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This is professional and administrative work in the planning, organizing, and directing of the complete operation of a large-scale county-wide public health pharmacy involving multiple clinical programs. An employee in this class has responsibility for dispensing drugs and pharmaceutical supplies, and for administering the requisition, receipt, inspection, refrigerated storage, inventory control and shipment of a heavy volume of drugs and clinical supplies in support of a variety of public health programs in the County. Upon appropriate direction and authorization from State or Federal health officials, emergency shipments may be made to other state and municipal locations. Professional duties are performed in accordance with accepted pharmaceutical standards and practices. Supervision is exercised over contract pharmacists. General supervision and technical advice is received from a physician (Deputy Director of Clinical Services or Department Director).

Fringe Benefits

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits, medical coverage and dental benefits, a retirement plan, life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.

Perks Working for ACHD

• Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more); ability to advance in county system; job security; meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service; eligible for federal loan forgiveness; organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.

• Optimize medication treatment regimens based on appropriate indication, safety, efficacy, and adherence.
• Coordinate patient treatment plans with ACHD physicians and care team.
• Perform medication histories, triage patient medication-related needs, and when needed, coordinate care between patients’ pharmacies and other providers.
• Provide patient education re: new medications, drug-drug interactions, monitoring.
• Provide patient-centered medication dispensing.
• Optimize documentation for medication reconciliation and medication history processes.
• Reorder medication refills.
• Review and revise medication/vaccine standing orders.
• Review and update pharmacy policies and procedures.
• Perform continuous quality improvement on EHR documentation for ongoing clinical pharmacy patient care.
• Support Clinical Services Bureau programs with drug orders.
• Work with pharmacy wholesalers for medication supply management.
• Support clinical teams with drug shortages and backorders.
• Participate in planning and execution of exercises and drills that support ACHD’s role in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).
• Lead Coordination of ACHD Pharmacy contractors.
• Oversee updates and communication with pharmacy software vendor.
• Relay prevalent clinical patient care information to all pharmacy partners.
• Identify funding opportunities to support collaborations between community pharmacies, FQHCs, and health departments to support public health initiatives (e.g., coordination of public health services, community health worker training for pharmacy staff).
• Support efforts around emergency preparedness planning and pharmacy’s role in medical countermeasure response.
• Provides consultation on pharmacy matters to other health professionals of the Allegheny County Health Department and other jurisdictions.
• Prepares correspondence to drug and clinical supplies contractors and vendors relating to errors or discrepancies in products, shipments, exchanges, credits, etc.
• Maintains an on-going storage and inventory-control program.
• Controls the shipment and logistics activities required to distribute drugs and supplies to appropriate locations in support of public health programs.
• Assist with implementation of billing for pharmacy services.
• Furnishes information concerning medications to physicians, fellows, nurses and others.
• Responds to public health emergencies.
• Performs related duties.

• Knowledge of the current principles and practices of pharmacy and pharmacology.
• Knowledge of Federal and State laws regulating the practice of pharmacy.
• Considerable knowledge of procurement practices in the field of drugs and clinical supplies, the proper methods of distribution, requisition, inventory control and refrigerated storage, and the reliability of companies supplying these items.
• Knowledge of administrative and supervisory practices in the management of a pharmacy.
• Knowledge of a variety of public health programs requiring pharmaceutical services.
• Competent knowledge and use of Microsoft Office programs and other database programs.

• Pharmacy Management
• Pharmacotherapy
• Retail Pharmacy
• Patient Care
• Oral Communication
• Medication Management
• Health Care Systems
• Pharmacy
• Rx
• Microsoft Office

• Ability to represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
• Ability to establish effective relationships with medical and other personnel involved in public health programs.
• Ability to plan, supervise and organize pharmaceutical services.
• Ability to establish procedures and controls for dispensing a variety of drugs.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Ability to respond to public health emergencies.