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Per Diem - Pharmacist

Summary

Title:Per Diem - Pharmacist

ID:0714-PDMPharm

Department Location:Pharmacy at Union, 225 S. Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80910

Category:Nursing / Allied Health / Clinical Support

Description

Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a nonprofit health care organization whose mission is to provide exceptional health care to people facing access barriers through clinical programs and education. We provide integrated health care services including medical, dental, and behavioral health through our 20 outpatient health centers. We deliver care with our strong "Hospitality" culture. Our organization has over 800 employees and serves more than 74,300 patients annually in the Pikes Peak and East Central regions of Colorado. Our service area covers 14 counties, from the front range to the Kansas border, with locations throughout Colorado Springs, Fountain, Divide, Limon, and Strasburg. Peak Vista is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC).

Compensation (Pay): $61.25 to $88.82 hourly, based on experience. This scale is reflective of the 10% add on for per diem.

Summary of Benefits:

• Perks Rewards

• Employee Assistance Program

  https://www.peakvista.org/resources/benefits-summary

Job Summary: Ensures that the drug therapy needs of the patients are safely and effectively met. Works in prescription dispensing in the Peak Vista Community Health Centers pharmacies. Eligible for progression to clinical role in pharmacist-operated ambulatory care clinics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reads and interprets medications and prescriptions.

• Reviews prescriptions for appropriateness and confers with prescribers or patients on questionable orders.

• Provides patient counseling and accurate and timely response to requests for drug information.

• Verifies dispensed products and ensures proper storage of medications.

• Promotes and demonstrates the mission, vision, and core values of Peak Vista.

• Develops and maintains good working relationships with all departments, the management team, medical staff, and leadership.

• Embraces cultural diversity amongst ourselves and our community.

• Safeguards the human, financial, and material resources as well as data and information entrusted to us.

• Strives to deliver the best outcomes and highest quality service.

• Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to Peak Vista’s compliance plan and conflict of interest requirements.

• Enhances the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of the department by contributing to and participating in departmental performance improvement goals.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised : None

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Spanish bilingual desired.

Education/Experience:

Education: Pharmacy degree required.

Work experience: Minimum of 1-year experience as a pharmacist desired.

Computer Skills: Intermediate - utilizes pharmacy operating and point-of-sale software; accesses the intra/internet to manage timecard, review policies and procedures, and read company communications; uses e-mail and messaging to communicate with co-workers, leadership, and other departments

Certificates and Licenses: Required: Registered Pharmacist with a current license in the state of Colorado.

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.

OSHA risk level/work environmental hazards: This position has been categorized as OSHA Level Two. See Exposure Control Plan for details.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate volume.

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.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to walk. Application Deadline: Peak Vista accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis. There is no application deadline at this time, and applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed.

*Successful candidates will complete pre-employment screening; which includes, but is not limited to a Criminal Background check. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a drug and alcohol free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

**PVCHC participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s I-9 to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Records. To learn more, visit: everify.com