BILINGUAL CANDIDATES PREFERRED
Legacy Community Health is a premium, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides comprehensive care to community members regardless of their ability to pay. Our goal is to treat the entire patient while improving their overall wellness and quality of life, in addition to providing free pregnancy tests, HIV/AIDS screening. At Legacy, we empower patients to lead better lives by promoting healthy behaviors and offering resources such as literacy classes, family planning services, and nutrition and weight management information.
Our roots began in 1981 as the Montrose Clinic, with specialization in HIV education, testing, and treatment. Since then, the agency has expanded to >50 clinics in Houston, one in Baytown, two in Beaumont, and one in Deer Park with extensive services that include: Adult primary care, HIV/AIDS care, pediatrics, OB/GYN and maternity, dental, vision and behavioral health. We also service students within KIPP and YES Prep schools. Legacy is committed to driving healthy change in our communities.
Job Description
Pharmacist will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide exceptional integrated care at Legacy Community Health. Performs prescription processing and verification, patient counseling, and performs drug utilization reviews of patient profiles to prevent drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, and duplicative therapies, and to increase medication adherence for the ages of clients served (0-adult).
Essential Functions
- Interpret, clarify and transcribe all medication orders accurately and timely.
- Ensures the appropriateness of all medication orders, new prescriptions or refills, in reference to the client’s diagnosis, weight/body surface area, allergies, and drug interactions as evidenced by a review of the active medication profile, provider notes, and available pertinent laboratory information.
- Practices pharmacy in compliance with all governing regulatory authorities.
- Review patient profile to ensure appropriate drug selection and dosage.
- Conduct/Review Drug Utilization Reviews to check for drug duplication, interactions or allergies.
- Document adverse drug reactions and all relevant interactions with patient and healthcare provider.
- Dispense medications and maintain accurate inventory records as required by appropriate regulatory authorities.
- Promotes the practice of evidence-based medicine by keeping abreast of new drugs, devices, and medical literature.
- Provide accurate, adequate, drug information/education to patients, families, and providers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
- Assess medication adherence during the process of medication counseling.
- Demonstrates the ability to set priorities, work independently and cooperatively with others within and outside the department.
- Performs and oversees pharmacy staff to ensure they provide service in an efficient, courteous and professional manner.
- Functions as a primary resource in handling patients clinical and non-clinical questions from routine to complex, while ensuring a high level of customer service and maximizing productivity.
- Demonstrates competence related to financial reimbursement from available grants, prescription assistance programs and understands 340B requirements for eligible patients, replenishing inventory and special billing conditions.
- Presents information (verbal and/or written) in a clear and concise manner.
- Displays friendliness, compassion, sensitivity, kindness and appropriate manners in interactions with patients, physicians and other ancillary healthcare staff.
- Displays open-mindedness and objectivity in relations with patients, physicians, and other ancillary healthcare staff.
- Promotes a spirit of unity which enables the group to work together to achieve a common goal.
- Takes initiative to perform job and/or assist co-workers, supporting the work of others in accomplishing the mission of Legacy Community Health.
- Displays adaptability by adjusting to meet the needs of the patient and organization.
- Participates in the training/education of employees, pharmacy students, and assorted healthcare professionals as documented on an attendance form or through evaluations completed by the participant.
- Incorporates constructive feedback in a positive manner for improvement and necessary changes in, but not limited to, scheduling, procedures and assignments.
- Exhibits behaviors, which demonstrate competence, reliability, self-control, honesty, and appropriate overall appearance while rendering service.
- Performs all other duties as assigned by appropriate management.
- Checks all means of communication including e-mail at least once per shift.
- Keeps immediate supervisor informed of issues.
Education & Training Experience Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited college/university of pharmacy (Pharm.D or B.S. with equivalent experience)
- Current Texas Pharmacist licensure in good standing (or eligible)
- Certification in immunization delivery, smoking cessation, and naloxone (or eligible)
- Computer experience – Windows, Excel, and Accounting software.
- Post-graduate pharmacy residency preferred
- Must maintain First Aid /CPR
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Spanish speaking preferred
- Ability to meet Legacy Community Health's EPIC proficiency requirements.
Work Experience Requirements
- 2+ years of healthcare experience, required
- 1+ years of community pharmacy experience, preferred
- 1+ years of medication adherence counseling experience, preferred
- 1+ years of Medicare market experience, preferred
- Experience in HIV/AIDs, Geriatrics, and/or Pediatrics, preferred
Benefits
As part of values that Healthcare is a Right and not a Privilege, we offer a suite of benefits
- Medical / Vision / Dental (Costs of benefits are based on your yearly salary)
- Medical visit copays are waived when seeing a Legacy provider.
- 9 Holiday + 1 Floating Holiday
- 403b Retirement Plan
- Bright Horizons Back-up Care
- As a user of Bright Horizons Back-Up Care, you can conveniently schedule care right from your mobile device with the Back-Up Care app– your easy, time-saving solution to managing family care challenges while on the go.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
PTO Exchange will provide you with the option to convert a portion of your accrued but unused PTO hours for use toward several different benefits and causes, based on your own priorities.
With PTO Exchange, you can convert a portion of your unused PTO into:
- 403(b) Retirement contributions
- Student loan payments / Tuition for the employee
- Leave Sharing donations to fellow employees
