Job Summary:Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week; part time hours available.
Union: No
Union Name: None
Patient Facing: Yes
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is looking to hire a Pharmacist that will be responsible for overseeing the distribution of medications to patients. In this role, your duties will include communicating with health center physicians to determine the type of medication and dosage for a patient, taking inventory of pharmaceutical drugs to reorder them based on local demand and interacting with pharmacy patients/customers to give them their prescriptions and answer medication questions.
As the Pharmacist, you will control medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions. Additionally, you will be completing pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' workflow, verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals, and verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.
Responsibilities: - Manage pharmacy stock/supplies; assure availability, preparation, appropriate storage and control of medications
- Assure compliance with all state and federal pharmacy drug laws and regulations
- Assure accurate billing and accounting
- Assure compliance with 340B pricing agreements
- Maintains separate 340B drug inventory as appropriate
- Participate, as needed, in pharmacy development efforts, and serve as a resource for development.
- Verify patient understanding of instructions.
- Educate prescribers
- Within operations of the pharmacy, maximize use of free medication programs
- Participate in continuing education programs to meet licensing, funding, or regulatory requirements
- Provides pharmacy information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies
- Develops clinic staff's pharmacy knowledge by participating in clinical programs and training pharmacy staff, students, interns, residents, and health care professionals
- Performs medication reconciliation and comprehensive medication review based on organizational/patient specific needs
- Identifies patient specific barriers to adherence and develops plan to improve medication-taking behavior (ex. prepackaged medication packs, delivery, med synchronization, referral to PA/enrollment team)
- Maintains records for controlled substances and removes outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory
- Supervises the work results of support personnel
- Maintains current registration
- Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned and necessary to successfully oversee Pharmacy Services
Qualifications:Experience and Education
- Bachelor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree
- Graduate degree from an accredited pharmacy college recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)
- 2 years or more of pharmacy management and operations experience
- Massachusetts pharmacy license, current and unrestricted
- CPR or CPR/AED certificate
- MTM certification preferred
Basic Knowledge/Skills
- Ensure safe prescribing and dispensing of medication
- Knowledge of FDA, BOP and all applicable regulations
- Ability to manage processes and develop implementation strategies
- Ability to use computers and related technology efficiently
- Knowledge of retail pharmacy legal compliance
- Familiarity with adherence packaging and home delivery
- Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
- Strong analytical and organizational skills including ability to analyze data to identify trends and communicate them through effective reporting methods
- Strong attention to detail
- Effective communication skills, both oral and written, with patients, co-workers, healthcare professionals, funders, other regulatory agencies and experience presenting complex information to senior leaders
- Skilled in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgement, discretion, and decision making to achieve objectives
Desired Other Skills
- Familiarity with 340B program
- Familiarity with the MassHealth ACO program
- Familiarity with Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Experience with anti-racism activities, and/or lived experience with racism is highly preferred
- Bilingual in English and Spanish, Haitian Creole or Portuguese preferred, but not required
- Process personal health information in accordance with FHC HIPAA policies and procedures
Compensation and Benefits:- The compensation increases based on years of experience and ranges from $105,000 - $168,000.
- BHCHP full-time employees are eligible for our competitive time off program, health, dental and vision insurance, 403B retirement savings plan, pre-tax MBTA pass program with 40% discount, additional compensation for demonstrated bilingual proficiency and more. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.
