Supervisory Pharmacist

Full Job Description

Join the Indian Health Service as a Supervisory Pharmacist at Clinton Indian Health Center and make a meaningful impact providing compassionate, culturally responsive care to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Serve as the clinical and administrative leader of the pharmacy, supervising staff and ensuring the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality services in accordance with IHS policies and standards.

USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Education: A doctoral degree in Pharmacy that is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

Licensure: Applicants must be licensed to practice pharmacy in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Medical Requirement: Must be able to distinguish basic colors.

Experience: Applicant's qualifications background must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary to perform the work of the position.

Pharmacy work requires knowledge of the use, clinical effects, and composition of medications, including their chemical, biological, and physical properties.

Qualifying professional pharmacy experience may involve, but is not limited to: Dispensing medications prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and providing information to help practitioners and patients about proper usage of medications and side effects Evaluating medication use patterns and outcomes for patients in hospital or managed care organizations Performing administrative, consultative, or staff advisory work for a medical facility's pharmacy program Planning, monitoring and evaluating medication programs or regimens Establishing medication-handling procedures for the storage and perseveration of medications Researching medical literature and/or clinical medication information to provide accurate responses to inquiries Maintaining all medication records required by law In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Examples include: An experienced pharmacist who had demonstrated administrative and leadership skills by supervising or leading a pharmacy department, hand-on-clinical work practicing pharmacy such as providing oversight of the outpatient pharmacy clinical services and carrying out the pharmacy functions of drug selection, drug interaction review and monitoring for appropriateness of treatment; experience with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations (JCAHO) accreditation requirements; familiarity with federal pharmacy guidelines and collecting and analyzing data for quarterly workload reports; preparing and maintaining departmental budget; assigning work for subordinates, evaluating work performance, and providing oversight of ongoing professional development of licensed staff.

Supervisory Abilities: This is a supervisory position and candidates, in addition to the professional qualifications listed, must have demonstrated in their work experience or training, that they possess, or have potential to develop, the qualities of successful supervision, as required for this position.

Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level.

Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Major Duties:

Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Pharmacist Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Directs, manages and oversees Pharmacy Programs and Outpatient Pharmacy services.

Provides outpatient pharmacy and direct patient care. Formulates, interprets and applies pharmacy policies and procedures.

Formulate, prepare, bulk compound, select, dispense and preserve drugs, medicines and chemicals.

Interprets prescriptions, compute dosages, weigh and measure drugs, medicines and chemicals, and mix compounds, drugs and chemicals.

Dispenses drugs, medicines, and products as prescribed by a physician or other healthcare practitioner and ensures accuracy of doses.

Identifies therapeutic incompatibilities of drugs, medications and products. Properly handles and stores drugs, medications and chemicals.

Provides pharmacy consultation to physicians, other healthcare professionals and staff, patients, Tribes, and the general community. Resolves pharmacy problems and identifies and provides resolution.

Provides education and training in pharmacy and coordinates educational actvities and community health education programs. Provides adequate staffing levels to operate a pharmacy program.

Plans, schedules, and assigns work, provides guidance and instruction to employees, establishes performance standards and evaluations work performance, identifies and recommends training, and recommends employees for promotions.

Approves leave, recommends awards, hears and resolves employee complaints, recommends disciplinary action. Oversees financial management and budget for the pharmacy program.

Conducts budget formulation and identifies financial, personnel, and supply needs and requirements.