Pharmacist

 Position Title: Pharmacist

Location:   Shiprock, New Mexico

Division: 1 Health Solutions 

Position Summary 

1 Health Solutions is hiring two pharmacists to support the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico.  The purpose of these positions is to provide direct outpatient pharmacy services.

Position contingent upon award of contract, government acceptance of candidate, and positive adjudication of government investigation.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

·    Performs day-to-day clinical work to include reading and interpreting prescriptions, computing dosages, mixing and counting medications

·    Evaluate patient compliance with medications, patient’s response to medications, signs and symptoms for control.

·    Processes, prepares, and dispenses medications to patients.

·    Interprets prescription and dispenses products described with required accuracy in dosage and identification of therapeutic incompatibilities to avoid serious injury or death to the patients

·    Prior to dispensing, calls the physician’s attention to any questionable over dosage or incompatibilities.

·    Assures proper attention to labeling needs, including specifying directions for use and precautions as necessary.

·    Counsel's patients on drug therapy, proper use, actions, precautions, side effects, contraindications, and storage of their medications.

·    Reviews patient medication profiles for safety, logic and effectiveness of drug therapy.

·   Maintains necessary legal records on control items and other prescription products.

·    Maintains necessary records as required by Federal Laws, Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), Joint Commission, Medicare-Medicaid and IHS.

·    May be called upon to assist in emergency situations.

·    Involved in coordinating pharmacy activities with other health center activities

·    Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience Requirements 

·        Must have a minimum of 12 months experience as a pharmacist within the last 36 months

·        Must have a current, valid, unrestricted license in a state, District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a Territory of the United States

·        Must have a current BLS certificate and must remain current for the duration of the contract

·        Must have a valid state driver’s license

·        Must read, understand, speak and write English to effectively communicate with patients and other health care workers

Working Conditions/Working Environment/Physical Demands 

Working Conditions/Working Environment:   The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. Shift is Monday through Friday from 0800-1700

  Physical Demands:   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.

1 Health Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. In order to provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and advancement opportunities to all employees, employment decisions at Redhawk Administrative Services will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Redhawk Administrative Services does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.