Pharmacist - Avera Family Health Center - Mitchell | Ambulatory Care

Avera•Mitchell, SD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist provides direct patient care and population health support for patients with chronic and complex medical conditions across multiple ambulatory specialties. The pharmacist works collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, care coordinators, and other healthcare team members to optimize medication therapy, improve clinical outcomes, enhance access to evidence-based treatments, and support value-based care initiatives. The role is responsible for safe, effective, and economical medication use for patients of all ages. Duties include preparing and dispensing prescriptions, advising healthcare professionals on drug therapies, monitoring medication regimens, and educating patients about medication use. The pharmacist collaborates with medical staff on patient treatment and ensures compliance with health system policies and regulatory requirements. The position also oversees pharmacy technical staff and interns. Additional responsibilities may include committee involvement, teaching, clinical research, and continuing education. The pharmacist supports medication safety and quality through order review, medication therapy monitoring, adverse drug reaction reporting, drug utilization evaluation, quality assurance audits, and inventory control. The role also provides timely medication information, counsels patients, mentors developing professionals, coordinates team workflow, and maintains knowledge of relevant professional standards, laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

Requirements

Pharmacist license from the Board of Pharmacy; an active license in the state of practice is required within 30 days of hire.
Ability to work the hours specified.
Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
Ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Ability to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made when they do not cause undue hardship.
Commitment to applying Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and coordinate workflow.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.

Nice To Haves

Board certification by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), subject to specific requirements in the staff development plan.

Responsibilities

Prepare and dispense medications and perform and evaluate pharmacy service functions.
Collect data, report adverse drug reactions, conduct drug utilization evaluations and quality assurance audits, and manage inventory to support safe medication use.
Interpret, process, and monitor provider medication orders for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
Monitor medication therapy by reviewing patient medications, medical problems, laboratory data, and special procedures, and coordinate findings with other clinicians.
Provide timely medication information to providers and other healthcare professionals.
Counsel patients on proper medication use, desired effects, and potential adverse effects.
Mentor students, interns, technicians, and others in career planning and professional development.
Coordinate and oversee workflow with pharmacists, residents, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students.
Maintain working knowledge of professional standards, licensing and regulatory policies, federal and state laws, and organizational policies and procedures.
Communicate issues and occurrences through established lines of authority and assist in identifying solutions to variances or unacceptable outcomes.
Collaborate with medical staff to manage patient treatment and support safe, effective, and economical medication use.
Oversee pharmacy technical staff and interns.