I enjoy my wfh position with Cigna and have been working for them for almost 2.5 years . My position is for patient consultation staff pharmacist and it entails being on the phone all day consulting with patients . You definitely get to use a lot more of your knowledge in my role . Calls are mostly back to back and we take anywhere from 80-100 calls a day . Questions and consults may be about medication side effects , medication use , drug interactions , potential alternative medicines that can be prescribed if one is not covered by the patient’s insurance, storage temperatures for insulin , and countless other questions . You also do prescription transfers as retails , hospitals and other pharmacies call requesting transfers . Overall , despite the back to back calls , this job is easy as pie compared to retail . In my time in this role I am pretty much a top performer based on metrics . The only downside is the pay is low and non-negotiable. I started at $52 and now I’m around $56 per hour . Honestly , I’m being underpaid because I am an experienced pharmacist with 11-12 years of experience - 9 years retail and the rest here . BUT they probably figure they don’t have to negotiate because it’s one of the coveted wfh positions every pharmacist wants these days . I may eventually look for higher paying roles now that I have experience because $50 something an hour in 2024 is fairly low , especially if you have experience .
