Job Description
Take your next step to join a collaborative practice model within Kingman Regional Medical Center's Disease Management Clinic (DMC) as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Specialist.
Kingman Regional Medical Center is located in beautiful northwest Arizona. Experience the magic of Kingman's stunning Arizona sunsets and thrive in an outdoor enthusiast's dream destination with picturesque mountain ranges, nearby lakes, vibrant parks, and plenty of outdoor activity. Kingman is an incredible community to live, work, thrive, and play!
Position Purpose: The DMC encompasses a team of pharmacists providing disease state medication management services through a Collaborative Practice Agreement with our community practitioners (Primary Care, Endocrinology, Oncology, Cardiology, Hepatology, and more). This is a setting where a multidisciplinary health care team approach is valued and expected. Working at the top of a pharmacist's scope of practice, the specialist will manage a variety of disease states through delegated prescriptive and lab ordering authority. These include an emphasis on hepatitis C as part of our population health-based HCV Elimination Initiative, along with anticoagulation, diabetes with insulin pump management, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Check out more information about our Pharmacy Department, PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program, and institution here:
The pharmacist will also be provided with opportunities that include:

• serving as a preceptor for pharmacy learners (APPE students, PGY1 residents)
• contributing to interdisciplinary education and collaboration through didactic lectures and preceptorship of family medicine medical residents
• leading various group education classes
• completing a teaching certificate or other identified learning opportunities
• actively participating in community outreach at KRMC annual health fairs and events
• presenting to the community through KRMC's multiple platforms (e.g. radio program, local newspaper articles, and YouTube medclips)

Benefits: We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and growth opportunities. We invest in you!

• Relocation Assistance Available
• Exceptional Colleagues
  • Join us and you'll be a part of a culture where we support each other and celebrate what makes each of us a special person as we work together with integrity, compassion, teamwork, respect, and accountability
  • Our leaders demonstrate their commitment by gathering feedback, supporting, and empowering team members to do their best work through regular leadership rounding
• Health and Well-Being
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid HSA for HDHP participants, Robust Wellness and Employee Assistance Program, Employer Paid Group Life, Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Generous Paid Leave Accruals and Cash Out Opportunities
  • 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Contributions
  • Employee Recognition Programs, Employee Discounts, and Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Employee Identity Theft Protection
  • On-site daycare exclusive to our employees' children of all ages
• Career Growth and Development
  • Paid Continuing Education Conferences/Meetings
  • Tuition Reimbursement/Scholarships for full-time employees
  • We are a designated HSPA area. Pharmacists who join our team may qualify for the AZ State Loan Repayment Program which can pay off a majority or all of your qualifying student loan debt.
  • As a not-for-profit organization, our employees who have qualified student loans may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• So much more!

Hours/Shift: Full Time/Rotating
Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Care Excellence: Supervise and perform duties for patient pharmaceutical care, manage the Disease Management Clinic, and conduct thorough patient medication history inquiries.
• Innovative Treatment Plans: Develop and implement treatment plans, including drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, to ensure seamless care transitions.
• Problem-Solving Expertise: Identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related issues, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
• Education & Monitoring: Provide comprehensive patient education and ongoing monitoring to enhance drug utilization, and compliance, and minimize adverse reactions.
• Performance Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in pharmaceutical care services and educate providers and staff through various channels.

Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
• Licensure:
  • AZ Board of Pharmacy license, will consider candidates eligible for AZ Licensure. Required AZ licensure within 90 days of hire.
    • Residents need to have a license that allows the practice of pharmacy in the state of Arizona before start date (intern license, pharmacist license, or temporary pharmacist license)
    • National Provider Identifier (NPI)
• Certifications: BLS through American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience: Completion of ASHP-accredited PGY-1 residency with ambulatory care focus or equivalent clinical experience providing clinic-based patient ambulatory pharmaceutical care for at least two years.
  • PGY-2 Ambulatory Care training or Board-Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacists (BCACP) preferred

Work Requirements: Ability to problem solve and set priorities, respond quickly to emergency requests, communicate effectively (orally/writing), handle frequent interruptions, and adapt to changes in workload or schedule. Able to distinguish between colors, sit 40% of the time, stand 30%, and walk 30%. Able to balance, crouch, grasp, push/pull, reach, stoop, repetitive movements, see, hear, speak, and smell. Able to lift/carry up to 25 pounds. Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues, possible exposure to hostile individuals.
About Us: Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) is the largest healthcare provider and the only remaining not-for-profit hospital in Mohave County, Arizona. As a 235-bed multi-campus healthcare system, our medical center includes more than 1,900 employees, 270 physicians/allied health professionals, and 150 volunteers. KRMC is recognized as an innovator in rural healthcare, a teaching hospital, and a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. We provide a full continuum of highly technical and specialized medical services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. Year after year the Leapfrog Group has awarded KRMC an "A" Grade for Patient Safety. We strive to provide a culture of safety, integrity, teamwork, accountability, respect and appreciation through recognition, career growth, and employee celebrations throughout the year for all of our staff. Kingman Regional Medical Center is a great place to work, come join our team!