Clinical Pharmacist

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 the policies and procedures of Option Care, pharmacy practice professional standards, and applicable regulatory entities. This is an entry level position into the practice of clinical pharmacy in the alternate 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 all patient-specific information needed in accordance with Option Care policies.
• Designs, recommends, monitors and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans for the pharmacotherapy of home care patients, including making suitable recommendations for modifications in prescribed medication therapy or monitoring parameters.
• Collects and organizes patient-specific information needed to prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems and to make appropriate medication therapy recommendations.
• Completes nutritional assessment of patients and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Modifies pharmacy care plans based on evaluation of monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information.
• Demonstrates competency in use of pharmacokinetic principles and formulas and in 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 using a systematic procedure to communicate pertinent patient information.
• Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques and following Option Care policies and procedures, including accurate calibration of equipment and appropriate concentration, stability, and storage.
• Adheres to appropriate safety and quality assurance practices, including preparing accurate labels, inspecting final medications, and assuring authorization to dispense.
• Complies with state/federal laws and USP standards, including DEA controlled substance regulations and perpetual inventory system policies for schedule II narcotics, controlled substances and other medications subject to diversion.
• Manages the use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of medication administration equipment and medication-related equipment used in the management of home care patients.
• Accurately programs, maintains and gives advice to others on the use and maintenance of all medication administration and medication-related equipment used by Option Care.
• Participates in the process for assessing, managing, and reporting medication-related incidents and equipment error and/or failures, including completing QAR documents according to policy.
• 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 based on analysis of the literature.
• Attends educational seminars or participates in other CEU opportunities to promote professional competency and complies with state mandated CEU requirements.
• Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies and procedures.
• Utilizes pharmacy support personnel effectively by prioritizing workload, organizing workflow, and ensuring the accuracy of their work.
• In all activities, complies with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information and observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding such 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: (a) at least one year of experience in sterile IV admixture procedures; (b) knowledge of non-sterile compounding, immunizations and medication therapy management (MTM); (c) completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program; (d) completion of an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy; or (e) equivalent experience as approved by the Vice President of Pharmacy and/or Sr. Vice President of Clinical Services.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of 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 to other team members.

Pay

Pay Range: $97,113.10 - $161,862.67 (Salary determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity and alignment with market data).

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