Pharmacist, Healthcare

Under administrative direction, provides pharmacy medication dispensing and consulting services regarding the effective usage of medications and awareness of drug interactions.

• Performs and/ or completes assigned pharmaceutical care and administrative duties supporting pharmacy operations within established time frames, meeting established rates of performance for the quality and quantity of work for the position.
• Serves as a medication information resource to patients, providers, and staff by providing counseling, drug information, drug therapy consultation, health promotion, and disease prevention related to medication use.
• Communicates with and verifies a patient's understanding of medications and desired outcomes of drug therapy.
• May be required to provide immunization services in accordance with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines as directed by the organization; accesses and maintains immunization records through the Arizona State Immunization Information System (ASIIS); oversees proper vaccine storage and handling. Willingness to obtain immunization certification if required by the organization.
• Responsible for performing final verification of prescriptions and medications being dispensed.
  
  Evaluates appropriate drug dosing, drug/food interactions, appropriateness of drug therapy, effective patient counseling, clinical intervention, medication therapy management, and decisions relating to generic and therapeutic substitutions.
• Reviews and ensures the appropriateness of drug therapy.
• Maintains a comprehensive understanding that ensures compliance with Federal, State, 340B Drug Pricing Program regulations, and third-party funding sources standards and laws.
• Protects patient health information and ensures compliance with all HIPAA and corporate compliance standards.
• Provides leadership, training, operational oversight, and direction of assigned pharmacy staff, ensuring delivery of the highest quality patient care.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education:

PharmD degree from an accredited educational institution.

Experience:

A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a clinical setting (or completion of a clinical residency program) to include a minimum of one (1) year of supervisory experience.

Licenses or Certification:

Must possess a Pharmacist license from Arizona State Board of Pharmacy.

Must possess Basic Life Support Certification and Level I Fingerprint Clearance Card prior to employment.

Additional Requirements:

Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license

Must possess a current fingerprint clearance card Issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Knowledge of:

• Federally Qualified Community Health Centers
• Electronic health records documentation and navigation.
• Business English, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and composition.
• Clerical, office practices and procedures.
• Research techniques and report writing.
• Current MS office software.
• Filing and recordkeeping.

Skill in:

• Practicing clear and tactful communication with all patients, providers, staff, and administration.
• Supervisory skills
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing and communicate orally in a face-to-face setting and by telephone with public and employees.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.

Ability to:

• Demonstrate a professional demeanor and acceptable job performance for all responsibilities supporting established strategic goals and objectives as well as quality measures.
• Provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to medication queries from patients, providers and the health care team.
• Keep management informed of key operating issues affecting…