Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Posted: 23-Jan-25
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Internal Number: 24017059-1
Pharmacist PRN (Mon-Fri Day Shift) - Ambulatory Care (Community Care Clinics)
Our department's pharmacists are unique and significantly different from those in a typical hospital or retail pharmacy setting. As part of our embedded pharmacy care team at the community care clinics, the pharmacist works closely with a team of pharmacy technicians, pharmacist residents and pharmacy students to provide direct patient care. The community care clinics present a multidisciplinary team that provides outpatient care to patients who are underinsured, uninsured, and/or indigent. In addition to the pharmacy care team these clinics also presents behavior health, chronic disease, and navigation care teams as well as a part of a multidisciplinary team approach. Pharmacists work under a collaborative practice agreement to provide chronic medication management for patients with diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic disease states. Additionally, pharmacists help patients with adherence, education, medication affordability, reconciliation, and smoking cessation consultations. As part of our efforts to assist with the affordability of medications, pharmacists may also provide formulary and pricing information to patients and providers. Prescription assistance programs (PAPs) are another important resource we use extensively because the majority of our patients are either underinsured or uninsured. We use a database to track PAPs, and therefore some familiarity with PAP programs is preferred.
Our ideal applicant should have exceptional soft and communication skills, be able to work effectively with a variety of people, be adaptable when faced with change, and have a natural ability to solve problems. Having a valid driver's license, dependable transportation, and the ability and willingness to travel to all sites are crucial because our clinics are spread out across the DFW Metroplex (Dallas, Ft Worth, Irving, and Plano). The organization does provide mileage reimbursement for travel outside of your normal assigned work location. Given that more than 80% of the patients we see in our clinics speak Spanish, a bilingual applicant would be advantageous.
JOB SUMMARY
The Pharmacist Clinical 1 PRN provides pharmaceutical care to patients in a clinical setting. Compounds and dispenses medications and other pharmaceuticals in agreement with federal, state and local regulations and organizational policy. Serves as a resource to other healthcare professionals including pharmacists, pharmacy students and residents. Consults with Nursing, Medical Staff and patients about medications, orders, drug and pharmaceutical details, patient reactions, errors and complaints and/or the patients' caregivers. May have responsibility for the assessment, treatment and/or care of neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics. Supervises and monitors the non-professional duties of technicians.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
Ensures that patient pharmaceutical care meets standards of safety, effectiveness, patient rights and customer service.
Compounds or admixes ingredients appropriately, including IV admixtures, small and large volume solutions, syringes and irrigation solutions under established policies and procedures.
Consults and educates patients and/or patient caregivers concerning possible medications, including alternative sources of drug therapy.
Reviews medications for accuracy, appropriateness and interactions., and adjusts medications per approved protocols.
Dispenses medications and compounds under organizational policy and regulatory guidelines.
Assesses prescribers medication orders with respect to the overall patient therapy to evaluate: known allergies; rational therapy/contraindications; reasonable dose and route of administration; reasonable directions for use; duplication of therapy; drug to drug interactions; drug/food interactions; drug disease interactions; adverse drug reactions; proper utilization, including over-utilization or under-utilization, and use clinical laboratory or clinical monitoring methods to monitor and evaluate drug effectiveness, side effects, toxicity, or adverse effects, and appropriateness to continue use of the drug in its current regimen.
Supervises and monitors the non-professional duties of Pharmacy Technicians including the organization of daily duties in dispensing, IVs or patient care function.
Monitors and reviews the work of Pharmacy Technicians to ensure compliance with all professional standards and departmental policies and procedures, and to ensure pharmacy stock levels are adequate with patient needs.
Helps in inventory, purchasing and quality control of drugs and products and ensures proper charging/crediting of pharmacy product accounts.
Consistently maintains inventory and records on narcotics and other drugs as required by law.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
General knowledge of Pharmacy Care modalities, pharmaceutical calculations, therapies, terminology, drug use and aseptic techniques, standards, medications and equipment.
Ability to research, assess and disseminate information.
Ability to know, optimize and document complex processes.
Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly; both verbally and in writing.
Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and regulatory requirements.
General computer skills, including but not limited to: using required software applications, data entry, information security, electronic medical documentation, handheld scanning and email.
BENEFITS
Our competitive benefits package includes the following
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO accrual beginning Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based on position type and/or level
QUALIFICATIONS
- EDUCATION - Bachelor's or 4 years of work experience above the minimum qualification
- MAJOR - Pharmacy
- EXPERIENCE - Less than 1 Year of Experience
- CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Pharmacist (RPH)