Clinical Pharmacist

About the role

The Clinical Pharmacist is an entry-level position within the practice of clinical pharmacy in the alternate setting. This role provides safe and appropriate pharmacy services to Option Care patients, coordinating patient services with the Nursing Department, monitoring patient progress, and educating patients, caregivers, staff, and other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Determines the suitability of individual patients for home care.
• Collections and organizes all patient-specific information needed to determine the suitability of patients for home care.
• Assesses patients' suitability for home care in accordance with Option Care policies.
• Designs, recommends, monitors and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans for the pharmacotherapy of home care patients.
• Completes nutritional assessment of patients and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Modifies the pharmacy care plans for home care patients based on evaluation of monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information.
• Competent in use of pharmacokinetic principles and formulas.
• Competent in assessing patient laboratory values.
• Provides medication-use education to Option Care staff, other professionals, home care patients and/or their caregivers.
• Ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the home and other patient-care settings.
• Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques and following Option Care policies and procedures.
• Manages the use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of medication administration equipment and medication-related equipment used in the management of home care patients.
• Monitors and reports discrepancies in perpetual inventory systems for schedule II narcotics and other medications subject to diversion.
• Provides concise, applicable, and timely response to requests for drug information from health care providers and home care patients.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Current, active Pharmacy license as granted by the State Board of Pharmacy.
• One of the following:
• At least one year of experience in sterile IV admixture procedures.
• Knowledge of non-sterile compounding, immunizations and medication therapy management (MTM).
• Completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program.
• Completion of an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Equivalent experience as approved by the Vice President (VP) of Pharmacy and/or Sr. Vice President (SVP) of Clinical Services.

Qualifications

• Basic level skill in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes (within state).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Bonding Time Off
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• HSA Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• myFlexPay
• Family Support
• Mental Health Services
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Award/Recognition Programs