Pharmacist in Charge

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Inc; Pittsburg (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc. is seeking a licensed pharmacist to join our clinical/compliance team. The role focuses on accurately filling prescriptions (including controlled meds), coordinating with providers, and guiding pharmacy operations to support patient care.

The position emphasizes Medication Therapy Management, patient counseling, and leading pharmacy staff within a CHC/SEK setting, ensuring HIPAA compliance and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Current Kansas and Oklahoma Pharmacist License.
• Active continuing education as required.
• Experience in pharmacy management preferred.
• Sensitive to diverse patient and staff backgrounds.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and internet applications.
• Strong interpersonal and customer-service skills.
• Committed to patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Fill prescribed medications accurately, including controlled substances.
• Review prescriptions for accuracy and required ingredients.
• Participate in Medication Therapy Management and provide clinical recommendations.
• Counsel patients on medication use and safety.
• Maintain security for controlled substances and waste disposal.
• Enter data into information systems accurately.
• Coordinate with providers, staff, and other Apothecare pharmacies.
• Oversee medication inventory and purchasing.
• Manage pharmacy staff including hiring and evaluation.
• Comply with CHC/SEK policies and participate in quality improvement.

Skills

Pharmacist license

Continuing education

Pharmacy management

Cultural sensitivity

Computer literacy

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

HIPAA compliance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Internet use

Job description

CORE VALUES

The core values of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc. (CHC/SEK) are dignity and stewardship. Each staff member is expected to perform their job duties in a way that preserves dignity for our patients and maintains good stewardship of CHC/SEK's resources.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This position is part of the clinical/compliance team, and the position is responsible for accurately filling controlled medications, prescribed by providers, in a timely manner, and provides clear and concise communication with patients, clinical staff, and providers. This position works at a Pharmacy location with less than 50,000 prescriptions filled annually.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

1. Provides positive impression, through words and tone, to patients, visitors, and employees presenting to the clinic.
2. Reviews prescriptions issued by providers to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
3. Responsible for accurately filling controlled medications, prescribed by providers, in a timely manner.
4. Participates in Medication Therapy Management by reviewing patient’s medications, labs, and current diagnosis and making clinical recommendations to providers based on current guidelines.
5. Provides counsel for patients with instructions of medication use.
6. Maintains established procedures concerning security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste.
7. Enters data accurately into information system.
8. Communicates effectively with providers, clinical staff, pharmacy associates and patients.
9. Prepares required reporting, as needed.
10. Oversees the ordering and management of medication inventory.
11. Coordinate with other Apothecare pharmacies to work in unison for overall patient care, including but not limited to shared services prescriptions.
12. Responsible for (hiring, managing, and evaluating) pharmacy staff, including, but not limited to, staff pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy clerks, and pharmacy delivery drivers in the pharmacy.
13. Performs all duties, services, and documentation in full compliance with CHC/SEK policies and procedures.
14. Participates in pharmacy departmental activities (e.g. business planning) and quality improvement activities, as necessary.
15. Responsible, with the oversight/assistance of the Director of Pharmacy, with any other tasks, which has not been specifically stated, associated with running an Apothecare pharmacy.
16. Performs additional duties, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

1. Current Kansas and Oklahoma Pharmacist License
2. Maintaining Continuing Education as required.
3. Previous Pharmacy Management experience preferred.
4. Social and cultural sensitivity appropriate to ethnically and economically diverse patient-and employee-base.
5. Must be computer literate, especially with Microsoft Office products and be able to use the Internet.
6. Must be able to maintain good inter-personal relationship with co-workers and other members of the health care team and the organization.
7. Provide customer service in accordance to the organization’s mission.
8. Be courteous and respectful when interacting with patients and family members.
9. Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance to organization’s policy and procedure and HIPAA requirements.

WORKING CONDITIONS

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Computer work is frequent. Good lighting and comfortable temperature of ventilation at all times