Staff Pharmacist (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

U.S.-Immigration-and-Customs-Enforcement; Eloy (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S.-Immigration-and-Customs-Enforcement seeks a pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical care—dispensing medications, counseling patients, and managing inventories—in ICE facilities under USPHS cadet criteria.

The role requires compliance with formulary management, recordkeeping, audits, and readiness to assist with emergency care in demanding environments. Reports to the Supervisory Lead Pharmacist.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem solving, judgment and decision-making skills.
• Flexible and able to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements.
• Integrity and honesty.
• Cultural competency.

Responsibilities

• Provides pharmaceutical care in ICE facilities, including dispensing medications.
• Counseling patients, managing inventory, repackaging drugs and answering staff inquiries.
• Supporting formulary management, maintaining records and ensuring compliance.
• Participating in audits and assisting with emergency care.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Oral and written communication

Problem solving

Flexibility/adaptability

Integrity and honesty

Cultural competency

Job description

Provides pharmaceutical care in ICE facilities, including dispensing medications, counseling patients, managing inventory, repackaging drugs, answering staff inquiries, supporting formulary management, maintaining records, ensuring compliance, participating in audits, and assisting with emergency care. Reports to Supervisory Lead Pharmacist.

This position is only open to USPHS officers and Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates.

COMPETENCIES:

1. Demonstrates strong organizational and time management skills.
2. Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.
3. Demonstrates strong problem solving, judgment and decision-making skills.
4. Flexible and able to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements.
5. Integrity and honesty.
6. Cultural competency.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Required to walk unaided at a normal pace for up to 5 minutes and maintain balance.
2. Required to jog/fast walk up to ¼ mile.
3. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
4. Must have the ability to assist sick, injured or aging detainees or staff exiting the building (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than oneself).
5. Must be able to see, hear and smell with aids if necessary.
6. Must easily alternate between kneeling and standing.
7. Must be able to lift, push, or carry 30 pounds.
8. Must perform the duties of my job in a stressful and often austere environment without physical limitations.