Pharmacist

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

Job summary

Great Plains Tribal Health in Rapid City, SD seeks a licensed pharmacist to compound and dispense prescribed medications, vaccines, and other pharmaceuticals for Oyate Health Center (OHC) patients. The role emphasizes accurate prescription processing, patient counseling, and adherence to regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include supervising pharmacy staff, mentoring students and interns, coordinating disease management services, and ensuring HIPAA compliance.

Qualifications

• Reviews prescriptions issued by physician or other prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas.
• Compounds medications using standard formulas and processes.
• Monitors drug interactions, duplications, outcomes, and compliance; collaborates with providers on treatment plans.
• Mentors students on chart reviews and counseling techniques.
• Instructs interns and other medical personnel on pharmacy matters.
• Maintains knowledge of federal/state regulations including HIPAA.

Responsibilities

• Reviews prescriptions to ensure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients.
• Compounds medications and monitors lab data, interactions, and therapeutic outcomes.
• Directs pharmacy staff in preparing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Mentors students on chart reviews and medication management.
• Ensures HIPAA compliance and regulatory adherence.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy degree

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy with 2 years of clinical experience

Job description

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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.
  • 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 as assigned.
  • 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.
  • May 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).
• Performs the core responsibilities of the position accurately, timely, and in accordance with established standards.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance consistent with the position’s schedule and operational needs.
• Communicates effectively with internal and external stakeholders as required by the role.
• Adheres to all applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Utilizes required systems, tools, and technology necessary to perform the job.

Physical Requirement

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods throughout the workday
• Prolonged sitting for medication review, documentation, and administrative tasks
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, and reaching to retrieve medications and supplies
• Requires manual dexterity and fine motor skills for medication handling and computer use
• Requires repetitive hand movements for data entry and dispensing activitiesRequires visual acuity, hearing, and clear verbal communication for accurate medication verification and patient counseling
• Ability to work in a pharmacy/clinical environment with exposure to medications and potential health risks, following all safety and PPE protocols

Required 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.
• Current BLS certification for health care providers.
• 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.

Native American/American Indian Preference in hiring will be applied as defined in title 25 usc 44-46 &474.

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.