Clinical Pharmacist

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center•Mcminnville, OR

10h

About The Position

The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center's mission is to provide high quality, culturally appropriate healthcare to low-income residents of Washington and Yamhill Counties with a special emphasis on seasonal and migrant farm-workers and to others with barriers to receiving health-care. Job Summary: The Clinical Pharmacist collaborates with primary care providers and staff to improve the health of Virginia Garcia patients. This position provides collaborative drug therapy management services, assists medical personnel and patients with drug information and identification, develops and sustains productive patient relationships, makes patient needs a primary focus, evaluates and resolves potential drug therapy problems identified through any and all available sources, interviews patients to obtain information regarding drug use, drug allergies/sensitivities and documents the information in the patient's medical record or pharmacy information system. The individual in this role will deliver quality pharmacy services, including dispensing, providing clinical information to providers, prescription verification, patient counseling, and adherence to state and federal pharmacy laws. The Clinical Pharmacist confers with medical personnel regarding care and treatment of patient related clinical diagnosis, drug combinations and dosage forms, and other factors that might influence the course of treatment and the activity of the drugs, including drug identification, suggesting changes in drug therapy and/or use as appropriate.

Requirements

High level of skill in interpersonal and problem solving skills.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and effectively support team members to accomplish daily activities and support colleagues in other areas to accomplish common goals.
Desire to work with underserved/disenfranchised communities.
Cultural competency.
Excellent customer service skills with the ability to deal with difficult and stressful situations.
High degree of confidentiality, integrity and professionalism.
Ability to multi-task and be flexible, must have ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and adapt to continuous changes while maintaining stakeholder engagement and ensuring quality outcomes.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), pharmacy software, database software and EPIC.
Commitment and alignment to Virginia Garcia's mission, vision and values.
Registered Pharmacist, licensed in good standing with the State of Oregon, with no sanctions or restrictions on the pharmacy license, or ability to become licensed before start of job.
Preceptor registration.
Residency training (PGY1) or comparable ambulatory care clinical pharmacy experience in community pharmacy setting.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual proficiency strongly desired (Spanish/English preferred).
Advanced training in Ambulatory Care (PGY2) and Chronic Disease Management desired.

Responsibilities

Provide collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) services in their designated Virginia Garcia clinics.
Upon referral, assess the patient, adjust medications, screen for drug interactions and adverse effects, provide disease/medication education, and explore opportunities to simplify and/or decrease the cost of the medication regimen according to the CDTM guidelines.
Provide services in compliance with Virginia Garcia policy, the Oregon Board of Pharmacy, and the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners rule for CDTM.
Provide patient education one-on-one during a clinic visits, at group visits, or as part of disease-specific initiatives.
Provide medical staff education which may include teaching or training nurses, medical assistants, and medical team members as appropriate.
Provide education to medical providers in both written and verbal format.
Act as a drug therapy resource to providers and other members of the health care team.
Assist in leading/managing multidisciplinary teams focused on outcomes research and disease management projects.
Participate in the creation and/or review of protocols involving medication use at the center.
Staff the outpatient pharmacy as needed and be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the pharmacy according to state and federal law, including: counseling patients on all new prescriptions, medication reviews, supervising performance and accuracy of technical staff, ensuring quality customer service and observance of HIPAA requirements regarding patient confidentiality.
Provide training, support and ongoing feedback to Clinical Pharmacy Technicians.
Participate in the preceptorship of pharmacy students.
Assist with the design and operationalization of innovative projects to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of pharmacy prescribing within Virginia Garcia.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Handle protected health information in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).