Pharmacist

Mens Health Foundation • West Hollywood, CA

6d

About The Position

Practices Pharmacy in a community setting with clinical functions. Responsible for day-to-day pharmacist duties.

Requirements

• Completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency or 2 years of relevant pharmacy experience.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
• Valid Pharmacist license from CA Board of Pharmacy
• Basic operation of a computer workstation, electronic medical record, and pharmacy computer system.
• Use of Windows Explorer (electronic file handling).

Nice To Haves

• Able to speak Spanish, preferred.
• Experience with HIV and sexual health medications.
• Specialty experience with the 340B program.

Responsibilities

• Prescription processing and verification, coordination of prescription delivery, insurance claim transmission issue resolution, and workflow maintenance.
• Perform drug utilization reviews of patient profiles to prevent drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, and duplicative therapies and to increase medication adherence.
• Patient counseling on all aspects of medication use by state and federal laws.
• Clinical pharmacy services include immunizations, Medication Therapy Management (MTM), smoking cessation, naloxone prescribing, pharmacist clinician, etc.) and maintenance of the associated certifications.
• Prescriber consultation to ensure the appropriateness of therapy and medication safety.
• Interact with multi-disciplinary program staff to provide exceptional integrated patient care.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns as appropriate per licensure.
• Communicate with the pharmacy operations manager, chief pharmacy officer, and management as appropriate when concerns/questions arise.
• Interaction with other MHF departments as appropriate.
• Document all patient counseling, clinical encounters, and coordination of patient care in appropriate records.
• Communicates with other program staff, including the MCC, PCC, etc.
• Understanding and compliance with the 340B program, DEA, and Board of Pharmacy.
• Answer pharmacy phone calls and return calls to patients.
• Attendance and participation in committee meetings as assigned (ex. Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Provider Meetings, Research)
• Ordering and return of expired CII drugs by state and federal laws.
• Travel for training, patient care, and staff coverage as directed.
• General knowledge of and ability to perform technician duties in the case of an absence or crisis, including opening/closing procedures.
• Maintenance of a work environment conducive to excellent customer service.
• Maintenance of a clean and organized pharmacy environment.
• Lead and participate in regularly scheduled and ad hoc pharmacy inventory as directed.
• Participate in annual OSHA and HIPPA trainings.
• Uphold all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent.
• Adhere to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry.
• Interact honestly, trustworthy, professionally, and respectfully with patients, employees, visitors, and vendors.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and LTD insurance (may be eligible on the 1st of the month following date of hire)
• 12 Paid Holidays (including 1 mental health day)
• 401(k) Retirement plan (may be eligible for employer matching up to 4% following completion of 90th day of employment)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 40 hours of sick pay (following completion of 90th day of employment)
• 120 hours of PTO accrued within the 1st year of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree