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): $55.69 to $80.75/hourly, based on experience. There will be a $4.00 per hour lift added to this position.

Summary of Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD
• 403(b) Retirement with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Perks Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program

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

Job Summary: Licensed pharmacist with specialized advanced education and training who possesses the clinical competencies necessary to practice in a direct patient care environment. Provides comprehensive medication management and related care for patients. Assigned to work in one or more pharmacist-operated ambulatory care centers. Ensures that drug therapy needs of the patients are safely and effectively met. Supports clinic operations. May also work in prescription dispensing in the Peak Vista Community Health Centers Pharmacies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs all essential duties and responsibilities of a Pharmacist and Clinical Pharmacist
• Processes or delegates new patient referrals and dis-enrollments for ambulatory care centers in which they work. Ensures communication of patient status to the patient’s primary care team
• Oversees good faith estimate procedures for all pharmacy-operated ambulatory care centers
• Maintains competence in clinical problem-solving, judgment, and decision-making; communication and education; medical information evaluation and management; management of patient populations; and a broad range of therapeutic knowledge domains
• Practices in one or more pharmacy drug therapy management centers
• Develops meeting summaries as delegated for distribution to relevant staff following clinic meetings
• Educates colleagues on new treatments and evidence-based guidelines relevant to the specified clinic through clinical pearls, summary documents, or presentations
• Serves as a consultant to Peak Vista medical providers through direct communication or via educational programs with distinct health centers
• Educates other departments within Peak Vista through pharmacy/disease-state educational presentations as requested
• Maintains accurate clinic operational records through Microsoft Excel and collates clinic statistical data for reports to Clinical Pharmacy Manager
• Performs regularly scheduled chart audits to identify overlooked patients or appointments and evaluates opportunities for improved clinic or individual performance based on results

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. Completion of additional training or certification in the ambulatory care area of practice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Spanish bilingual desired.

Education/Experience:

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy degree or completion of at least 7 years of experience as a licensed pharmacist.

Work experience: Minimum 1 year experience in clinical pharmacy required.

Additional qualifications: successful completion of an ASHP-accredited post-graduate residency program, current accreditation by Board of Pharmacy Specialties, or CDCES credential required.

Computer Skills: Intermediate - ability to access the intra/internet to manage timecard, review policies and procedures, and read company communications; use e-mail to communicate with co-workers, leadership, and other departments; use and create a variety of templates, complex tables, merges; manage table data, sort and filter merges, and also perform basic work with existing Macros; customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports; work with multiple worksheets, filter data, use integrate functions, and manipulate databases; customize templates and the PowerPoint environment, and to make a presentation interactive by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Use electronic health record to review patients, document encounters, create task, order and document labs, order prescriptions

Certificates and Licenses: Required: Registered Pharmacist with a current license in the state of Colorado. Successful completion of an ASHP-accredited residency program, BCACP, CDCES or other accredited BPS accreditations. Meets all Colorado State Board of Pharmacy requirements to engage in Collaborative Drug Therapy Management.

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 low to 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.

*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 an 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.