Medication Care Coordinator - Lakes on the Green (62151)
Sanitas is a global healthcare organization expanding across the United States. Our services include primary care, urgent care, nutrition, lab, diagnostic, health care education and resources for our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families creating a memorable experience through compassion, respect, and kindness.
Job Summary
The Medication Care Coordinator prepares prescribed medication(s) for outpatient use, including entering patient demographics into the pharmacy software system, labeling medications, and providing the prepared medication(s) to the prescribing provider for final review prior to dispensing while always maintaining accuracy and safety for Sanitas patients.
Essential Job Functions
Dispensing Medications — ensuring correct medication, dosage, and quantity following protocols and safety guidelines.
Prescription Adjudication Processing — verifying medication details, running medications through insurance for live claims and collecting copayments.
Inventory Management — monitoring stock levels, restocking medications, and ensuring proper storage conditions; assisting with medication ordering and managing recalls or expirations.
Medication Reconciliation — comparing a patient's current regimen with new prescriptions to identify discrepancies and ensuring accuracy.
Quality Assurance — performing regular checks and audits to verify accuracy, checking expiry dates, and following protocols to minimize errors and ensure safety.
Interprofessional Collaboration — working alongside medical staff and assisting with health care related tasks, coordinating with providers, CCA's, and PRC's.
Customer Relations — communicating medication related information and issues to patients, solving real‑time problems using empathy and active listening.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Required Education
High School diploma required.
Required Experience
At least one year of experience in a healthcare clinical setting.
Required Licenses and Certifications
Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT – state).
Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Proficient using email and word processing software.
Primary and/or urgent care clinical assisting experience preferred.
At least one year of experience in a retail pharmacy setting preferred.
Knowledge of electronic health record software and digital scanning software preferred.
Knowledge of inventory management preferred.
Languages
English - Advanced
Spanish - Advanced
Creole - Preferred
Travel
Not required.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment, and be able to exert force up to 10 pounds regularly, 30 pounds frequently, and occasionally 50 pounds. The employee may need to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must have full range of body motion, manual and finger dexterity, and eye‑hand coordination. The employee may work under stressful conditions and irregular hours, and may be exposed to biohazard materials, communicable diseases, toxic substances such as cleaning products, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic environment.
Environmental Conditions
Inside: employee is subject to environmental conditions and protection from weather but not necessarily temperature changes. Noise may be sufficient to require shouting above ambient noise level.
Physical/Environmental Activities
Work may occur across multiple locations; travel to attend meetings, events or conferences may be required. Employees may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions (cold, heat, wet, humidity), loud noises, vibrations, fumes, dust, odors, and mists. Employees must be able to ascend and descend ladders, stairs or other equipment. Employees may be exposed to hazardous material.