Pharmacist, Healthcare

Compensation
: $ - $/yr DOE

Under the supervision of the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator and the Pharmacist in charge. The Clinical/Staff Pharmacist is responsible for the planning, evaluation, supervision, coordination, implementation, and administration of comprehensive and effective quality Pharmacy programs (new & existing) at the clinic and will include working with the other site Pharmacists on a regular basis. Duties include providing professional advice/consultation concerning drugs and their administration to patients/staff on a timely basis, the maintenance of a drug formulary, establishing & maintaining excellent patient/staff relations, maintaining licensure, reporting of data, utilizing approved Clinical Pharmacy Protocols and the billing of revenues from customers.

Fill in at Campo Clinic as needed. This position is approximately a 50% Clinical Pharmacist and 50% Staff Pharmacist role.

• Pharmacy Clinical Operations:
  Accurate and timely administration of prescriptions. Reviews all drug orders for completeness and appropriateness of medication and consults with the prescribing physician immediately to correct any problem areas. When appropriate, reviews patient history, current therapy, diagnosis, allergies, and recent drug history prior to dispensing any medications. Uses generic brands, whenever possible and provides labeled medications to patients and staff, including listing any possible drug interactions.
  
  Records prescriptions issued in the medications area of the medical record and oversees all supporting pharmacy data processing and billing information of the patient. Performs as a Clinical Pharmacist; utilizing the approved SIHC, Inc. Medication Management protocols (Refill protocol, Smoking Cessation Protocol, Anticoagulation protocol), Medication reconciliation and patient education activities at SIHC, Inc. Health Fairs.
• Professional Advice/Consultation:
  Provides professional, courteous, accurate and timely information to requesting patients, medical staff, and clinic personnel immediately, if possible. Responses requiring written replies will be completed and submitted within (2) business days upon request, unless referred to alternate sources.
• Priority of Patients waiting for Prescriptions:
  Supplies prescriptions to patients waiting in the lobby after an SIHC visit on a priority basis. For internal control purposes, logs prescription requests in and out of the Pharmacy department.
• Drug Distribution/Control:
  Controls ordering, stocking, and distribution of all drugs within the clinic, including all clerical and distributive functions. Stocks and maintains clinic “crash cart” on a monthly basis, or after immediate use. Performs monthly pharmacy and nursing unit inspections and removes all damaged, expired, or unusable drugs from stock. Verifies that proper storage conditions and security are in order upon each inspection.
  
  Properly destroys or returns unusable drugs. When required or requested, reviews all therapy for potential drug therapy danger by calculating pharmacokinetic parameters for drug dosing. With consultation and direction from the Medical Director, develops and maintains a drug formulary and uses generic drugs, whenever possible. Reviews all adverse drug reactions, logs incidents, and files written reports with proper authorities. All transactions requiring special record- keeping and custody shall be recorded accurately and action needed will be implemented immediately.
• Emergency Response Team
  
  Activities:
  
  Participates in all cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and Code Blue activities, as required and in accordance with policies. Responds immediately to “Code Blue” calls and returns…