Pharmacist PIC

Katahdin Valley Health Center • Brownville, ME • 21h ago

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Katahdin Valley Health Center\ Job Description\ Pharmacist

Reports To: Pharmacy Director\ Status: Salaried, Exempt\ Facility Location: Varies\ Hours: Varies

POSITION SUMMARY\ The role of this position is to assist the Pharmacy Director in the daily operations, management of staff, evaluation, optimization and promotion of pharmacy services designed to provide value from improved patient outcomes and financial return through available revenue channels. Organizes and directs the workflow of operations within the department according to Katahdin Valley Health Center (KVHC) and Pharmacy policies, procedures, mission, goals and values. Provides direction for technician staff regarding medication management processes, including financial stewardship. Implements optimal systems of care in coordination with the Pharmacy Director, solves problems and facilitates processes required to achieve health system strategic objectives within budgetary targets. Additional responsibilities include management of assigned staff, quality measurement and process improvement, practice standards within area of responsibility and regulatory compliance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervision\ Provides direct supervision and direction of Pharmacy Technicians.\

Provides clear oversight and direction for the Pharmacy Technicians in such a way that all professional and technical activities performed are consistent with the KVHC mission, core values, supporting behaviors and policies.

Operations Management\ Fills prescriptions in an accurate and timely manner. Reviews and verifies or enters orders into the medication management information system. Assures that orders present no significant problems in regard to drug interactions, incompatibilities, therapeutic duplications or patient safety.\ Supervises and directs work of pharmacy technicians. Coordinates medication preparation and distribution work of the pharmacy technicians and ensures accuracy prior to dispensing medications for distribution.\ Provides counseling to patients, families, or caregivers regarding their medications, to support appropriate and effective drug use. Provides accurate, appropriate and timely information to physicians, nurses, patients and others regarding medication therapy, drug product guidelines, law and regulations, medication formulary and other topics related to medication use and control.\ Supervises the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy that include inventory management, interactions with insurance companies, and accurate and appropriate record keeping.\ Consults with prescribing practitioners to help ensure accurate and appropriate medication use. Reviews medication orders and evaluates their appropriateness and completeness. Contacts theprescriber with suggestions for improvement and resolves problems with the medication orders as needed. 6. Monitors daily activities as they relate to the procurement, storage, preparation, distribution, compounding, monitoring, control and dispensing of medications and supplies. Ensures that there is a mechanism for accountability for these tasks. Evaluates existing service levels, resources and staffing and makes recommendations to the Pharmacy Director to ensure that service needs of all customers are met.\ Manages the daily operations of the pharmacy as it relates to staffing, medication procurement, indigent care, dispensing, and patient counseling, coordination of selected reimbursement scenarios and determination of patient eligibility for service.\ Manages the non-sterile product preparation process and ensures that adequate controls and standards are maintained in order to safeguard the patient, care provider and employee.\ Actively supervises controlled substance procurement, documentation, storage, distribution, disposition and usage audits.\ Comply with the 340B program requirements and all related operational elements to ensure program integrity and optimization in coordination with the Director of Development / Grants Management and Pharmacy Director.

Clinical Roles\ Participates in pharmacy services through collaboration with physicians and other health care providers in the management of medication therapy in the ambulatory care patient population, including direct patient care pharmacotherapy management, provision of drug information and practice support.\ Participates in physician, team and staff education and training for integrated care; continuing education about integration and evidence-based practice is routinely completed to maintain knowledge and skills.\ Provide Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services and associated clinical pharmacy services to optimize drug therapy and improve therapeutic outcomes for KVHC patients by identifying, preventing and resolving medication-related problems.\ Administer immunizations per 32 MRSA 13831-13835, according to and in compliance with the Pharmacy Rule Chapter 4-A, as authorized by KVHC Standing Order Protocol\ Work as part of the Clinical Care Team to ensure effective and quality care is given to the KVHC patient.

Compliance\ Assists in the development, implementa

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