Clinical Pharmacist

About the role

The Clinical Pharmacist at Option Care Health is responsible for providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services to patients in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Option Care. This is an entry-level position into the practice of clinical pharmacy in the alternate setting.

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.
• Collects and organizes patient-specific information needed to prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems and to make appropriate medication therapy 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.
• 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.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel.
• Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Skills

• Effective patient education techniques.
• Systematic procedure to communicate pertinent patient information.
• Use of pharmacokinetic principles and formulas.
• Assessment of patient laboratory values.
• Use of equipment and medication-related equipment.
• Management of medication administration equipment.
• Analysis of the literature for drug information requests.
• Use of pharmacy support personnel effectively.
• Completion of QAR documents.
• Reporting discrepancies in perpetual inventory systems.
• Managing the use of investigational drug products.

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.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $97,113.10 - $161,862.67, which is determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Schedule

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.