Clinical Pharmacist Telepharmacy

CommonSpirit Health • Englewood, CO

3d • Remote

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist works remotely as a telepharmacist, supporting doctors and nurses in safely prescribing and dispensing medications. The role involves reviewing prescriptions for safety, assessing drug interactions, appropriate dosing, allergies, and other irregularities, authorizing prescriptions for pharmacy technicians, and conducting a final check before medications are dispensed to the nursing station.

The pharmacist reviews and interprets physician orders using patient profiles, screens medication orders for optimal use, and intervenes when appropriate under clinical program standards and client hospital protocols. The role also applies pharmacokinetic skills to determine doses and monitor patient responses, participates in continuing education, supports client hospital goals and specifications, and communicates promptly with telepharmacy leadership and hospital liaisons. Clear reports help ensure continuity of medication therapy and identify incomplete assignments or patient concerns.

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.
• Monitor for medication allergies, drug interactions, renal and hepatic function, age-appropriate drug selection and dosage, duplicated 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 complete a final check before medications are dispensed to the nursing station.
• 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 leadership and client hospital liaisons.
• Provide concise communication reports about order reviews, incomplete assignments, and potential patient concerns to support continuity of medication therapy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level