also ranked No. 2 in the categories of long-term investment and social responsibility.

Come make a difference at Medco-at the head of the industry and at the heart of health. www.medco.com.

Flexible start dates into 2010.

Effectively complete a therapeutic review of patients’ profiles which can be used to develop recommendations aimed at improving patient outcomes.

Outreach to members and their physicians for discussion of any open therapy management issues, including issues related to medication safety, effectiveness and best use of benefits.

Issue resolution prescriptions, member requests, physician requests and other issues defined through ongoing practice development.

Evaluate prescription orders to identify and resolve therapy management issues for members within assigned disease state.

Resolutions include outreach to physicians and/or members by phone, fax, mailings and email.

The Pharmacist will provide pharmacy counseling to members on medications, reactions and clarifications.

Rapidly evolve the specialist pharmacy model to improve performance in health status, clinical outcomes and care objectives of patients through deliberate processes that enable such discovery.

Provide consultation with and take counseling referrals from internal clinicians and coaches.

The Pharmacist will also utilize clinical knowledge and expertise in assigned disease state.

Will provide expertise in prescription interpretation, entry, and verification to assure that the appropriate medication(s) are dispensed, as needed.

Job Requirements

Superior written and verbal communications skills.
Ability to utilize computer applications.
Knowledgeable of pharmacy state laws and regulations, including generic substitution laws.
Broad knowledge of medications.
Ability to understand and follow Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs).
Must be alert, focused, and detailed-oriented.
Ability to make good decisions in a timely fashion.
Ability to make independent judgments.
Solid interpersonal skills.
Ability to resolve problems.
Must be self-motivated, enthusiastic.
Excellent customer-service skills; possess a customer first attitude.
Registered Florida Pharmacist license in good standing with the Florida State Board of Pharmacy.
PharmD preferred
Strong Clinical background required, preferably in Cardiovascular, Lipids and or Women’s Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V