Pharmacist Clinical

Company Description

IHMS USA, Inc. provides medical services to some of the world’s most vulnerable populations, including individuals and families who are migrating, displaced, or affected by conflict, disaster, or disease. For more than 20 years, IHMS has delivered compassionate, high-quality healthcare services across the Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, IHMS USA focuses on supporting communities across the Western Hemisphere while drawing on the global experience and best practices developed by IHMS teams around the world.

Our work is driven by a commitment to delivering safe, effective, and patient-centered care in complex environments. To support this mission, IHMS has developed accredited and compliant management systems that help ensure quality care while tracking and coordinating every aspect of patient health services. These systems promote transparency, strengthen safeguarding practices, and provide near real-time visibility into clinical operations.

We understand that many of the individuals we serve are navigating difficult and uncertain circumstances. That’s why our care model includes access to comprehensive behavioral health services when needed, ensuring patients receive both medical and emotional support.

For healthcare professionals, working with IHMS means being part of a mission-driven team dedicated to making a meaningful impact. Our teams operate around the world and stand ready to provide compassionate care wherever it is needed most. For more information, please visit: www.ihmsusa.us.

Job Description

**POSITION IS LOCATED IN HAGERSTOWN, MD**

This position is eligible for an additional sign on bonus and daily per diem.

Provide clinical pharmacy services within the on-site health program to support safe, timely, and contract-compliant medication management for patients. The role supports provision of prescribed medications, formulary medication access, non-formulary medication prior authorization processes, continuity of medication supply for transfer, release, or removal, and compliance with applicable clinical, credentialing, privacy, documentation, emergency response, and quality requirements established under the contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical pharmacy services within the scope permitted by law, regulation, organizational authorization, and any required Collaborative Practice and Prescriptive Authority Agreement (CP/PAA). 
• Support the on-site health care program in providing over the counter and prescription medications to patients in accordance with contract requirements and applicable standards of care. 
• Manage and support formulary medication processes in alignment with the current Immigration Health Services Corps formulary and approved non-formulary medication processes. 
• Support non-formulary medication requests by completing and routing required prior authorization documentation to the pharmacy benefits manager and coordinating final approval status. 
• Coordinate with network pharmacies to support dispensing of approved formulary and non-formulary medications in accordance with pharmacy benefit requirements. 
• Help ensure medication services use participating network pharmacies when reimbursement is contractually limited to network pharmacy dispensing. 
• Ensure adequate medication supply is prepared to support continuity of care for patient transfer, release, or removal, including any required travel medications. 
• Collaborate with medical staff to identify medication-related needs associated with acute, chronic, urgent, and emergency care delivered on-site or through approved outside providers. 
• Maintain accurate medication-related documentation in the electronic health record (EHR) and other required records in accordance with applicable privacy, records management, and contract requirements. 
• Support medication-related coordination for Medical Payment Authorization Request and referral processes when medication services intersect with off-site care, discharge planning, or continuity of care requirements. 
• Participate in patient care activities, quality improvement activities, and risk management activities required under the health services program. 
• Comply with written policies and procedures for emergency response, including prompt recognition of and response to health-related emergencies. 
• Maintain all required licensure, credentialing, and certifications in active status for the state in which services are provided. 
• Participate in initial, annual, and other required training, drills, and competencies related to emergency response, safety, life safety, and assigned duties. 
• Protect patient privacy and confidentiality and restric