Staff Pharmacist

We are currently looking for a Full Time Staff Pharmacist to join our Tribal Health Pharmacy Services C team located at the Chickasaw Nation Refill Center working 9:00AM-6:00PM - Mo Tu We Th Fr.

Summary:
Provides outpatient clinical pharmacy services to beneficiaries.

Responsibilities:
* Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines and meets needs
- Seeks positive experience and outcomes
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Partners with internal and external services as needed to ensure appropriate referral is made
* Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
* Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Shares responsibilities for maintaining adequate supplies and equipment
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Observes and addresses potential environmental hazards and risks
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- May provide break coverage for others as assigned
- May augment staff in other areas as needed based on staffing and needs ratio in regularly assigned unit
* Maintain knowledge of and follow all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
* Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
* Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations
* Compounds and dispenses prescriptions, check drugs, dosages, dosage forms, labels and provides complete instructions on the correct use and storage of all medications
* Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, therapeutic duplications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-laboratory interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose
* Develops special formulas and/or extemporaneous compounds and provides drug distribution to patients
* Provides drug information to Medical, Dental and Nursing staffs on therapy and drug related matters and patient education as to proper use of drugs and interprets medical information and applies it to resolve problems or answer questions
* Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners and documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely and detects, assesses, and reports suspected adverse drug reactions
* Obtains medication histories from patients, caregivers, and health care providers
* Maintains due diligence in evaluation of scheduled medications to prevent diversion or patient abuse
* All other duties as assigned

Competencies:
Essential:
* Follow instructions, written or oral
* Adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
* Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
* Read, understand and apply regulations and policies
* Communicates verbally with team, departments, guests and management
* Interpersonal skills to motivate, investigate, inspire
* Maintains clear and complete employee health records

Skills:

Experience:
Essential:
* No prior experience required.

Education:
Essential:
* Doctor of Pharmacy

Credentials:
Essential:
* Pass general background check
* Basic Life Support
* Oklahoma Registered Pharmacist License

Working Conditions:
Essential:
* Fast-paced
* Hospital or Clinic
* Potential exposure to biohazards
* Potential exposure to contagious diseases
* Communications phone, computer
* Communications written, verbal
* May be required to assist individuals who are emotionally disturbed
* Interacts with clinical, support, technical, professional or management staff in a variety of settings and situations
* Pass pre-employment drug test
* Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
* Use computer up to 25% of shift
* Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
* Standing up to 100% of shift
* Walk up to 100% of shift