Pharmacist

Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

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

Quality Improvement:

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

Physical Requirements:

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

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited pharmacy program, required. PharmD from an accredited pharmacy program, preferred.
2. Current Oregon and Idaho State Pharmacists licenses or be eligible to obtain them.
3. Have a current American Heart Association BLS (can be obtained during the onboarding process).
4. Medication Therapy Management certification, preferred.
5. At least 1 year of pharmacy practice experience.
6. Knowledge of State and Federal regulations.
7. Knowledge of Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission rules.
8. Knowledge of 340B program, preferred.
9. Experience with EPIC, preferred.
10. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
11. 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.