What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Manager position at Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic?
Join our team as a Pharmacy Manager at Yakima Medical Dental Clinic and be part of a healthcare organization that believes in making a difference beyond medical care!
What does it mean to join our team?
As a pharmacist at Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, you are truly integrated into a team-based healthcare organization working to the top of your licensure. Pharmacists are involved in all aspects of patient care and have access to patient charts, labs, medications, and diagnoses. With the ability to prescribe or modify care plans via collaborative agreements, our goal is to ensure patients receive the best and most complete, cost-effective medications and care possible. Aside from traditional outpatient dispensing, pharmacists provide clinical support to medical providers via chronic refill authorization, therapeutic interchanges, and prior authorization completions. Additionally, there is an opportunity for clinical visits managing diabetes, hypertension, anticoagulants, and asthma, amongst other chronic conditions, with direct face-to-face or telehealth patient care.
At Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, we value inclusivity and are more than just a job—we are committed to the well-being of our community.
We are one of the region's leaders in community health centers, with 40 clinics across Washington and Oregon. We offer a wide range of in-house services across medical, dental, pharmacy, orthodontia, nutrition, and behavioral health. Our holistic model extends assistance to shelter, energy, weatherization, HIV and AIDS counseling, home visits, and mobile medical/dental clinics.
Explore our short clips, "WE are Yakima - WE are Family" and "YVFWC - And then we grew," for a glimpse into our dedication to our communities, health, and families.
Visit our website at www.yvfwc.com for more information about our organization!
Who we are looking for:
- A Pharmacist passionate about serving underserved communities
- A Pharmacist with experience in community or ambulatory pharmacy practice
What We Offer
- $147K-$175K yearly compensation DOE with the ability to increase for highly experienced candidates
- No out-of-pocket cost to employees for medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Operating hours aligning with work-life balance
- 8 paid holidays per year
- $3,100 annual CME allowance with 5 days (40 hours) of CME time
- Profit-sharing plan 401a
- 403b retirement plan
- Automatic life insurance policy
- Employee assistance programs
- Eligibility for federal and state student loan repayment programs further benefiting your income
What You’ll Do:
- Perform all essential functions of the Pharmacist contained in the Pharmacist job description.
- Oversee pharmacists and support staff according to their job-specific utilization plan.
- Coach, mentor and train direct report staff. Provide continuous performance management and conduct employee performance evaluations. Address performance, clarify expectations, and provide feedback.
- Participates in the recruitment and selection of staff. Provides orientation to outline job requirements and expectations, as well as policies and procedures, and the proper use of tools and equipment.
- Develop an annual work plan that forecasts equipment needs and capacity requirements. With approval from the Pharmacy Director, implement the plan. Monitor the annual operating budget, ensuring expenses do not exceed the budget allowance.
- Ensures medication-related incidents are thoroughly reported to the Quality Assurance (QA) department in a timely manner. Review QA reports received and communicate results to staff, ensuring implementation of the required site/process/safety adjustments identified in the reports. Assess and implement opportunities for process improvement.
- Ensure that the standard of pharmacy practice consistently meets or exceeds legal and professional Standards of Care. Comply with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the State Board of Pharmacy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration.
- Use sound fiscal and pharmaceutical practices to determine the minimum level of inventory needed. Monitor adherence to established inventory process. Conduct periodic inspections of medication storage areas to check expired medications and storage conditions.
- Monitor staff’s adherence to cash handling procedures and reconciliation of third-party payments.
- Provides in-service training for pharmacy and clinic personnel related to pharmacy operations in accordance with state regulations and program objectives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Perform clinical responsibilities in alignment with The Joint Commission (TJC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and YVFWC requirements.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy
- Current State Pharmacist License
- Two years’ experience working with ordering, inventory, and cost management activities.
- One year’s experience supervising a team in a clinical environment.
- The following residencies are the equivalent of work as a licensed Pharmacist: Post Graduate Year-1 (PGY-1) is the equivalent of 2 years, Post Graduate Year 2 (PGY-2) is the equivalent of 3 years
- Drug testing: This position requires testing for controlled substances before employment and will be subject to further testing throughout employment.
Our Mission Statement:
“Together we transform our communities through compassionate, individualized care, eliminating barriers to health and well-being.”
Our mission celebrates diversity. We are committed to equal-opportunity employment.
Contact us at providerjob@yvfwc.org to learn more about this opportunity.
Salary : $147,000 - $175,000
