POSITION: Regional Pharmacist

LOCATION: Remote - Extensive travel to correctional facilities in West Virginia required

SCHEDULE: Full Time Monday-Friday

REQUIREMENTS:

• Unrestricted WV Pharmacist license
• WV Consultant Pharmacist Certification
• 5+ years Pharmacist experience

POSITION SUMMARY:

• The Regional Pharmacist is a registered pharmacist with the state of West Virginia who will serve as the administrative and clinical lead in pharmacy management. 
• Coordinates the clinical activity as it relates to pharmacy. 
• Serves as a drug information and educational resource to medical staff, nursing staff and ancillary department personnel.
• Also serves as the consultant pharmacy for the state and will coordinate with the State Board of Pharmacy on all administrative and pharmacy inspection issues.

Consultant Responsibilities

• Maintain controlled substance license, consultant pharmacist license, and DEA license for each facility
• Inspect individual sites quarterly
• Responsible for wasting controlled substances at each facility
• Responsible for ensuring medications are stored properly and meeting all rules and regulations
• Assists site with medication storage and procurement
• Assists with movement of high-cost medication within contract to ensure utilization of dispensed medications
• Ensures adequately documenting medication receipt, storage and administration
• Liaison with the WV Board of Pharmacy regarding site inspection and adequate licensing
  • Pharmacist will be present during site inspection by WV BOP
• Ensure that all licenses (State, DEA) at each facility are up to date and in good standing
• Ensure sites have current copies of licensing from each Pharmacy which supplies medications to the site
• Ensures that copies of licenses are maintained at Wexford Corporate office
• Ensures compliance with established procedures concerning quality control, security of controlled substances and disposal of hazardous waste.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures of the West Virginia Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation and Wexford Health Sources.
• Establishes and enforces policies, procedures, standards and objectives. 

Pharmacist Operational Responsibilities

• Liaison between the pharmacy vendors and facilities
  • Point of contact for pharmacy vendors
  • Ensure that medications are received at the site in timely manner and resolve variances in medication delivery
  • Resolve questions regarding medication administration or medication supplies needed from purchasing
  • Contact pharmacy to ensure that certain medications are procured and dispensed/administered
• Liaison between Pharmacy vendors and Mental Health Vendor
  • Ensure that medication issues that arise are adequately addressed, including
    • Polypharmacy
    • High-cost medication usage
• Work with sites and corporate resources to resolve any Electronic Health Record related medication issues
• Point of contact for drug information inquiries and issues from medical staff
  • Answer question from staff or problem solve issues that arise with regard to medication procurement, storage and administration
• Participates in departmental and organizational performance improvement and CQI activities.
• Participates in internal and external initiatives, relevant boards, task forces, committee meetings and other activities.
• Is a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee and the Medical Services Advisory Committee
• Ongoing accountability for the continuous assessment, improvement, coordination and integration of the department services and standards of care into the pharmacy’s primary function. 

Pharmacist Clinical Responsibilities

• Coordinates and manages clinical pharmacy activities region-wide. Assigns projects and monitors progress.
• Drug Utilization
  • Review requests for high-cost medications and ensure the most cost-effective therapies are available
  • Review non-formulary requests for medications
• Answers questions and provides information to physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals on the appropriate use of medications, drug interactions, side effects, dosage, storage, etc.
  • Educate staff on clinical topics at the site level as well as across the contract
  • Educate staff on current policies and procedures and help staff identify resources available to them
• Responsible for responding to all medication information inquiries
• Work directly with Wexford Corporate/Medical Staff
  • Available to answer medication inquiries from medical providers at the site level
  • Work with WV leadership staff to answer and resolve medication questions that arise or provide additional information
• Assists in training/teaching programs (Departmental, Medical, Nursing, Correctional Community).

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS