Retail Pharmacist - Elm CHC

Clinica Sierra Vista

About The Position

Clinica Sierra Vista is excited to be one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Centers in the Nation! We’re honored to serve the men and women of the fields. We also offer care and support to the inner city, the rural and isolated, those of low, moderate, and fixed incomes, and families from an array of cultural backgrounds who speak several languages. We don’t inquire about immigration status because we simply don’t need to know. If you come to us, we will treat you like any other patient. As we grow our team, we are looking for individuals who believe the patient is always #1. The pharmacy at Clinica Sierra Vista dispenses drugs, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and narcotics on orders of a physician. It is responsible for filling and labeling all drug containers in compliance with specifications; purchase and storage of drugs, chemicals, and pharmaceutical preparations; and periodic inspection of pharmaceutical supplies in nursing stations. The pharmacy retains responsibility for establishing specifications of materials to be purchased and maintains an accurate, complete record of all medications prescribed and dispensed for each patient served by the clinic. In view of the clinics team practice model, the pharmacist is to play a key role in health care delivery. (S)he will serve as a consultant to the team in matters related to his/her areas of expertise and will share patient care responsibilities (i.e. especially in-patient education, explanations of drug therapy and health status monitoring on maintenance therapies).

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of pharmacy.
Must have a California license
Three (3) years' experience as a practicing clinical pharmacist preferable.
Ability to work well with other people.

Nice To Haves

Doctor of Pharmacology degree preferable, though not required.
Bilingual (Spanish, English) in reading, writing, and speaking preferable.

Responsibilities

Directs and coordinates all pharmacy activities.
Supervises and coordinates activities of personnel in the pharmacy.
Initiates, develops and carries out rules and regulations pertaining administrative and professional policies of the department.
Maintains drug formulary and encourages the use of the formulary systems, whereby the clinic will eliminate duplications, have a lower drug inventory and allow for quantity purchasing.
Serves as drug consultant to the medical staff so that a program of drug usage will be developed to insure that patients receive the best care and protection possible.
Supervise inventory of pharmacy stock periodically.
Stores all drugs under proper conditions and in compliance with regulations of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
Places orders with salesmen or drug wholesalers, verifies receipt of merchandise and approves bills for payment by Accounting.
Maintains sources of information of preparations, standard compendia on pharmaceuticals, reference texts and journals.
Consults with and advises medical staff concerning information obtained on medications, such as warnings issued on drugs currently on the market, incompatibility of certain drugs or contraindications of drugs or other pharmaceuticals.
Establishes and maintains systems of records and bookkeeping in accordance with the clinic’s policy for recording patient’s charges for prescriptions and pharmaceutical supplies and for maintaining adequate controls over requisitioning and dispensing of all pharmaceutical supplies.
Keeps on file all controlled drug invoices.
Compounds and dispenses medications to fill prescriptions and medications, warning of possible side effects, contraindications.
Educates patient in regards to his/her therapy, and monitors each patient’s drug therapy.
Provides in-service education of Clinica personnel regarding pharmacology, clinical pharmacy, therapeutics and related topics.
Should be available to the community for educational projects regarding drugs.