Pharmacist, Healthcare

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Regular Full-Time Professional Silver Spring, MD, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

The Pharmacist is responsible for overseeing the distribution of medications to patients. Their duties include communicating with health center physicians to determine the type of medication and dosage for a patient, taking inventory of pharmaceutical drugs to reorder them based on local demand and interacting with pharmacy patients/customers to give them their prescriptions and answer medication questions. The Pharmacist will control medications by monitoring drug therapies, advising interventions.

Additionally, completing pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' workflow, verifying their preparation, and labeling of pharmaceuticals, and verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.

• Provides pharmacy information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies.
• Develops clinic staff's pharmacy knowledge by participating in clinical programs and training pharmacy staff, students, interns, residents, and health care professionals.
• Complies with state and federal drug laws and regulations.
• Maintains records for controlled substances and removes outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory.
• Maintains separate 340B drug inventory as appropriate.
• Supervises the work results of support personnel.
• Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned and necessary to successfully oversee Pharmacy Services.

• Ensure safe prescribing and dispensing of medication.
• Knowledge of FDA, BOP, and all applicable regulations
• Ability to manage processes and develop implementation strategies.
• Knowledge of retail pharmacy legal compliance
• Familiarity with adherence packaging and home delivery
• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
• Strong analytical and organizational skills including the ability to analyze data to identify trends and communicate them through effective reporting methods.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent oral, written, and verbal communication skills including experience presenting complex information to senior leaders.
• Skilled in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making to achieve objectives.

• Familiarity with 340B program.
• Familiarity with HRSA and Joint Commission.
• Familiarity with Federally Qualified Health Centers.

• Graduate degree from an accredited pharmacy college recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).
• One (1) year related experience.
• Valid State of Maryland Pharmacist license.
• Board eligible.
• CPR or CPR/AED certificate.

• Proper and professional grooming is always expected.
• Prolonged periods of standing, bending or working at a desk on a computer.
• The ability to lift (up to 15lbs) is required.
• Work under stressful conditions within a controlled enclosed environment daily. The work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment.
• ADA Category. In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.
• OSHA Category
  1. Clinical environment. Possibility of exposure to chemicals and infectious body fluids e.g., HPV, HIV, HEP C, HSV.

• Hours of Operation:
  Monday – Friday 8:00 – 4:30pm
• This position will be 100% on-site, customer…