Pharmacist

The Pharmacist is responsible for providing high quality pharmaceutical patient care and services to Pascua Yaqui Health Services Division (PYHSD) patients. In this role, the Pharmacist is responsible for disbursing medications and drugs prescribed by physicians and other health care practitioners, and for providing counseling and information to patients and staff about these medications and their use. The incumbent in this position works with administrative supervision and has discretion and independent judgment authority with respect to matters of significance in respect to pharmaceutical patient care.

• Performs and/or completes all assigned pharmaceutical care and administrative duties or responsibilities supporting pharmacy operations within established time frames; demonstrating a level of quality efficiency, and accuracy in the employee?s job performance that ensures the highest standards of excellence.
• Always demonstrates a professional attitude and acceptable job performance for all duties and responsibilities.
• Always maintains patient and employee confidentiality, ensuring full compliance with all HIPAA and corporate compliance standards.
• Provides high-quality pharmaceutical care to patients in a timely and efficient manner.
• Serves as a drug information resource to patients, providers, and internal clients on medication-related questions or matters.
• Provides patient counseling, drug information, drug therapy consultation, health promotion, and disease prevention related to medication use.
• Counsels health care providers regarding drug interactions, indications, drug dosage and side effects.
• Communicates with and verifies a patient?s understanding of medications and desired outcomes of the drug therapy.
• Reviews and ensures the appropriateness of drug therapy, collaborating with the health care team members.
• Responsible for performing final verification of prescriptions and medications being dispensed, such as:
  • Evaluates appropriate drug dosing
  • Evaluates drug and food interactions
  • Evaluates the appropriateness of drug therapy
  • Provides effective patient counseling
  • Clinical intervention.
  • Medication therapy management
  • Making decisions regarding generic and therapeutic substitutions
  • Evaluates therapeutic substitutions secondary to formulary requirements
• Ensures that policies and procedures related to pharmacy operations are followed, such as
  
  • Compliance with receiving, filling, dispensing, logging, and loss prevention controls for medications within the pharmacy
  • Implementation and compliance with environmental, safety, and infection control standards by pharmacy staff
• Gains and maintains a comprehensive understanding that ensures compliance with Federal and State regulations, standards, and laws and any standards and requirements for third-party funding sources.
• Ensures and supports the cost-effective use of medications, materials, supplies, and equipment by limiting waste of all pharmacy or organizational supplies and resources.
• Develops positive results-orientated relationships by communicating effectively using verbal, written, and interpersonal skills when interacting with patients, employees, or internal/external clients.
• Provides operational oversight and direction of pharmacy staff, ensuring delivery of the highest quality comprehensive patient care.
• Always serves as a positive and effective employee role model.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Employees must maintain their skills and proficiency with PYHSD pharmacy operating systems and/or software programs by adapting to changing requirements and successfully learning and demonstrating new skills in response to software, system, and program improvements or upgrades.
• Gains and maintains a comprehensive understanding of all organizational money handling policies and procedures; oversees and ensures compliance by staff members performing pharmacy cashiering activities, reinforcing a high level of accuracy and a minimal error rate by these employees.
• Completes all training and performance activities necessary to maintain licensing as a Pharmacist on a bi-annual basis in compliance with all Arizona Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Clinical decision making
• Ethical conduct
• Personal effectiveness
• Performance management
• Problem-solving/Analysis
• Clinical supervision
• Ability to read, interpret, comprehend, and comply with written documents or instructions furnished through various modes, including written oral, diagram, or schedule format.
• Ability to compose, prepare, and edit professionally written reports and correspondence for distribution.
• Ability to listen, communicate, and always interact professionally with a wide range of diverse individuals and personalities.
• Intermediate skills in successfully operating computer equipment and general software applications, including general understanding and skill in working with pharmacy enterprise software programs. MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and the Internet.
• Ability and skill in correctly applying mathematical and basic algebraic calculations or concepts to all work processing.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability and evidence of competency in general pharmacy operations and procedures.
• Knowledge of drugs, dosing, side effects, indications, contradictions, and proper administration.
• Ability to maintain quality, infection, or safety control standards.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment presenting multiple priorities.
• Ability to interact with persons of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds to provide exceptional guidance and customer service.

• A Diploma from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• A current Pharmacist License in at least one state.
• Board Certified by the Board of Pharmacy (Ambulatory Care or Pharmacist Specialist) or Certified Diabetes Educator.

If applicable, equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, and must be directly related to the functions and responsibilities of the job.

Special Requirements:

• CPR & First Aid Certification required
• Must possess and maintain a valid Arizona Driver's License;
• This position will require the incumbent to work non-traditional hours, nights, and weekends;
• Must have a current Level 1 Arizona Clearance Card or be able to obtain the Level 1 Arizona Clearance Card within ninety (90) days of hire. Failure to maintain a current Level 1 Clearance Card will result in termination from this position.

Salary : $127,476