Pharmacist I/II, Echo Cliffs Pharmacy

Navajo Preference Employment Act

In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, TCRHCC has implemented an Affirmative Action Plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. Pursuant to this Plan and corresponding TCRHCC Policy, applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and (1) are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference in hiring and employment for this position, (2) are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements will be given secondary preference, and (3) are enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference.

Overview

This position provides services at the Echo Cliffs campus. Pharmacists are responsible for providing a comprehensive pharmacy and medication management service to patients and ensures a consistent level of service in accordance to TCRHCC policies.

Direct patient care and services are provided to neo-natal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric, oncology, and obstetric patients. This position requires working rotational shifts: day, evening, nights, weekends, and Holidays.

The position provides the opportunity for career advancement through tier levels of Pharmacist to Advanced Practice Pharmacist as determined by pharmacy experience. Advanced Practice Pharmacist serves as a clinical pharmacist for direct clinical pharmacy services for inpatient and outpatient departments.

In addition to the responsibilities of Advanced Practice Pharmacist I, Advanced Practice Pharmacist II is responsible for all specialized pharmacy–based clinics and providing an ongoing analysis of clinical services to develop programs that commensurate with the highest quality of care.

Responsibilities also include the administration of policies and procedures and directing programs and activities in accordance to TCRHCC’s mission, vision, and values.

Incumbent serves as the Clinic Manager of Operations at the designated clinic(s) and provides technical and administrative supervision to professional and non-professional employees, i. e. Advanced Practice I, Staff Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants and Pharmacy Billers.

Qualifications

Education (Pharmacist I/II)

Doctor of Pharmacy or a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from a school recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education

Certification (Pharmacist I/II)

Must have a current valid and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State or Territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia

Must have and maintain a current valid certification of the following throughout employment: o Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association

Experience

• Pharmacist I: Not required for entry level incumbents
• Pharmacist II: A minimum of one (1) year experience as a Registered Pharmacist

Other Skills and Abilities (Pharmacist I/II)

A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in the following areas:

• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints and no prior records of substance abuse
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
• Maintains a positive professional attitude and demonstrates good interpersonal communication skills
• Knowledge of legal dispensing practices, federal pharmacy regulations and therapeutic incompatibilities
• Knowledge of sterile compounding (and USP 800 regulations) and non-sterile compounding procedures
• Knowledge of drug-drug, drug-disease state, and drug-allergy incompatibilities

Knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics of common disease states and treatment modalities, pathophysiology, and pharmacokinetics

Completion of and above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job

Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job

Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job

Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

Mental and Physical Effort

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical

Frequent sitting, standing, walking, twisting, and maintaining balance required. Occasionally reaching, bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, and crouching required.

Incumbent must be able to do moderate lifting of up to 10 pounds for prolonged periods of time and frequently be able to push/pull up to 10 pounds in the performance of assigned duties. Sensory requirements required includes prolonged ability to see near and have colored vision.

Incumbent will also need to frequently be able to have far vision, depth perception, see in fine details, hearing normal speech, and, be able to use a telephone. Must be able to hear overhead pages announced over a loudspeaker. Incumbent must be able to use both hands to do simple grasping and keyboarding.

Must frequently be able to perform firm grasping and fine motor manipulations with both hands. This position does require working frequently around environment exposure of chemical agents; dust, fumes, gases; hazardous or moving equipment; and loud noises.

Incumbent will occasionally be exposed to infectious disease and extremes in temperature or humidity.

Mental

Must carry out daily duties and project assignments in an independent manner utilizing knowledge and experience of the section time limits, procedures, and objectives to establish individual work priorities; and the ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking/writing, so others understand.

Incumbent must be able demonstrate a prolonged ability to concentrate, adapt to shift work, and work in areas that are close and crowded.

There will be frequent times when the incumbent must be able to handle a high degree of flexibility; handle multiple priorities in stressful situations; work alone; demonstrate high degree of patience; manage altercations; make decisions under high pressure; and, cope with high level of stress.

Occasionally, the incumbent must be able with cope with high level of stress. Must be able to accept flexible schedule to meet unit needs.

Environmental

May continuously be exposed to infectious diseases, chemical agents, dust, fumes, gases, extremes in temperature or humidity, hazardous of moving equipment, loud noises and occasional unprotected heights. Must accept a flexible schedule to meet unit needs.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

APPLIES TO PHARMACIST I/II

Clinical

Conducts authorized outpatient pharmacy clinics for examination, diagnosis, and treatment of specialized clinic patients. Obtains relevant health history, follows, and adjusts the developed treatment plan, and monitors the patient’s outcome to the prescribed treatment plan.

Reviews outpatient medical records for safety, appropriateness, and effectiveness of drug therapy with regard patient-specific factors (i. e. age, organ function, disease state). Consults with Medical Staff when concerns arise and collaborates with nursing staff to evaluate medication use.

Reviews, assesses and inputs chemotherapy treatment plans for oncology patients, verifies medication orders to ensure accuracy of dosage, treatment schedule, route of administration and safe administration based on laboratory information and evidence-based practices.

Counsels patients, their representatives, and/or patient family members on safe and effective use of, including compliance with, prescribed medications, utilizing effective customer service skills.

Participates in pandemic and/or disaster drills that TCRHCC has elected to take part in and including responding to actual disaster events.

Develops hospital staff's pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs, training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, and health care professionals.

Maintains pharmacological knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies for continuing education (C.E.) required for specialized pharmacy-based clinics.

Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals, consults with providers on the significance of properties of drugs regarding absorption, metabolism and excretion in all age groups.

Ensure proper PPE is work at all times while on duty including but not limited to, face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher (if available), and eye or face shield.

Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (see CDC website for most current updates)

Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communic