Supervisory Pharmacist

Indian Health Service • Eagle Butte, SD

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About The Position

This position is with the Indian Health Service (IHS), Great Plains Area, Cheyenne River Health Center (CRHC), Pharmacy Department’s Outpatient Section. The role serves as Deputy Chief Pharmacist, overseeing day-to-day outpatient pharmacy operations and supervising pharmacy operations in the Chief Pharmacist’s absence. The pharmacist provides direct pharmaceutical services to patients and is responsible for prescription services, patient-record documentation, policy compliance, and pharmacy quality assurance and performance improvement activities.

The position also supervises staff by planning and assigning work, preparing schedules, evaluating performance, advising or counseling employees, interviewing candidates, recommending personnel actions, resolving employee complaints, identifying training needs, and approving leave. The position requires a doctoral degree in Pharmacy, specified pharmacy examinations and an active U.S. jurisdiction pharmacy license, as well as at least one year of qualifying professional pharmacy experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Applicants must be able to distinguish basic colors and obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges.

This is a federal position subject to background and suitability checks, including fingerprinting and review of financial history. On-call or standby duty may be required. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized, and a service agreement of at least 12 months is required. The position has no known promotion potential.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Pharmacy recognized by ACPE or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education when the degree was obtained.
• Passed the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and the Multi-state Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE).
• Current license to practice pharmacy in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.
• At least one year of professional pharmacy experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
• Specialized experience overseeing pharmacy clinical services and functions; collecting valid data for quarterly workload reports; preparing and maintaining a departmental budget; assigning work; evaluating performance; overseeing licensed staff development; and providing direct pharmaceutical services.
• Knowledge of medication use, clinical effects, and composition, including chemical, biological, and physical properties.
• Ability to distinguish basic colors.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required medical staff clinical privileges and licensure.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must meet qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date.
• Must pass employment verification and required pre-employment fingerprinting, background, and suitability investigations; continued employment is contingent on a favorable investigation.
• Financial history is reviewed as part of the personnel security and suitability determination; applicants must demonstrate financial responsibility and satisfy legal financial obligations.
• May be subject to a probationary period, including a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period.
• On-call hours or standby duty may be required.
• Must establish direct deposit.
• A service agreement of at least 12 months is required.

Nice To Haves

• Directly related previous non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service may be credited when determining annual leave accrual.
• Potential eligibility for separate student loan repayment programs through IHS, NHSC, or HRSA, subject to program criteria, agency priorities, and funding availability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Outpatient Pharmacy and supervise pharmacy operations in the Chief Pharmacist’s absence.
• Provide prescription services, including reading and interpreting prescriptions, calculating dosages, weighing and measuring drugs, and mixing and compounding medications and chemicals.
• Record patient information in the electronic health record in accordance with documentation requirements.
• Ensure pharmacy policies and procedures are accurate and conform to regulations.
• Participate in pharmacy quality assurance and performance improvement activities using established audit criteria.
• Plan subordinate work and prepare schedules.
• Evaluate employee performance and advise or counsel employees on work and administrative matters.
• Interview candidates and recommend appointments, promotions, or reassignments.
• Hear and resolve employee complaints.
• Identify employee training needs and approve leave.
• Provide direct pharmaceutical services to patients.
• Oversee pharmacy clinical services and pharmacy functions, collect valid data for quarterly workload reports, and prepare and maintain the departmental budget.
• Provide oversight of the ongoing professional development of licensed staff.

Benefits

• Annual leave accrual of 4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period based on years of federal service.
• Newly appointed federal employees may receive credit for directly related previous non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Potential access to student loan repayment programs for qualifying health disciplines, through a separate competitive process and subject to priorities and funding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree