Clinical Pharmacy-Primary Care and Endocrinology

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsibilities include providing ambulatory care services to patients at MAHEC Health Center at Biltmore and MAHEC Endocrinology, teaching didactic sessions for pharmacy students and residents; working collaboratively with other health care professionals; and providing clerkship experiences in inpatient family medicine for pharmacy students and residents. This position is accountable for the general and specific standards established by MAHEC, accomplishing objectives established in performance management plans, developing, implementing, and evaluating specific outcomes in accomplishing MAHEC’s strategic plan, and working collaboratively within the division and the organization. This position is also responsible for precepting PY4 and early immersion student rotations, as well as providing faculty assistance to the school for course instruction, pharmacy school interviews, faculty presence in student organizations, or other needs of the satellite campus. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides direct patient care services to patients at FHC Biltmore, Newbridge, Cane Creek, Enka-Candler, Deerfield, and Givens
• Conducts visits including Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) as well as chronic disease management including but not limited to diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, COPD, smoking cessation, medication assistance, polypharmacy, Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM).
• Appropriately documents all encounters in the electronic medical record and follows up on appropriate labs and tests
• Offers experiential education rotations in family medicine, endocrinology, and internal medicine to early immersion and advanced immersion students
• Teaches in MAHEC programs including family medicine and internal medicine didactics, student and resident seminars, and continuing education programs.
• Instruct, supervise and evaluate pharmacy residents and students during inpatient medicine experiences.
• Participates in MAHEC committees and teams as required.
• Participates in appropriate national, state, and local professional organizations.
• Participates in scholarly activities such as poster presentations, student and resident projects, and publishing.
• Serves as a resource for health care providers, lay groups, and learners in Western North Carolina on pharmacotherapy issues.

This role description is a general description of the essential job functions.  It is not intended to describe all the duties the Clinical Pharmacist may perform.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Communication Skills

Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient’s family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and difficult situations, to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families.

• Decision Making

Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills, critical thinking skills, confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time.

• HealthCare Knowledge

Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team, as appropriate.  This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within your area expertise along with MAHEC’s organizational training. Finally, the ability to apply the depth of knowledge maintained and gained through this process in real life scenarios as appropriate.

• Interpersonal Skills

Showing the ability to meet difficult situations with grace, professionalism, and understanding. Within your area of expertise, showing respect and showing empathy where appropriate with your colleagues, patients, and their family at all times, even when its most difficult to do so. This is done, in part, by effective listening, being your authentic self, showing responsibility and dependability, and being patient with others.

• Organizational Values

Adherence to MAHEC’s founding principles and incorporating them every day. This includes, among others, having integrity and accountability, reverence for other cultures and equitable practices, ability to manage change, and displaying a clear understanding of organizational dynamics. Doing these things creates a culture where people want to do the best for each other and gives personal ownership towards the goal of helping people in their time of need.

• Problem Solving

Having an analytical mind and ability to work autonomously to solve complex problems that may arise. The wherewithal to think logically through a difficult problem and come to an appropriate resolution for a given issue. This helps to drive continuous improvement by thinking through where we can improve in a novel way. Measures success by understanding where we are currently and where we want to go and then applying those new ideas to affect positive change.

SPECIFIED SKILLS

• COMPUTER
  • Ability to operate computer, manage electronic scheduling, email, and Microsoft Office components, including PowerPoint presentations.  Navigate web-based platforms.
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE
  • Spanish speaking skills preferred.
• OTHER
  • Ability to effectively present information in didactic sessions, small group sessions, and clinical teaching sessions and respond to questions appropriately.
  • Ability to develop routine reports and to write business correspondence.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Light - Moderate energy level: Lift and carry 25 - 35 lbs, Push/Pull 50 - 100 lbs (empty bed, stretcher, etc.)
• Occasional (0 - 33% of Workday)

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Not Applicable.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy with advanced training (Pharm.D.). 
  • Minimum of one year of clinical and administrative practice experience and experience teaching and working collaboratively with other health care professionals and pharmacy students required.
  • Completion of an ASHP-accredited residency required
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  •  ASHP accredited residency in Geriatrics or ambulatory care. 

REQUIRED LICENSES:

• Registered Pharmacist with an active and unencumbered license to practice in North Carolina or meets eligibility requirements for endorsement by the Board of Pharmacy, eligibility to apply for Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner status, eligibility for clinical faculty appointment with the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and UNC School of Medicine, and a valid North Carolina driver’s license required for regular in-town driving on a daily basis. 
• Board Certification (BCPS, BCACP, BCGP, BCADM) is required within one year of hire.

SCHEDULE:

Regular attendance on-site is an essential function of this position. Typical business hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (or flexed to best meet the needs of the clients and/or the Division); 40 hours per workweek; weekend, holiday, or evening coverage is occasionally required. Work hours will need to be flexible in order to respond to special work assignments, or evening activities, as requested by the team leader.

At MAHEC, we strive to equip all team members with Total Rewards (pay + benefits) to honor their service, support their health, manage their financial security, build their career, and thrive.

All MAHEC employees and learners will be required to receive the Flu vaccine or have an approved exemption.

MAHEC Talent Management is located at 121 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803. Equal Opportunity Employer.

MAHEC is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Employees who meet federal requirements may be eligible to have remaining student loan balances forgiven after 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time at MAHEC.

If you are interested in this role, and you have related experience and qualifications, we encourage you to apply or reach out to AskTalent@mahec.net for support in your job search process. You could be the talent we are seeking for this or other opportunities.