Future Opportunity - Pharmacist

Professional Performance Development Group•Fort Meade, MD

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Professional Performance Development Group (PPDG) is seeking qualified Pharmacists for a potential future opportunity at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center in Maryland. The Pharmacist will provide comprehensive pharmaceutical services in a military healthcare setting, supporting medication safety, patient counseling, clinical collaboration, and quality patient care. The schedule is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, typically between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM. The role includes reviewing prescriptions and patient medication profiles, monitoring medication therapy, counseling patients, and addressing discrepancies with providers. The Pharmacist will ensure the accuracy of products prepared or processed by pharmacy staff, provide medication information and clinical guidance to healthcare staff, oversee pharmaceutical inventory and security—including controlled substances—and compound medications as required. The position also involves supporting patient wellness programs, providing clinical direction to pharmacy personnel, and maintaining clean, safe work areas and appropriate records.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
Current, full, active, valid, and unrestricted pharmacist license in a qualifying U.S. jurisdiction.
At least 1 year of pharmacist experience within the last 2 years.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
National Provider Identifier (NPI).
Board certification in one or more pharmacy specialties recognized by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, or completion of a clinical pharmacy residency or fellowship accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists or the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Must be a U.S. citizen or meet the specified Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services noncitizen-national requirement.

Responsibilities

Perform a full range of pharmacist procedures and provide comprehensive pharmaceutical services within the facility’s personnel, supply, and equipment capabilities.
Counsel patients regarding the safe and appropriate use of medications.
Review patient profiles at dispensing and monitor medication therapy.
Evaluate prescriptions for appropriate directions, dosage, interactions, therapeutic duplication or overlap, allergies, age-specific dosage, and other safety concerns.
Intervene with providers regarding identified prescription or medication-therapy discrepancies.
Ensure the accuracy of pharmaceutical products prepared or processed by technical staff.
Collaborate with clinical staff on patient wellness programs, including smoking cessation programs and asthma classes.
Provide medication information, medication therapy guidelines, and in-service training to clinical staff.
Provide clinical direction to pharmacy personnel.
Supervise pharmaceutical inventory control, pharmacy security, and records for scheduled controlled substances.
Consult with other specialty practitioners to support optimal patient pharmaceutical care.
Keep work areas clean and safe in accordance with applicable regulations.
Document significant medication interactions and pharmacy interactions with prescribers.
Compound medications as required.
Use pharmacy computer systems, including MHS GENESIS.