Pharmacist

Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with medical, dental, and behavioral health providers to provide drug information, and assist in the development and monitoring of patient drug therapies.
• Perform medication reviews to ensure safe and effective use of medications.
• Provide counseling and education to patients regarding their medications, including proper usage, potential side effects, and lifestyle modifications.
• Recommend medication adjustments, dosages, and alternatives based on patient-specific needs.
• Perform or supervise performance of daily drug preparation, labeling and distribution.
• Prepare and dispense medication orders per provider requirement according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Research and evaluate professional literature in response to questions and requests.
• Ensure safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and safety guidelines, including the reporting of adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Perform Drug Utilization Reviews (DUR) on every prescription. Monitor medication adherence, appropriate timing of refills, and acknowledge notifications from third party payors.
• Accountable for pharmacy inventory including cost containment, handling of controlled substances, tracking edits to on-hand quantities, and expired or recalled medications.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements of the 340B program.
• Ensure compliance with billing practices.
• Provides direct oversight of pharmacy personnel and ensures that they work only within the scope of practice and duties of their licensure.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Quality Improvement:

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of pharmaceutical services and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Report adverse drug reactions, drug defects, and medication errors according to procedure.
• Implement quality improvement initiatives to enhance pharmacy services and patient safety.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift 10 lbs.
• Continuous sitting, standing, walking.
• Correctable vision and hearing.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited pharmacy program, required. PharmD from an accredited pharmacy program, preferred.
• Current Oregon and Idaho State Pharmacists licenses or be eligible to obtain them.
• Have a current American Heart Association BLS (can be obtained during the onboarding process).
• Medication Therapy Management certification, preferred.
• At least 1 year of pharmacy practice experience.
• Knowledge of State and Federal regulations.
• Knowledge of Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission rules.
• Knowledge of 340B program, preferred.
• Experience with EPIC, preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
• Ability to work with primary care providers to maximize cost effective prescribing patterns, improve clinical processes, and achieve clinical standards across the populations of patients served at VFHC.