Outpatient Pharmacist 2-8212

Key Responsibilities

• Supervises, coordinates, and participates in preparation, labeling, dispensing of medications and in pharmacy clinical pharmacy activities, taking leadership role for the Pharmacist-I; ensures compliance with Federal, State and local laws and regulations.
• Maintain interface with medical staff and other caregivers; provides information pertaining to new pharmaceutical therapies, formulary, and drug usage.
• Compound, package and label ointments, solutions and bulk pharmaceutical supplies according to standard formulas; mix prescribed drugs with intravenous solutions as required.
• Supervises/directs pharmacy supportive personnel; verifies daily activities of pharmacy technicians; accountable for performance of support personnel; adheres to productivity guidelines including overtime control of support staff.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners, including pharmacokinetic services; suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff, as needed.
• Participates in quality improvement and medication use review activities; collects data; conducts quality monitors and inspections; maintains logs, records, and other documentation as assigned.
• Assists in Formulary management by contributing clinical insight for cost effective drug therapy.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy
• Experience: N/A
• Certification: PGY-1 pharmacy residency graduation general pharmacy practice, Residence Program or Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), or other certification via Board of Pharmacy Specialties Pharmacotherapy Specialists (BPS) in general practice area, i.e., geriatric or equivalent practice as clinical pharmacist, to include 40% clinical activities as documented Director or their designee.
• Licenses: Licensed in the State of Arizona required within 90 days of hire date*