Clinical Pharmacist

Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, we are re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.

About the role

The Clinical Pharmacist is a licensed professional responsible for providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services to Option Care patients in accordance with company policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements. This is an entry-level position into the practice of clinical pharmacy in the alternate site setting. The staff Clinical Pharmacist coordinates patient services with the Nursing Department, monitors patient progress toward goals, and educates patients, caregivers, staff, and other professionals regarding appropriate medication use.

Responsibilities

• Determines the suitability of individual patients for home care by collecting and organizing patient-specific information and assessing patients' suitability in accordance with Option Care policies.
• Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans for home care patients, including making recommendations for modifications in prescribed medication therapy or monitoring parameters.
• Collects and organizes patient-specific information to prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems and makes appropriate therapy recommendations.
• Completes nutritional assessments of patients and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Modifies pharmacy care plans based on evaluation of monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information, demonstrating competency in pharmacokinetic principles and assessing patient laboratory values.
• Provides medication-use education to Option Care staff, other professionals, home care patients, and/or their caregivers using effective patient education techniques.
• Ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the home and other patient-care settings by systematically communicating pertinent patient information.
• Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques, ensuring medications are appropriately concentrated, stable, and stored without incompatibilities, and adhering to safety and quality assurance practices.
• Prepares labels conforming to organizational policies and ensures medications contain all necessary ancillary labels; inspects final medication before dispensing and assures presence of authorization to dispense.
• Complies with state/federal laws and USP standards, including DEA controlled substance regulations, and maintains perpetual inventory systems for schedule II narcotics and other controlled substances.
• Manages the use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of medication administration equipment and medication-related equipment, including accurate programming, maintenance, and advising others on use.
• Participates in assessing, managing, and reporting medication-related incidents and equipment errors/failures, and accurately completes QAR documents according to Option Care policy.
• Monitors and reports discrepancies in perpetual inventory systems for schedule II narcotics and other medications subject to diversion.
• Provides concise, applicable, and timely responses to drug information requests from healthcare providers and home care patients, formulating responses based on literature analysis.
• Attends educational seminars or participates in other CEU opportunities to promote professional competency and comply with state-mandated CEU requirements.
• Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies.
• Utilizes pharmacy support personnel effectively by prioritizing workload, organizing workflow, and ensuring accuracy of their work while complying with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information, observing legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding 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.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services and evaluating customer satisfaction.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes (within state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program or an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Experience in home care, hospital, or other clean room setting.
• At least 1 year of experience in indirect management of team members, including assisting in the development, training, and assignment of work/projects.

Pay

Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Pay range is $97,113.10–$161,862.67.

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