Pharmacist Consultant

About the role

PharMerica is a closed‑door pharmacy serving long‑term care and senior living clients. The organization is in high‑growth mode, offering advancement opportunities for career progression. PharMerica’s consultant pharmacist teams lead the industry in clinical excellence, providing medication optimization, care team leadership, cost containment, and facility compliance amid higher acuity and regulatory scrutiny.

Consultant pharmacists are dedicated facility medication experts who:

• Make an impact through medication optimization helping residents live their best lives
• Lead care teams providing value to prescribers and nursing staff
• Navigate cost containment strategies to reduce drug spend and nursing time

The Pharmacist Consultant is a remote role covering the Worcester, MA; Taunton, MA; and Framingham, MA territories. Qualified candidates must reside within these territories. An Immunization Certification through an accredited organization (e.g., APhA) is required.

PharMerica’s pharmacy group focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting pharmacy needs for hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, long‑term acute care hospitals, and other specialized care centers nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, route of administration and stability.
• Makes recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate.
• Reviews the drug regimen and clinical indicators of each resident as assigned at least monthly and reports any irregularities to the Director of Nursing, Administrator and the attending physicians with a written report of findings and recommendations.
• Documents all communication with physicians, nurses, other members of the healthcare team and patients/residents and their family members.
• Maintains knowledge of pharmacy laws and federal and state regulations concerning long‑term care.
• Works cooperatively as a member of a team.
• Maintains knowledge of pharmaceutical care practices for long‑term care residents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy or Pharmacy Doctorate.
• Current license required. Dual license preferred.
• One‑year experience in acute, long‑term care or home health preferred.
• Consultant or Clinical Pharmacist experience preferred.
• IV clinical experience preferred.
• Must be able to work weekends or outside of normal business hours when needed.
• Ability to lift patient charts repetitively.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Good customer service skills.
• Ability to learn and understand state and federal regulations for long‑term care.
• Understanding of formulary management.

Benefits

• DailyPay
• Flexible schedules
• Competitive pay
• Shift differential
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
• Company paid STD and LTD
• Employee Discount Program
• 401k
• Paid‑time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Non‑retail/Closed‑door environment

Pay

Salary Range: USD $91,520.00 - $103,168.00 / Year