Pharmacist

Job Description

Job Description

Cedar Recovery is a CARF accredited outpatient addiction treatment company based in Mount

Juliet, TN. The company owns and operates fourteen (14) office-based opioid treatment

(OBOT) facilities, opioid treatment programs (OTP), and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) in

Tennessee & Virginia. Cedar’s approach to treatment combines the utilization of medications

(Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Naltrexone) coupled with counseling, peer recovery support,

and case management to deliver an integrated model of care in addressing the opioid crisis.

Position Summary:

Cedar Recovery is seeking to contract a pharmacist on a PRN or part-time basis for its Opioid

Treatment Program (OTP) in Bristol, VA. The pharmacist is a key leadership role within the

facility. The candidate must possess a valid and unrestricted license to practice as a pharmacist

in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Pharmacist will ensure compliance with DEA and state

rules regarding the ordering, storage, logging, and administration of medications, including

take-home doses. The pharmacist is expected to collaborate with medical staff to ensure

consistency between the ordering and dispensing of medications. This position reports directly

to Cedar’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitoring the preparation and dispensing of medications for accuracy, including

correct dosing and formulation.

• Preparing or assisting in the preparation of take-home doses of medications (OTP).

• Develop Cedar’s controlled substance logging system of controlled and non-controlled

substances.

• Provide education to patients through counseling activities, including dosing, side-effects, risks, benefits, and interactions.

• Properly report compliance violations, medication discrepancies, patient’s adverse

reaction, and/or diversion concerns.

• Ensure compliance with all DEA, State, Federal, and SAMHSA rules for the ordering,

dispensing, disposing, and storage of controlled substances.

• Perform audits of inventory ensuring all medications are accounted for.

• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.

• Monitor the state’s controlled substance monitoring database and central registry

• Provide input on operational and strategic decisions related to Cedar’s program.

• Demonstrate Cedar’s core values and culture.

• Implement Cedar’s strategic initiatives, programs, and directives in the facility.

• When requested, attend conferences, meetings, and other events.

Additional Expectations:

• Be available to all personnel supervised by the pharmacist to provide guidance or

direction.

• Maintain knowledge of up-to-date best practices related to addiction and mental health

treatment.

• Utilize Cedar’s data and KPI to dashboard to drive improvement and efficiency.

• Identify process improvements and recommendations within the medical operations

and report such findings to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer.

• Remaining flexible to change in an ever-evolving field of medicine.

• Attend community events and assist Cedar in becoming an active community partner.

Required Credentials:

• Possess an unrestricted and unencumbered license to practice as a Pharmacist in the

Commonwealth of Virginia. Cedar Recovery will consider pharmacists who have an

encumbered license due to a previous substance use disorder and are actively involved in

a state monitoring program.

• Graduate of a nationally accredited pharmacy school.

• Experience in providing pharmacy services in an OTP setting (preferred)