Pharmacy Manager

SUMMARY: AxessPointe Community Health Center, Inc. (API) is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving the underserved in Northeast Ohio. API is committed to providing a quality, affordable and compassionate health home for every patient, every time, in the communities we serve. API is utilizing interdisciplinary services as an integral part of the medical home model. Our API Pharmacy is a 340b Pharmacy

SUPERVISOR: Director of Pharmacy

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Pharmacy

• Accurately and timely, fill all prescriptions.
• Review prescriptions for Drug-Drug Interactions, Food-Drug Interactions, Drug Allergies, Drug Misuse, etc.
• Maintain patient profiles and pharmacy records.
• Counsel patients on their medications.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and pharmacy residents.
• Participate in 3rd party billing and inventory management operations.
• Oversee patient assistance program.
• Follow current and new Federal and State Laws, including 340b integrity regulations.
• Act as the pharmacist-in-charge.

Establish and Provide Clinical Pharmacy Services

• Identify patients for clinical referral.
• Work in collaboration with all members of the care team to assess, facilitate, plan and advocate appropriate services to meet the patient’s health requirements on an individual basis.
• Provide Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and disease management services.
• Provide immunizations.
• Authorizing refills in accordance with the Clinic Refill Policy.
• Precept pharmacy residents and students.
• Maintain good working rapport with physicians and other health care professionals.
• Answer drug information questions posed by providers.
• Provide educational in-services to medical and dental providers
• Evaluate the delivery of patient care services through research and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in service development/improvement.

Additional Tasks as Assigned by the Director of Pharmacy.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, training and/or experience that demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities stated above. Required experience and education:

• Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Pass background check.
• Have and maintain personal professional insurance. (malpractice)
• Ambulatory care or internal medicine residency or 5 years ambulatory care experience.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Computer Skills.
• Board certification..
• CDE. (Certified Diabetes Educator)
• Bi-lingual skills.

LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Certification to give immunizations.
• License in Good Standing with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
• Have and maintain a current BLS/CPR certificate

COMPLIANCE:

This position requires compliance with API's written standards, including its Compliance Program and Standards of Conduct and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.

Failure to comply with API's Written Standards, which may include the failure to report any conduct or event that potentially violates legal or compliance requirements or API's Written Standards or, for managers and supervisors, fails to detect non-compliant conduct where reasonable efforts would have resulted in detection, will be met by the enforcement of disciplinary action, up to and including possible termination, in accordance with API's Compliance Program Policy and Procedure: Addressing Instances of Non-Compliance through Appropriate Disciplinary Actions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, and use hands to finger handle or feel; to talk; or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to frequently lift up to 25 pounds. The employee may occasionally be required to lift 25 to 50 pounds; however, this is not essential; duties may be shifted to accommodate lifting restrictions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less). The employee will occasionally be working near moving mechanical parts, be exposed to outdoor weather conditions and exposed to a risk of electrical shock while running the copier, printer, other standard equipment and answering the telephone. The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate. Stress level can be high at times.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.