Alameda County

Health Care for the Homeless

is recruiting for a Senior Clinical Pharmacist*

We are seeking a passionate, committed agent of social change to help transform care for people experiencing homelessness and individuals needing support.

$147,742.40-$179,566.40 Annually

Plus, an excellent benefits package!

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

*Provisional Appointments: For a provisional appointment, a civil service exam is not required. However, to obtain a regular position, the appointee will need to compete successfully in a County Exam when open.

The PROGRAM 

Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless (ACHCH) strives to eliminate barriers to health care and increase housing opportunities for people experiencing homelessness. ACHCH provides wrap-around services, outreach and linkage to support access to medical, behavioral health, dental, and optometry services for people who are unhoused. ACHCH has FQHC designation and delivers services through a combined approach of ACHCH providers and staff who serve patients directly, and through ACHCH-contracted providers in the area (public hospital system, FQHCs).

In recent years, with the number of unhoused reaching more than 9,000 people, we rapidly increased street health outreach services and shelter-based health services throughout Alameda County. We have been on the front line of responding to the COVID pandemic for the homeless community since March 2020.

We firmly believe that the problems of homelessness, health inequities, and racism can be solved. We invite you to join our dynamic team and be inspired by colleagues who share your mission and purpose.

achch.org

Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides education and support for HCH staff, programs, clients, and local Alliance of the Mentally Ill groups.
• Acts as a liaison in providing pharmacy system support and interface with pharmacy benefit management (PBM) and electronic prescribing systems, physicians, and pharmacies.
• Provides oversight and monitors of the procurement, storage, usage, and disposal of program supply of pharmaceuticals and related medical supplies.
• Acts as a liaison with drug company medication and Patient Assistance Programs (PAP) by generation of medication reports and patient assistance applications.
• Supports and maintains development and preventative health and harm reduction interventions or services across the program including immunizations.
• Participates in the development of program quality improvement projects and quality assurance committees.
• Compiles and maintains accurate records and files regarding psychotropic medications, medications for substance use disorders, and prepares periodic and special statistical or narrative reports as assigned by the    Pharmacy Director.
• Participates in ongoing Continuing Medical Education (CME) for all HCH staff.
• Coordinates the Adverse Drug Reaction reporting system and medication safety committees.
• Provides psychopharmacologic and substance use disorder consultations and advisory as requested by the HCH medical staff and their contractors.
• Keeps informed of new drugs and innovations in the pharmaceutical field, maintains awareness of current literature and information for HCH staff, serves as a resource for the professional staff and provides technical    assistance for HCH staff and their contractors.
• Perform other duties as assigned within the classification.

HOW TO APPLY

An Alameda County Application is required to be considered for this recruitment.

Please email the County of Job Application and a cover letter to:

Lucy Kasdin (Lucy.Kasdin@acgov.org)

The application template is available online on Alameda County’s On?Line Employment Center at

www.jobaps.com/alameda

NEW USERS can click on “New User Registration” to fill out an application template. Once the application is completed, please click on the “Review” tab to “Print/Save My Application”. A PDF version or digital scan of the application must be submitted to the email address above.

Alameda County Health Care Services Agency is enriched with a diverse workforce. We believe the best way to deliver optimal programs and services to our communities is to hire and promote talents that are representative of the communities we serve. Diverse candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

SENIOR CLINICAL PHARMACIST

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

LICENSE:  Possession of a valid California Registered Pharmacist. – AND –

EXPERIENCE:  Two (2) years of professional level experience as a pharmacist working with mentally ill clients. -OR-

EXPERIENCE:  Completion of a pharmacy residency or a fellowship program (psychiatric training program preferred). -OR-

EDUCATION:  Possession of a Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification; Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) is preferred.