Clinical Pharmacist

Great Plains Tribal Health; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A tribal health organization in Rapid City seeks a Pharmacist responsible for compounding and dispensing medications to provide high-quality care to Oyate Health Center patients. Ideal candidates will hold a Doctor of Pharmacy degree or a Pharmacy bachelor's with clinical experience, have a current pharmacy license, and be able to provide drug information to customers. The position requires passing a background check and obtaining BLS certification within 90 days. Strict compliance with health procedures is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted licensure to practice pharmacy in any US State or Territory.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of employment.
• Must pass a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Compounding and dispensing medications, vaccines, and other pharmaceuticals.
• Reviewing prescriptions to assure accuracy and determine necessary ingredients.
• Interacting with pharmacy customers regarding drug information and compliance.
• Directs pharmacy employees engaged in preparing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Responsible for coordination and oversight of assigned disease management clinic and/or specialty care area, including coordination, facilitation, education, patient care, testing, assessment, protocol review, maintenance, monitoring and reporting.
• Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication, and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
• Arrange schedules for the arrival of students and ensures proper paperwork and training has been completed. Mentor students on chart review, medication/case management presentations, and counseling techniques.
• Instructs interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy.
• Serves on OHC Committees, Teams, and workgroups as assigned.
• Performs/completes all other duties and projects as assigned by a pharmacy supervisor.
• Maintains current knowledge of and complies with federal, state, and local regulations affecting areas of responsibility.
• Maintain effective, collaborative interdepartmental and external relations.
• Must comply with federal laws and regulations as required by HIPAA.

Skills

Pharmaceutical care

Compounding medications

Communication skills

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy degree

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy with clinical experience

Job description

Job Summary

This position is responsible for compounding and dispensing prescribed medications, vaccines, and other pharmaceuticals to provide the highest quality pharmaceutical care to Oyate Health Center (OHC) patients.

Essential Functions And Professional Behavior Expectations

• Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Compounds medications, using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
• Screen, process and dispense prescriptions: monitor lab data, drug interactions, drug duplication, therapeutic outcomes, and compliance. Works with providers to develop treatment plans.
• Directs pharmacy employees engaged in preparing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Responsible for coordination and oversight of assigned disease management clinic and/or specialty care area, including coordination, facilitation, education, patient care, testing, assessment, protocol review, maintenance, monitoring and reporting.
• Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication, and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
• Arrange schedules for the arrival of students and ensures proper paperwork and training has been completed. Mentor students on chart review, medication/case management presentations, and counseling techniques.
• Instructs interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy.
• Serves on OHC Committees, Teams, and workgroups as assigned.
• Performs/completes all other duties and projects as assigned by a pharmacy supervisor.
• Maintains current knowledge of and complies with federal, state, and local regulations affecting areas of responsibility.
• Maintain effective, collaborative interdepartmental and external relations.
• Must comply with federal laws and regulations as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an approved school of pharmacy, or a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy with 2 years of clinical experience.
• Current unrestricted licensure to practice pharmacy in by are any US States or Territory.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required or must be obtained within ninety (90) days of employment.
• Must successfully pass a criminal and background check and a pre-employment drug screen.

The GPTCHB is a tribal organization which follows tribal preference laws. It is our policy to give preference to qualified Indian/Tribal candidates overqualified non-native candidates in hiring decisions if all other qualifications are equal.

Employment is contingent upon the outcome of all required criminal background checks and pre-employment drug screen.

Compliance with our Employee Health Procedure is a condition of employment. You are required to agree that you will comply with all job-related employee health screening and immunizations prior to your first day of employment. Jobs require that you have documentation that you have completed the following immunizations prior to your first day of employment: MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella, Varicella (Chicken Pox)), Hepatitis B, Influenza, T-dap (Tetanus - Diphtheria - Pertussis), and COVID-19 vaccination is required.