Clinical Pharmacist Telepharmacy

CommonSpirit Health • Fargo, ND

6d • $63 - $104 • Remote

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist Telepharmacy role works remotely to support safe prescribing and dispensing of medications for patients. The pharmacist reviews prescriptions for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies, and other irregularities, authorizes prescriptions for pharmacy technicians, and performs final checks before medication is dispensed to nursing stations.

The role reviews, verifies, and interprets physician orders using patient profiles; screens orders for optimal medication use; and intervenes as appropriate under clinical program standards and client hospital protocols. Areas reviewed include allergies, interactions, renal and hepatic function, age-appropriate selection and dosage, duplicate orders, injectable compatibilities, concentrations, and administration rates. The pharmacist also uses pharmacokinetic skills to determine dosing and monitor patient responses to selected drugs under prescriber orders or approved medical staff protocols.

The position includes ongoing pharmacy education, support for client hospital goals and specifications for order verification, medication preparation, and clinical programs, and timely responses to communications from telepharmacy leadership and client hospital liaisons. The pharmacist provides clear reports about incomplete assignments and potential patient concerns to help ensure continuity of medication therapy.

Requirements

• B.S. in Pharmacy or equivalent from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Three years of hospital pharmacy experience as a pharmacist.
• Active Pharmacist license in good standing in the state where the work resides.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with EPIC, Meditech, or Cerner.

Responsibilities

• Review, verify, and interpret physician orders using patient profiles.
• Screen medication orders for optimal medication use and intervene when appropriate under clinical program standards and client hospital protocols.
• Assess medication orders for allergies, drug interactions, renal and hepatic function, age-appropriate selection and dosage, duplicate orders, injectable compatibilities, concentrations, and administration rates.
• Use pharmacokinetic skills to determine dosing and monitor patient responses to selected drugs under prescriber orders or approved medical staff protocols.
• Authorize prescriptions for pharmacy technicians and perform a final check before medications are dispensed to nursing stations.
• Participate in continuing education in pharmacy practice to meet regulatory requirements and organizational goals.
• Support client hospital goals and specifications for order entry and verification, medication preparation, and clinical programs.
• Review and respond in a timely manner to communications from telepharmacy directors, managers, supervisors, and client hospital liaisons.
• Provide concise reports about incomplete assignments and potential patient concerns to support continuity of medication therapy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time