Job Description

MULTIPLE OPENINGS - ready to interview and hire ASAP

AFFORDABLE ONSITE HOUSING

SCHEDULE: Day shift - 7 on, 7 off

HOURLY PAY + MONTHLY STIPEND

Description

Under general supervision of the Chief Pharmacist, the Clinical Pharmacist - Advanced provides direct pharmaceutical care in the outpatient pharmacy program. This position is considered as the major source of pharmaceutical clinical information and is expected to manage selected patients with chronic disease states, as well as providing pharmaceutical care for acute patients. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information at all times.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Takes the appropriate health history, follows and adjusts the developed treatment plan and monitors the patient’s outcome to the prescribed treatment plan.
• Takes the appropriate history and performs limited physical assessment related to the specialized pharmacy clinics, such as insulin titration or anticoagulation management.
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional or mental problems.
• Documents all clinical activities, updates lists and medication allergy information in the medical record.
• Orders and interprets laboratory tests.
• Provides pharmaceutical services to focus on therapeutic drug monitoring. Analyzes medication regimens to ensure the most effective, least toxic, and most economical treatment plan, and communicates recommendations to ordering or primary care provider.
• Fills and dispenses accurate prescription and over the counter drugs on orders of physician, optometrist, physician assistant, family nurse practitioner, and dentist.
• Counsels patients on the use, storage, cautious and side effects of all medications dispensed as well as documentation of cognitive services provided.
• Initiates prescriptions for approved formulary agents, medical supplies as documented in clinic guidelines.
• Renews prescriptions up to 30 days if they have expired or were previously canceled in error; may change doses on existing medications.
• Provides guidance, training, and mentoring for Clinical Pharmacists.
• Upholds all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent.
• Performs other duties as assigned. This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) is required . Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Pharmacy and Licensed by a State Board of Pharmacy.
• Completed an ambulatory or hospital residency and board certification, or three years of clinical pharmacy practice experience and board certification, or five year of clinical pharmacy practice experience.
• National Certification in one chronic disease state is preferred .
• A BLS certification is required .
• An ACLS certification is required within a year of hire.
• Bilingual skills in English and Navajo language preferred .

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