Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner

Appalachian Mountain Health•Black Mountain, NC

47d•Hybrid

About The Position

The clinical pharmacist practitioner is a licensed professional with knowledge and proficiency in pharmacy practice including pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics. The pharmacist is responsible for interpreting and evaluating appropriateness of pharmacological therapy to ensure that patients receive optimal drug therapy.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited School/College of Pharmacy
Post-graduate year one residency or equivalent experience in ambulatory care or rural health
Current in-good-standing or eligibility for NC pharmacist license and clinical pharmacist practitioner license
NC driver’s license for between clinic driving as necessary
Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion and decision-making to achieve the health center's mission.
Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, policy-making bodies, third-party payers, patients and the public.
Skill in organizing work, delegating and achieving goals and objectives.
Excellent interpersonal skills and empathy towards patients, as well as strong communication skills, critical thinking skills, the ability to handle stressful situations, the capacity to function independently and the ability to document meticulously.
Excellent process improvement skills and ability to understand clinic functions and department interactions.
Intermediate ability with Microsoft office with emphasis on Excel and Word
Ability to identify trends and motivate workforce toward changes needed to adapt and remain competitive
Ability to create and interpret reports from the practice management system.
Ability to identify and implement opportunities for improvement and change.
Ability to manage and supervise various positions and relate well to people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, as well as have a passion for working with at-risk, culturally diverse populations.
Ability to read, understand and interpret financial statements, spreadsheets and legal documents.
Ability to develop and nurture vendor relationships for purchasing optimization.
Ability to motivate diverse groups of employees to accomplish the goals and objectives of the organization
Ability to hold subordinates accountable for organizational goals
Ability to make difficult decisions
Ability to adapt process improvement in accordance with organization objectives.
Must be able to read written and printed material, as well as use computer, fax machine, Xerox machine and other office equipment.
Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with coworkers and others. Good hearing is necessary to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound.
Must be able to sit for the majority of the work shift while answering telephone and communicating with others.
Must be able to stand intermittently and be capable of walking on hardwood and linoleum floors with concrete underpayments. Must be able to walk between various clinical areas and departments.
This position requires manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination for easy and skillful use of hands when working with and performing normal office duties and responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Willingness to work flexible hours in order to meet the organization’s needs/demands.

Responsibilities

Select appropriate drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Complete patient-specific monitoring for efficacy, adverse effects, and clinical outcomes
Communicate relevant findings and/or recommendations to other health care providers verbally and in writing
Provide medication and device counseling to patients and caregivers
Complete medical history and medication reconciliations
Provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to requests for drug information
Educate health care professionals, students, patients, and the public regarding rational drug therapy
Maintain basic knowledge of pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics in the area of practice
Perform Medicare Annual Wellness Visits which will include, but is not limited to, medication reconciliation, laboratory reviews, medication appropriateness, immunizations required, preventative health screenings required, and address any questions that the patient may have about their care
Contribute to quality improvement efforts and develop new initiatives, policies, and procedures
Complete Chronic Care Management consults
Establish and implement programs that help ensure cost-effective drug therapy and successful patient outcomes
Manage continuous glucose monitor initiative
Implement policies, practices, and procedures for clinical pharmacy services, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards
Collaborate with Director of Pharmacy to ensure optimal allocation of 340b resources