State Pharmacist

State of Oklahoma • Oklahoma City, OK

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The State Pharmacist is responsible for functioning as a repackager and wholesale distributor for OSDH Service Programs to supply county health departments and mobile units. The Pharmacy repackages medications into unit-of issue packaging and orders, receives, stores, tracks, and distributes pharmaceutical and medical supplies for 68 County Health Departments and two independent City County Health Departments. The pharmacist fills prescription orders from OSDH physicians for Direct Observation Therapy (DOT) to treat active or latent tuberculosis (TB) and provides consultation and formulary review for Service Programs.

Requirements

• Possession of a valid license as a Pharmacist in the State of Oklahoma
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Pharmaceutical Science or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
• Four years of full-time or schedule equivalent responsible work as a pharmacist, with two years in a supervisory role or Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) capacity
• Completion of post-graduate year one (PGY-1) residency with administrative rotations and/or supervisory experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Basic knowledge of maintaining budgets and inventory control, state laws and regulations pertaining to legal operation of the pharmacy including storage, repackaging and shipping medications.
• Ability to learn and apply principles and practices of supervision, prioritizing, and evaluate the work of others, use of effective communication skills to establish and maintain working with county health departments and other staff, maintain accurate records and documents, and maintain confidential information.
• Knowledge of direct observed therapy (DOT).
• Project and inventory management related to pharmacy operations.
• Some knowledge of public policy, and experience in creating, implementing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Experience in management of pharmacy operations related to electronic health records (EHR), and automated inventory systems.
• Communication skills to be able to talk with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and monitors pharmacy budget
• Ensures proper monetary flow from Maternal Child Health, Acute Disease, STD/HIV, Immunization, Screening & Special Services, and Injury Prevention Departments of Oklahoma State Department of Health.
• Supports in agency compliance with the 340B Drug Program.
• Serves as the agency subject matter expert for all pharmacy practice related matters.
• Supports implementation of new processes, systems, and operational initiatives
• Prepares orders and invoices, manages pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and vaccine inventory for Maternal Child Health, Acute Disease, STD/HIV, Immunization, Screening & Special Services, and Injury Prevention Departments
• Supervise pharmacy, assign and evaluate work, develops policy and procedures for staff and pharmacy operations.
• Counsel pharmacy staff regarding work performance and development; take disciplinary actions as appropriate.
• Supervise pharmacy assistant on preparing and filling medication orders for patients in the County Health Department.
• Consult with TB physicians and nurses regarding TB patients.
• Prepare, fill, and check medication orders using electronic medical and electronic health record systems, faxes, and emails for TB patients to ship out to County Health Departments daily and as needed.
• Participate with other OSDH department managers to create and manage a statewide inventory system.
• Participate in statewide training exercises for a bio-terrorism event.
• Participate in Strategic National Stockpile training.
• Participates in an assessment team for the Strategic National Stockpile with CDC.
• Participates in quarterly Maternal Child Health meetings to review medications, quantities used at the county level and cost-effective therapies.
• Participate in TB Nurse Training to review pharmacy procedures and processes pertaining to TB.
• Participates in assisting with training of new nursing staff related to inventory or pharmacy related operations.
• Provides pharmaceutical guidance related to physician approved protocols.
• Being present in the office is an essential function of this position.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums.
• A wide choice of insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses and/or dependent care.
• Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match.
• 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year for full time employees.
• 11 paid holidays a year.
• Student Loan repayment options & tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts with a variety of companies and venders.
• Longevity Bonus for years of service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior