Pharmacist

FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER OF KALAMAZOO • Kalamazoo, MI

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Family Health Center is looking for an experienced Pharmacist to fill in as needed (PRN) to start immediately. The mission is to provide clinical excellence with outstanding patient experience while ensuring that all members of the community have access to quality, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. As a federally qualified health center (FQHC), we serve all people with quality healthcare, dignity, and respect. We envision a seamless health care delivery system that is proactively responsible for the medical, dental and psychosocial needs of underserved individuals, children and families residing in Kalamazoo County. We advocate for the rights of all people to experience comprehensive healthcare that is delivered through a collaborative community network focused on quality standards of care. Our aim is to decrease health care disparities by increasing access to care through culturally sensitive medical attention, education and outreach. We work to reflect this simple motto: "Together, we are improving quality of life by providing excellent health care to all people in an environment of dignity & respect."

Requirements

• Must be licensed to practice in the State of Michigan.
• Must be comfortable in discussing drug therapies with providers.
• Must be willing to maintain and acquire professional skills through continuing educational resources.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Electronic Medical Records.

Nice To Haves

• Consideration will be made for a recent college graduate who has performed Internship or Residency.
• Experience in a retail/community practice setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accepts, validates, interprets and processes prescription orders.
• Initiates and completes calls with physicians regarding appropriate drug therapy.
• Conducts Drug Utilization Review (DUR) and provides necessary clinical interventions.
• Provides physician education and information/counseling; reconciles drug therapy management issues.
• Responsible for Formulary Management – including Therapeutic Interchange or Substitution, and Coverage Review Programs (e.g. Prior Authorization).
• Ensures quality controls for pharmacy practice by following Standard Operating Procedures and all legal requirements set by the DEA and state pharmacy board.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed