Pharmacist - Outpatient at Potomac Healthcare Solutions – Bethesda, Maryland

Pharmacist (Outpatient Clinic)

WRMC Bethesda, MD

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Daily interactions with prescribers, pharmacist interventions, counter detailing, formulary review, target drug programs, drug utilization and cost effectiveness studies (DUE/DUR), patient education, prevention of adverse outcomes, monitoring for poly-pharmacy patients, monitoring for controlled substance overuse/misuse, etc.
• Serve as the MTF expert on pharmaceuticals, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics, Using and extensive and intensive knowledge of the drugs and other pharmaceuticals available, their nature, action, and interaction, provides authoritative instructions, advice, and assistance to prescribing and dispensing officials on effectiveness, suitability, hazards, and other aspects of their use.
• Monitor the dispensing of all pharmaceuticals in the MTF and allied facilities. Analyze patterns and trends to determine appropriate, effective, and economical prescribing and dispensing of drugs. Where improvement in these areas can be identified, counsels or recommends alternatives that a will still satisfy the medical needs of the situation. Look for indications of misuse or abuse of pharmaceuticals and recommends corrective or remedial action. Inspect pharmacy operations in the main and remote facilities (e.g. troop medical clinics) to insure compliance with operating instructions and quality improvement criteria and procedures. As tasked, provide pharmacy input to quality improvement reviews and similar processes.
• Keep his/her basic pharmacy skills and knowledge current through occasional familiarization rotations in the various Pharmacy Service sections, which include inpatient, outpatient support, and administration. Those basic skills and knowledge will include but are not limited to the following:
• Checking prescriptions for patient eligibility, drug availability, usage, dosage, mode and rate of administration, completeness of directions and possible incompatibilities noted from referencing the patient’s medication profile.
• Filling prescriptions, including controlled drug prescriptions, by selecting the correct drug and dosage form, reducing the drug from bulk to the quantity prescribed, compounding when necessary, and packaging the drug in appropriate container.
• Exercising care in the dispensing of drugs, especially controlled substances, to assure that legal and agency regulations and instructions are followed, that proper and complete record keeping is maintained, and that the drug storage areas are stocked, safe, and secure.
• Notifying the prescriber, who may be on staff or a community physician, when there are questionable dosages or possible therapeutic incompatibilities based on a review of the patient’s medication profile?
• Consulting with and advising nurses and members of the medical staff on matters such as contraindications, side-effects, and antagonistic reactions; and suggest alternative medications as appropriate.
• Determining the validity of drugs prescribed by the numerous physician extenders, ensuring the drug prescribed is on the particular physician extender’s list.
• Furnishing guidance to prescribing physicians on current Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee policies, applicable federal and state laws, army formulas, new preparations, drugs of choice, methods of compounding non- standard preparations and special formulas suggested or requested by the professional medical staff.
• Checking the work of pharmacy technicians to assure that all drugs dispensed are properly labeled and packaged and directions for use and cautions, when necessary, are complete before the drug is dispensed to the patient.
• Annotating both prescriptions and prescription labels with initials and/or numbered stamp to show dispensing check has been performed.
• Routinely referring to standard reference texts and journals to keep abreast of current trends, new drugs, and new uses and current drugs.
• Requesting prescriber, usually by telephone to confirm information shown on prescriptions, e.g., when drug strength is questionable.
• Interpreting and evaluating unit dose orders, detecting potential therapeutic incompatibilities and errors, and ensuring unit dose orders are picked up from nursing units. Reviewing and approving technician’s work.
• Entering orders into computerized or manual patient profiles.
• Interpreting sterile product orders detecting therapeutic problems, employing sterile techniques in the preparation of them, accurately preparing products and monitoring for particular material.
• Compounding medications for inpatient or outpatient use which require extemporaneous manufacturing procedures.
• Ensuring immediate supervisor is kept informed, set priorities resolving problems and unusual requests, assigning required task to subordinates, providing on-the-job training and professional guidance to technicians.
• Providing drug information to professional staff in a timely manner.
• Authenticating all established records as required by Pharmacy SOP’s documenting work units, documenting medication errors and maintaining prescription files to include controlled drugs and investigational drugs.
• Providing technical guidance to and acting as preceptor for pharmacy technicians, interns, and residents. Assuming technicians(s), interns, and residents under his/her technical guidance.
• Dispensing prescriptions to patients and counseling them concerning their medications, i.e, uses, side effects, directions, etc.
• Available to work 8.5-hour shifts between 0700 and 2000 on weekdays and between 0800-1730 on holidays and weekends.
• Be willing to work at all 3 outpatient pharmacy locations as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Be a graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy.
• BLS CPR Certification.
• Shall possess minimum two years' experience in hospital or retail pharmacy.
• Be licensed as a Registered Pharmacist in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Potomac Healthcare Solutions offers the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance with PPO and HSA Options (United Healthcare)
• Dental Insurance (Humana)*
• Vision Insurance (Humana)*
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Health Savings Account with Employer Match
• Prescription Drug Program
• Employer Paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability (Mutual of Omaha)*
• Voluntary Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability (Mutual of Omaha)*
• Relocation Assistance
• 10 Days Paid Time Off
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Continuing Education Assistance/License Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Incentives and More

NOTE: *Effective the 1st day of the month following start date

About Potomac Healthcare Solutions:
Potomac Healthcare Solutions is an award-winning, dynamic, and rapidly growing healthcare services company with a proven background in providing world-class health services for both government and commercial organizations. We are actively recruiting skilled, caring practitioners to support our rapidly growing program base and supported healthcare facilities. If you would like to be a part of a quality-driven organization and make a difference, we would like to talk to you!

If you do not find interest in this opportunity but know of someone who may, we kindly ask that you refer the individual to Potomac Healthcare Solutions by forwarding this job posting.

Potomac Healthcare Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected classes under the laws applicable to Potomac Healthcare Solutions.

Potomac Healthcare Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled.

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