Clinical Pharmacist - Per Diem

Job Description

Job Description

Community health is about more than just vaccines and checkups. It’s about giving people the resources they need to live their best lives.

At Neighborhood, this is our vision. A community where everyone is healthy and happy. We’re with you every step of the way, with the care you need for each of life’s chapters.

At Neighborhood, we are Better Together.

As a private, non-profit 501(C) (3) community health organization, we serve over 350k medical, dental, and behavioral health visits from more than 77k people annually.

We do this in pursuit of our mission to improve the health and happiness of the communities we serve by providing quality care to all, regardless of situation or circumstance.

We have been doing this since 1969 and it is our employees that make this mission a reality. Regardless of the role, our team focuses on being compassionate, having integrity, being professional, always collaborating, and consistently going above and beyond.

If that sounds like an organization you want to be a part of, we would love to have you . .

The Clinical Pharmacist works to support the mission and vision of Neighborhood Healthcare by providing excellent patient-centered care and services within a dynamic refill team environment.

This role will utilize pharmacist skills such as assessment, critical thinking, judgement, decision making in reviewing and filling patient prescriptions.

Additionally, this role will provide cross-cover support in the retail pharmacy, including site and personnel oversight.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Examines problem lists and medication lists to determine if there are contraindications or significant interactions, and make appropriate recommendations for change
• Substitutes therapeutically equivalent medications in accordance with health plan formularies independently
• Clarifies drug interactions, directions for use, and substitutions in concert with external pharmacists, and notifies provider when appropriate
• Answers clinical questions from providers accurately, promptly, and thoroughly using the most up to date clinical guidelines and evidence
• Provides retail pharmacy support and oversight, as needed
• Provides clinical oversight and direction of non-pharmacist staff, as needed
• Attends and participates required meetings and trainings
• Performs all job functions with Neighborhood’s mission, vision, values, and strategic plan in mind
• Learns and navigates Neighborhoods electronic medical record (EMR) to investigate refill requests initiated by patients and pharmacies
• Communicates via the EMR with other Neighborhood staff as it relates to patient care in accordance with the Neighborhood Pharmacist-Nurse Refill Protocol
• Refills medications on behalf of providers according to Neighborhood’s Pharmacist-Nurse Refill Protocol
• Orders labs needed to monitor medications with the Neighborhood Pharmacist-Nurse Refill Protocol
• Orders outstanding routine labs required for health maintenance
• Reviews telephone encounters to identify duplicate or missing medications on patient medication lists
• Contacts patients and pharmacies to clarify medication discrepancies prior to refilling a medication
• Maintains accurate and complete records in the electronic health records of all patient encounters

Quality Management :

• Contributes to the success of the organization by participating in quality improvement activities
• Cooperates in accomplishing department goals and objectives

Customer Relations :

• Responds promptly and with caring actions to patients and employees
• Maintains professional working relationship with all levels of staff, patients, and the public

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Pharmacy doctorate degree from an ACPE accredited pharmacy school required
• Valid CA pharmacist license required
• Board Certification Pharmacotherapy Specialist or other specialty preferred
• Current BLS certification required
• Pharmacy practice residency preferred
• Bilingual (English / Spanish) or (English / Arabic) preferred

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including superior composition, typing, and proofreading skills
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Knowledgeable about and experience with pharmacy practices and protocols
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent planning and organizational ability
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
• Ability to work with highly confidential information in a professional and ethical manner

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift / carry 20 lbs / weight
• Ability to stand for long periods of time

COMPLIANCE (Safety and HIPPA)

• Maintain current knowledge of policies and procedures as they relate to safe work practices
• Follow the NHC Pharmacist-Nurse Refill Protocol for refill authorizations
• Follows all safety procedures as outlined in Neighborhood Healthcare’s Illness and Injury Prevention Plan (IIPP) and report any injuries and / or unsafe conditions immediately
• Maintains current knowledge of policies and procedures as they relate to safe work practices
• Follows all safety procedures and report unsafe conditions
• Uses appropriate body mechanics to ensure an injury free environment
• Familiarity with location of nearest fire extinguisher and emergency exits
• Follows all infection control procedures including blood-borne pathogen protocols
• Maintains privacy of all patients, employee and volunteer information and access such information only on a need-to-know basis for business purposes
• Complies with all regulations regarding corporate integrity and security obligations
• Reports all behavior and / or activity that are unethical, fraudulent, or unlawful

Pay Range : $140,000 to $160,000 per year, Depends on Experience (DOE)