Pharmacist

Responsibilities

• Work with Physicians, Nurses, and patients to manage infusion therapies.
• Prepare and dispense intravenous medications, ensuring proper dosages, sterility, and safety protocols.
• Formulate and adjust Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) solutions based on individual patient needs.
• Maintain proper blood levels within therapeutic range to avoid toxicity or suboptimal effects.
• Program and set up ambulatory infusion pumps for home-based therapy, ensuring proper flow rates, alarm settings, and patient safety.
• Accurately enter and verify prescriptions, ensuring correct dosages, drug interactions, and patient history.
• Assess medication needs and history for new patient cases, providing consultation and patient counseling.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure optimal patient care and medication management.
• Adhere to all pharmacy laws, regulations, and best practices for patient safety and medication accuracy.

Requirements

• Registered Pharmacy License.
• At least 1 year of Home Infusion or Specialty Pharmacy experience.
• IV Dosing & Sterile Compounding - Experience with preparing and dispensing intravenous medications.
• TPN Formulations - Experience formulating and adjusting TPN solutions.
• Vancomycin Monitoring - Experience monitoring Vancomycin therapy and adjusting dosing.
• Ambulatory Infusion Pump Programming - Experience programming and setting up ambulatory infusion pumps.
• Patient Education - Experience providing patient education on pump usage, troubleshooting, and emergency procedures.
• Prescription Entry & Verification - Experience accurately entering and verifying prescriptions.
• New Patient Intake & Consultation - Experience processing new patient cases, assessing medication needs, and providing consultation.
• Quality Control & Compliance - Experience adhering to pharmacy laws, regulations, and best practices for patient safety and medication accuracy.

Qualifications

Candidates must have strong phone and communication skills to counsel patients.

Benefits

We are a privately owned corporation founded in 1984. Oso Home Care is an equal opportunity employer.

Schedule

Hours: Start time between 9:00 am and 10:00 am (8 hours a day), Monday to Friday, with rotating weekends.

Pay

N/A