Jayhawk is a locally owned and nationally recognized Durable Medical Equipment Provider and Community Pharmacy.  We offer a family friendly work environment with flexible hours.  Pay commensurate with experience and enthusiasm.

Current Open Positions:

Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist

Jayhawk Pharmacy and Patient Supply is seeking a highly motivated Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist. 

This customer focused position will be responsible receiving customer requests and ensuring compassionate patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Greeting of patients to help determine their respiratory or durable medical equipment needs
• Helping patients fulfill those needs or referring them to most qualified staff member
• Answering phones and patient emails
• CPAP set up and patient education upon orders from Sleep Labs
• Follow up with CPAP/sleep apnea patients to ensure comfort and compliance and report to prescribing physician
• Provide CPAP resupply of mask, filters, tubing, and related needs
• Provide patient education and instruction of noninvasive ventilators, stationary and portable oxygen systems, and pediatric apnea monitors
• Rotating call schedule (which generally never happens)

Position requires knowledge of a variety of respiratory care modalities, excellent communication skills and a willingness to grow with our company.

Benefits include:

• No evening, night, weekend or holiday shifts
• 8-5 Monday through Friday
• 401K with company match
• Generous PTO and vacation package

Please forward resume to Mike Conlin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. along with your availability to schedule interview.

Jayhawk Pharmacy and Patient Supply has been voted BEST OF TOPEKA 2018 and 2019.  Come join the best!

Administration

Mike Conlin, RPh, FIACP, FACA, CEAC, FACVP

Business Owner and Pharmacist

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Location: Jayhawk Patient Supply on 6th Avenue
Degrees and certifications:

Registered Pharmacist (RPh)
Fellow International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (FIACP)
Fellow American College of Apothecaries (FACA)
Certified Environmental Accessibility Consultant (CEAC)
Certified Menopause Educator, North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Certified
 Fellow American College of Veterinary Pharmacists

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Cathy Conlin, RN, BSN, CPed, CFm

Billing Director, Patient Intake Director

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Location: Jayhawk Patient Supply on 6th Avenue
Degrees and Certifications:

Registered Nurse
Bachelor of Science, Nursing
Certified Pedorthist (CPed)
Certified MastectomyFitter (CFm)

Cathy Coates Conlin was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She subsequently moved to Colorado with her family and attended the University of Southern Colorado at Pueblo. This university experience established the foundation for Cathy’s acceptance to the Stormont Vail School of Nursing, graduating in 1980 as a Registered Nurse. Her career path in nursing offered her the opportunity to work in the Emergency Department at St. Francis Hospital for 13 years.

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Community Pharmacy

Tara Sage, RPh

Pharmacist

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Location: Jayhawk Pharmacy at Mission Woods
Degrees and Certifications:

Registered Pharmacist
Medicine Therapy Managment (MTM) Certified

Tara is the Pharmacist in Charge at Jayhawk Pharmacy & Patient Supply. She graduated from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in 1998 and has worked in the Topeka community since then. Tara has been a member of the team at Jayhawk Pharmacy & Patient Supply since 2011, currently serving as the Director of Pharmacy Services.

Tara oversees pharmacy patient care including Medication Therapy Management, medication synchronization and consolidtaed medication packagine to improve medication compliance.

Michaela Schiffelbein

Pharmacy Technician

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Location: Jayhawk Pharmacy at Mission Woods

Michaela began working for Jayhawk Pharmacy in December 2018. She is currently a pharmacy technician and has been accepted to the KU School of Pharmacy (fall 2019).

Compounding Pharmacy

Patient Supply

Paige Conlin, RRT, CFm

Respiratory and Healthcare Technology Manager

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Location: Patient Supply on 6th Avenue
Degrees and Certifications: 

Registered Respiratory Therapist
Certified Fitter—Mastectomy (CFm)

As a licensed respiratory therapist, Paige brings a high level of professionalism and compassion to customers with all manner of respiratory needs. Paige earned her degree from Washburn University in 2012. And in 2017, Paige gained certification as a mastectomy form fitter. This means clients get expertise as well as empathy and sensitive guidance when selecting and fitting with mastectomy forms and bras.

Paige has been a friendly, helpful face around Jayhawk Pharmacy & Patient Supply since 2003. Having grown up in the business, she has served customers at the refill counter, as a pharmacy technician, in patient care services and as a delivery driver before advancing her education and career to include respiratory therapy from Washburn University and mastectomy form fitting.

When not at work, Paige is happily planning her September 2019 wedding and enjoying her fiance, Jared, and their two dogs, Gus and Bernard.

Tama "Bonnie" Haggard, CPC, QMC, QMPOC

Billing Coordinator

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Location: Jayhawk Patient Supply on 6th Avenue

Bonnie is an experienced professional in many areas of healthcare billing and insurance: 

Consulting Services CPC, QMC, QMPOC
Billing Management
AR Management—problem denials, recurring denials and appeals
EDI and clearinghouse management
Software management and updates
Managing billing companies in a provider setting
Insurance updates, requirements and maintenance
Credentialing services and point of contact with provider representatives
Staff training software, insurance requirements, prior authorizations, insurance updates, billing, notes
Providers note review, insurance requirements with regard to billing requirements, correct and complete notes, correct coding and billing

Since 2004—billing
Since 2004—Podiatry and DME billing/credentialing/insurance
Since 2009—consulting
Since 2014—credentialing , chiropractic and general practice billing/insurance
Since 2017—pain management billing, credentialing and insurance

Garry Kahre

Clinical Patient Services Representative, Inventory Manager

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Location: Jayhawk Patient Supply on 6th Avenue

Garry was born and raised in Wichita, Kan., and moved to Topeka in 1979. He attended Friends University, Independence Community College, Wichita State University, and received BFA from Washburn University. Garry was Project Administrator for Wichita Urban Renewal and an independent contractor for 20 years. He worked for Jostens Year Book as a production artist and was employed by Adams Business Forms as a department supervisor.

Gary also taught in USD 501 as substitute and full time art teacher. During all these phases of employment, he has been an award winning exhibiting artist.

He is the father of three daughters, grandfather of 11, honorary grandfather of two, great-grandfather of two.