Pharmacist, Irwin ACH Ft Riley, KS

Irwin Army Community Hospital (IACH) at Fort Riley is uniquely located in the rolling Flint Hills region of Northeast Kansas. Nestled between Junction City (pop. 25,000) and Manhattan (pop. 57,000), the local area has an abundance of outdoor activities where you with unlimited opportunities to fish, hike, swim, and explore!

Enjoy BigXII college sports and entertainment at Kansas State University in Manhattan; as well as a thriving night life. Experience travel simplified at the Manhattan Regional Airport or international travel through Kansas City International Airport. Manhattan has been recognized on the following for its quality of life:

. #3 on a list of Best Small Places for Business and Careers (Forbes)
. Top 10 Places to Retire (Money Magazine)
. Top 50 College Towns in America (Best College Reviews)
. Top 10 Best Places to Retire Young (CNN Money)
. Top 100 Places to Live in America (Livability)

Join #TeamIACH, your home in the Flint Hills; making Fort Riley the best place in the Army for Soldiers to live, train, deploy from, and come home to.

Our civilian team members are eligible for full federal benefits packages which include:

• 401k (TSP, 5% match)
• Retirement pension (FERS, five years to be vested)
• Health, life, long-term, vision, and dental insurance for the employee and family members
• Competitive pay, regular cost of living and time in service base salary increases.
• Performance awards
• Paid on-the-job training and developmental opportunities
• Ten paid federal holidays, ample vacation days, separate sick leave that does not expire
• Recruitment and retention incentives
• Paid relocation costs
• Free parking at work
• USO Airport Lounge Access
• Access to MWR services and activities which include childcare options
• Military service buy-back eligibility

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

MAJOR DUTIES

As a licensed pharmacist, independently performs the normal range of professional pharmacy functions involved in the operation and administration of pharmacy services in an outpatient health clinic setting. Furnishes support to professional staff providing primary care in the fields of pediatrics, obstetrics, internal medicine, dermatology, orthopedics, as well as minor surgery.

1. Dispenses pharmaceuticals to outpatients. Receives, reads, and interprets prescriptions for outpatients written by medical generalists. In questionable cases, calls the prescriber's attention to any synergistic, antagonistic, and cumulative effects, as well as eventual overdoses or incompatibilities for reconsideration. Compounds, prepares, or selects and labels prescribed drugs and pharmaceuticals from available stocks to provide the required therapeutic agent. May occasionally be required to compound medications extemporaneously. Reviews and checks for correctness all products prepared by non-licensed or otherwise designated personnel prior to issue. Counsels patients regarding their prescribed medications. Applies full professional knowledge in the performance of this function.

2. Participates in staff meetings and provides advisory service for professional staff regarding pharmacy activities, i.e., furnishes information relating to physical and chemical proprieties and characteristics of substances used in pharmacy, or their compatibility in case of overlapping diseases, as well as to new pharmaceutical products on the market. Suggests alternate medications to avoid incompatibilities, alleviate side effects, overcome potentiating drug combinations and prevent antagonistic reactions.

3. Plans and controls stock replenishment and stock keeping. Participates in the surveillance of stock levels and required stock replenishment under consideration of demand experienced. Stores and safeguards controlled substances according to governing directives. Maintains pertinent records in control of stock movements. Keeps abreast through study of professional literature on new pharmaceuticals available on market. Coordinates with supervisor as to complementation or substitution of current stock recommended. Initiates actions essential to prevent antagonistic reactions.

4. Manages, administers, and oversees pharmacy operations within the health clinic. Establishes procedures for pharmacy services within guidelines set forth by the supervisor. Coordinates functions with professional clinic staff regarding pharmacy operation and administrative standing operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure harmonious and efficient working relationship. Assesses equipment and supply needs in coordination with the officer-in-charge and programs purchases within budgetary constraints. Develops and interprets budgetary and manpower requirements, functions and capabilities for the health clinic pharmacy services. Prepares and maintains miscellaneous records and correspondence.

5. Participates in training programs for nonprofessional staff routed through pharmacy operation to acquaint them with specific characteristics of the activity, or for updating of in-service training of military personnel assigned to the health clinic. Trains and oversees subordinate personnel engaged in pharmacy functions, i.e., pharmacy technician.

6. Assigns work to one Pharmacy Technician based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Provide technical oversight. Develop performance plans and rate employees. Interview candidates for subordinate positions; recommend hiring, promotion, or reassignments. Take disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands. Identify developmental and training needs of employees; provide and/or arrange for needed development and training.

Performs other duties as assigned.