Clinical Pharmacist - Part-Time

About the role

The Clinical Pharmacist – PT, PD, CA is an entry-level position within the field of clinical pharmacy, focusing on providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services to Option Care patients in a home care 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.
• Accurately calibrates equipment.
• Prepares medications so they are appropriately concentrated, without incompatibilities, stable, and appropriately stored.
• Adheres to appropriate safety and quality assurance practices.
• Prepares labels that conform to the organization's policies and procedures.
• Makes sure the medication contains all necessary and/or appropriate ancillary labels.
• Inspects the final medication before dispensing.
• Complies with state/federal laws and USP standards, including Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) controlled substance regulations set forth by the state and DEA.
• Complies with policies regarding the perpetual inventory systems 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.
• Accurately completes QAR documents according to the Option Care policy.
• Makes reports of discrepancies in perpetual inventory systems for schedule II narcotics and other medications subject to diversion.
• Provides concise, applicable, and timely responses to requests for drug information from health care providers and home care patients.
• Attends educational seminars or participates in other CEU opportunities in order 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.
• Prioritizes the workload and organizes the workflow, taking into account available resources.
• Ensures the accuracy of the work of pharmacy support personnel.
• In all activities, complies with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information.
• Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

• Microsoft Word (basic skill level).
• Microsoft Excel (basic skill level).
• Microsoft PowerPoint (basic skill level).

Benefits

• 401k Retirement Savings With Company Match.
• Paid Time off.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Mental Health Services.
• Award/Recognition Programs.
• myFlexPay.

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 $44.24-$73.73.