Location:  Mizzou Pharmacy – University Hospital

Address:  1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO

Store Hours:  Monday – Friday 7am -7pm; Saturday -Sunday 9am – 5pm (shift will be within these days/times)

Compensation:

·        Base Pay Range: $22 - $34.74/hour, based on experience

ABOUT THE JOB

Join our dynamic Mizzou Pharmacy team as a Patient Medication Liaison where your expertise will make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of our community! Our Mizzou Pharmacy is located within MU Health Care’s University Hospital where we partner with other healthcare professionals to improve the lives of our patients.

In this fast-paced and rewarding role, you’ll be the friendly face that greets patients and ensure everyone’s pharmacy experience is smooth and supportive. You will prepare and dispense medications and manage inventory. In addition, you will play a crucial role assisting with the medication needs of discharging patients, including supporting our bedside delivery program. Your role will involve coordinating discharge prescriptions, pre-screening patients for payment sources, addressing reimbursement issues efficiently, and identifying and referring eligible patients to medication assistance programs. We value your commitment to enhancing the patient experience and ability to communicate effectively as you will be fostering relationships between physicians, nurses, case management, pharmacists, and patients.

If you are looking to begin a career in healthcare this is the ideal opportunity to embark on a fulfilling career as we provide on the job training. Join us at MU Health Care, where your empathy, precision, and dedication to patient well-being will thrive, and you'll be an integral part of our commitment to delivering exceptional healthcare services. Come be a part of our caring and dynamic team where your potential for growth and impact is boundless!

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Learn more about MU Health Care.

Learn more about living in mid-Missouri.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

·        Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one 

·        Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays 

·        Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years

·        Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%) 

·        Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

·        See a comprehensive list of benefits here. 

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Conduct prospective medication prior authorization services to expedite clinic and discharge workflow and enhance the patient experience.

Coordinate refill and prescription renewal requests by pre-screening patients for viable payment sources and managing reimbursement issues.

Facilitate effective working relationships and consistent communication between clinics, hospitals, patients, and pharmacies.

Identify and refer appropriate patients to medication assistance programs.

Perform the duties of a pharmacy technician as required and other duties as assigned.

May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired.

Must apply prior to hire for Pharmacy Technician licensure by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy.

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) within one (1) year as a condition of continued employment in this job classification.


 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

One (1) year of college. Two (2) years of retail pharmacy experience. Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.