Committed to bringing healthcare into communities and communities into healthcare since 1978, NEW Health is rural northeast Washington’s leading non-profit primary care provider. We treat all patients with the respect they deserve while providing high-quality, integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.
NEW Health has been named one of the best places to work in the Inland Northwest! This award from the Spokane Journal of Business is based on an analysis of our company benefits and policies, along with a confidential employee survey to evaluate workplace experience in the areas of engagement and satisfaction including: Work-Life Balance, Role Satisfaction, Communication and Workplace Culture, Training, Technology and Development, and Diversity and Inclusion.
Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training with a goal to retain rural youth. For providers, this means you will be surrounded by a well-trained support team so you can focus on treating your patients.
Loan Repayment Opportunities
NEW Health is a non-profit federally qualified health center (FQHC). NEW Health is a member of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarships and loan repayment program. We are an NHSC approved site with a Primary Care HPSA Score of 17, a Dental HPSA Score of 20, and a Mental Health HPSA Score of 20. Additionally, NEW Health licensed health professionals are eligible to apply for the Washington State Health Professional Loan Repayment Program.
Benefits with You and Your Family in Mind
- Four weeks of paid time off plus nine paid holidays
- Medical and Vision insurance for you and your family is 100% paid for by NEW Health
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
- Free Life Flight membership for your family
- 401(k) plan with matching contribution
- Continuing Professional Education, license, and tuition reimbursement opportunities
The above list is not inclusive of all full-time employee benefits and is dependent upon eligibility criteria.
Purpose of Job:
The purpose of this position is to improve the overall health of the communities we serve by overseeing the daily operations of the pharmacy ensuring federal and state laws are being followed and medications is being prepared efficiently and accurately for patient use
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversees the daily activities of the pharmacy department to ensure safe delivery of medications
- Ensures pharmacy is complying with all State and Federal Laws and Regulations and performs annual self-inspection of the pharmacy per (WAC 246-869-190)
- Ensures growth and profitability of the Pharmacy Department for respective location.
- Handles and resolves customer issues, complaints, and concerns prior to escalating them to the quality department
- Responsible for managing inventory and ensuring inventory related functions are completed including but not limited to cycle counts, 10 day returns and proper disposal of outdated medications.
- Reviews and authorizes prescriptions with delegated prescriptive authority under state approved Collaborative Drug Therapy Agreements.
- Maintains established procedures of quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and HIPAA.
- Responsible for leading, managing, and professional growth and development of pharmacy staff in areas pertaining to pharmacy.
- Maintains knowledge on rule presented by HRSA to maintain the integrity of the 340B Drug Pricing Program
- Ensures pharmacies are properly staffed and PTO is approved for ancillary pharmacy personnel.
- Performs essential pharmacist duties
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Travel may be required.
