Outpatient Pharmacist

Job Description

Position Title: Pharmacist II-XXXX Position Code: PharmII-XXXX

Department: Inpatient Pharmacy & Disease Management Clinic Oracle Title: PharmII-XXXX

Reports to: Director/Manager Safety Sensitive: ☒ Yes ☐ No

Exempt Status: ☐ Yes ☒ No

Position Purpose:

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI's vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervises, coordinates, and participates in preparation, labeling, dispensing of medications and in pharmacy clinical pharmacy activities, taking leadership role for the Pharmacist-I; ensures compliance with Federal, State and local laws and regulations.
• Maintain interface with medical staff and other caregivers; provides information pertaining to new pharmaceutical therapies, formulary, and drug usage.
• Compound, package and label ointments, solutions and bulk pharmaceutical supplies according to standard formulas; mix prescribed drugs with intravenous solutions as required.
• Supervises/directs pharmacy supportive personnel; verifies daily activities of pharmacy technicians; accountable for performance of support personnel; adheres to productivity guidelines including overtime control of support staff.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners, including pharmacokinetic services; suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff, as needed.
• Participates in quality improvement and medication use review activities; collects data; conducts quality monitors and inspections; maintains logs, records, and other documentation as assigned.
• Assists in Formulary management by contributing clinical insight for cost effective drug therapy.
• Performs other duties as assigned/required.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support overall effectiveness of department and organization.

Qualifications

Education: Graduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy

Experience: N/A

Certification: PGY-1 pharmacy residency graduation general pharmacy practice, Residence Program or


Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), or other certification via Board of Pharmacy Specialties Pharmacotherapy Specialists (BPS) in general practice area, i.e., geriatric or equivalent practice as clinical pharmacist, to include 40% clinical activities as documented Director or their designee.


License: Licensed in the State of Arizona required within 90 days of hire date*

*New employees eligible for AZ Board of Pharmacy pharmacist license, will be assigned appropriate tasks during licensure processing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to communicate effectively (orally and in writing).

Preferences

Education: N/A

Experience: N/A

Certification: N/A

License: N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: N/A

Special Position Requirements
Exposure Category II: Expected duties have possible, but not routine, potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues.

Work Requirements

• Must be able to distinguish color; feel, see, hear, smell, and speak
• Sit at computer station approximately 37% of the time; stand to fill, put away, and collect medications approximately 30% of the time; walk to deliver medications, etc. 33% of the time.
• Must have manual dexterity; able to balance, crouch, engage in repetitive motion.
• Able to carry or lift weight in the range of 25-75 pounds.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

This job description applies to all KHI facilities and is representative of the essential job duties this position will perform. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Date Staff Position Description Created / Revised: 4/21/2026