PRN Pharmacist
Company: Cencora
Location: Kailua
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At
Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier
futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to
deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the
center of health, come join our innovative company and help us
improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!
Job Details The PRN Pharmacist interprets physicians' prescriptions
and compounds and dispenses medications within regulatory
guidelines. Supervises the clinical activities of the pharmacy
technicians. Consults and counsels patients regarding the
appropriate use of medications and potential drug interactions;
handles complex problem resolution. This position is categorized as
compliance critical and, as such, requires and is assigned specific
responsibility for ensuring continual and proper compliance with
all division, corporate and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities: 1. Responsible for the evaluating preparing and
dispensing of medications; verifies prescribed medications
according to professional standards, facility procedures, and state
and federal legal requirements. 2. When possible, performs
medication reconciliation processes to extend a seamless continuum
of care for patients upon discharge. 3. Ensures and behaves with a
focus on excellent customer service and clinical care. 4. Consults
with patients regarding individual medications or supplies
prescribed, including dosage, frequency, specialized requirements
and possible drug interactions. 5. Interacts closely with
individual patients in order to answer all questions and/or
concerns regarding their medication therapy. 6. Reviews and
evaluates patient's plan of care for therapeutic appropriateness.
7. Participates in achieving business goals and metrics for the
ambulatory pharmacy, including assisting in marketing events and
promotions. 8. Assists in the fiscal management of the ambulatory
pharmacy to optimize profits and control expenses for the
ambulatory pharmacy consistently consulting with the other relevant
managers and directors. 9. Assists with managing all functions for
the ambulatory pharmacy technicians such as hiring, training,
terminating, and performance management. 10. Monitors the overall
performance of all ambulatory pharmacy staff members to ensure
compliance with regulatory and organizational policies, practices
and approved pharmaceutical dispensing processes. 11. Assists in
maintaining and executing all established procedures concerning
quality improvement, quality assurance, security of controlled
substances, and record keeping. 12. Submits, reviews, and handles
all adjudicated prescription claims to ensure appropriateness of
reimbursement, co-pay and related financials and, if needed,
follows up all such claims deemed inappropriate. 13. Establishes,
supervises and maintains all pricing tables, special tier pricing
and related pricing structures as deemed necessary for the
operation. 14. Makes recommendations to the managers regarding any
changes to improve operating procedures, or to improve and
facilitate patient care. 15. Performs prescription verification of
all prescriptions and provides technical guidance to pharmacy
technicians. 16. Promptly and appropriately responds to patient
inquiries, requests and issues when situations are escalated to a
higher level of authority. Follows through on closing any
outstanding patient concerns to provide a superior level of
customer care. 17. Provides consultation on pharmacy and
therapeutic matters to various levels of organizational personnel.
18. Assists and reviews daily reporting and scheduling of hours
worked for the pharmacy technicians to include sick time, vacation
time, personal and holiday time and adjusts scheduling as
appropriate to assure optimal patient care is maintained. 19.
Supervises activities relative to patient profiles and contacts,
ensuring that they are updated as needed for insurance verification
and regulatory compliance. 20. Participates in departmental
meetings and in-service training for pharmacy technicians. 21.
Works collaboratively with organizational personnel on quality,
satisfaction, service excellence, clinical care, etc. as needed.
22. Performs related duties as assigned. Education: Normally
requires Bachelors of Science Degree or Pharm D degree from an
accredited School of Pharmacy a Degree in Pharmacy from an
accredited College of Pharmacy; current, unrestricted pharmacist
license through the appropriate state board of pharmacy. Also
requires broad training and/or experience in the fields of business
administration, sales, marketing, information technology and
retail/ambulatory pharmacy. Normally requires zero (1) to three (3)
years of directly related and progressively responsible
retail/ambulatory care pharmacy experience. Skills and Knowledge:
1. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing 2.
Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume
constraints 3. Strong leadership skills 4. Strong interpersonal
skills 5. Ability to resolve patient issues quickly and creatively
in order to improve customer satisfaction 6. Familiarity with
pharmaceutical products, services and drug interactions 7. Strong
organizational skills; attention to detail 8. Good analytical
skills 9. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and
Outlook What Cencora offers We provide compensation, benefits, and
resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our
team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition
to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we
also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the
physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness.
This encompasses support for working families, which may include
backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage,
family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental
leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth,
we also offer a variety of training programs, professional
development resources, and opportunities to participate in
mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer
activities, and much more. For details, visit
https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora Part time Salary Range*
$100,700 - 154,990 *This Salary Range reflects a National Average
for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale.
Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New
York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific
locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and
12% higher than the maximum salary range. Equal Employment
Opportunity Cencora is committed to providing equal employment
opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin,
age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class
protected by federal, state or local law. The company’s continued
success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified
individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters
related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions
and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are
non-discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable
accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the
employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If
you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment,
please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com . We will make
accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis.
Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations
requests will not be returned . Affiliated Companies: Affiliated
Companies: Value Apothecaries Inc
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