Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner Asheville/Robbinsville split bei Appalachian Mountain Health

Description

The clinical pharmacist is a licensed professional with knowledge and proficiency in pharmacy practice  including pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics. This pharmacist is  responsible for interpreting and evaluating the appropriateness of pharmacological therapy to ensure that patients receive optimal treatment. This position will practice at all Asheville locations and will also provide telehealth services to patients  who are established within other clinics throughout the organization. As part of a quickly growing health center, this pharmacist will be expected to participate in department expansion which includes a number avenues related to value based care. 

Requirements

Pharmacist Responsibilities: 

The pharmacist is responsible for providing a full range of pharmaceutical services which includes:

• Selecting appropriate drug therapy based on evidence
• Complete patient-specific monitoring for efficacy, adverse effects, and clinical outcomes 
• Communicate relevant findings and/or recommendations to other health care providers verbally and in writing 
• Provide medication and device counseling to patients and caregivers · Complete medical history and medication reconciliations 
• Clinical cases vary, but do have an emphasis on cardiometabolic, endocrine, hepatitis C and psychiatric care.  Appropriately assist in deprescribing for medically complex patients with extensive polypharmacy · Formulate necessary protocols for clinical and support staff 
•  Ability to implement and manage insulin pump therapy Education: 
•  Provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to requests for drug information 
•  Educate health care professionals, students, residents, patients, and the public regarding rational drug therapy 
•  Maintain basic knowledge of pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics in the area of practice 
• Perform Medicare Annual Wellness Visits which will include, but is not limited to, medication reconciliation, laboratory reviews, medication appropriateness, immunizations required, preventative health screenings required, and address any questions that the patient may have about their care 
• Participate in Anti-Coag therapy
• Contribute to quality improvement efforts and develop new initiatives, policies, and procedures 
• Complete Chronic Care Management consults 
• Complete quality metrics outcomes for population health Administrative: 
• Establish and implement programs that help ensure cost-effective drug therapy and successful patient outcomes 
• Manage continuous glucose monitor initiative  
• All staff are expected to show up when scheduled, be responsive, kind and caring

  EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE 

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited School/College of Pharmacy · Experience: post-graduate year one residency or equivalent experience in ambulatory care or rural health · Licensure: current in-good-standing or eligibility for NC pharmacist license and clinical pharmacist practitioner license · Other: NC driver’s license for between clinic driving as necessary.

  Skills: 

•  Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion and decision-making to achieve the health center's mission. 
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, policy-making bodies, third-party payers, patients and the public. 
• Skill in organizing work, delegating and achieving goals and objectives. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and empathy towards patients, as well as strong communication skills, critical thinking skills, the ability to handle stressful situations, the capacity to function independently and the ability to document meticulously. 
• Must have excellent process improvement skills and ability to understand clinic functions and department interactions. 
• Intermediate ability with Microsoft office with emphasis on Excel and Word.  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Seeing: Must be able to read written and printed material, as well as use computer, fax machine, Xerox machine and other office equipment. 
•  Hearing: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with coworkers and others. Good hearing is necessary to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound. 
•  Sitting: Must be able to sit for the majority of the work shift while answering telephone and communicating with others. 
•  Standing/Walking/Mobility: Must be able to stand intermittently and be capable of walking on hardwood and linoleum floors with concrete underpayments. Must be able to walk between various clinical areas and departments. 
•  Dexterity Skills: This position requires manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination for easy and skillful use of hands when working with and performing normal office duties and responsibilities.
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WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• Fast paced work environment with many moving parts that requires skill to multitask on a daily basis 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Appalachian Mountain Health has a rapidly growing pharmacy department with progressive views for pharmacist integration.  We believe pharmacist should play in integral role in primary care at the highest level of their licensure

DISCLAIMER: The above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions, subject to reasonable accommodations. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or abilities deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related instructions, as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.