Description
Step into a Pharmacist role where your expertise truly matters—become a Contract Pharmacist at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, NM, and make a meaningful impact in a community-focused healthcare setting. This is more than a job; it’s an opportunity to deliver high-quality pharmacy services while collaborating with a committed, multidisciplinary team in one of New Mexico’s most culturally rich regions. Gallup Indian Medical Center, part of the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, is seeking a seasoned Pharmacist to support our mission of delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care. If you are passionate about patient education, clinical excellence, and working in a collaborative environment, this is your chance to bring your skills to a facility where they are deeply valued.
Learn more about our facility: https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/healthcarefacilities/gallup/
Position Highlights:
- Long-term contract with potential for extension
- Inpatient and Outpatient Pharmacy Services at GIMC Hospital
- 8 hour shifts, 40 hours per week
- Can work on any US license
- Supportive team culture and predictable schedule
- Experience the unique culture and beauty of the Southwest while advancing your career
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited pharmacy program/school
- Active pharmacy license in any U.S. state
- Minimum of 2 years’ pharmacy experience
- Prior IHS or federal facility experience preferred
- Contract experience is highly desired
- Must be able to pass a federal background check
Key Responsibilities:
- Interpret physician orders to ensure accurate, safe medication therapy
- Dispense medications and provide thorough patient counseling
- Conduct patient assessments to evaluate medication effectiveness
- Maintain pharmacy inventory and ensure proper storage protocols
- Prepare sterile medications following aseptic techniques
- Collaborate across hospital departments, including pediatric units
- Offer clinical guidance on pain management and drug interactions
Additional Duties:
Additional responsibilities and tasks may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee in this role. Employees are expected to follow any other job-related instructions and carry out additional responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.
Tribal Preference Exercised:
Prairie Band, LLC is subject to Title 22 Employment Code of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. In accordance with Title 22, this position is designated as a TIER 2 position. Preference will be granted to individuals as required by Section 22-2-4(8).
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Requirements
Requirements
- Be a graduate of an accredited pharmacy program/school
- Previous contract experience is a plus
- Previous IHS facility experience helpful
- Hospital pharmacy experience preferred
- Have a Pharmacist degree from a school of pharmacy approved by a state-accrediting agency
- Possess a current, active, unrestricted license from any of the 50 United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia.
- Maintain continuing education/certification
- Must be a US citizen, living primarily in the United States
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Have a minimum of 2 years of experience as a pharmacist within the past 36 months
- References required
- Must meet all credentialing and background investigation requirements.
Apply today, we are looking forward to speaking with you.
