Clinical Pharmacist

Option Care Health•Fort Lauderdale, FL

14d•$115,005 - $191,683

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist is a licensed professional responsible for providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services to Option Care patients in accordance with company policies and procedures, professional pharmacy practice standards, and applicable regulatory requirements. This is an entry-level position in clinical pharmacy practice in the alternate setting. The pharmacist coordinates patient services with the Nursing Department, monitors progress toward patient goals, and educates patients, caregivers, staff, and other professionals about appropriate medication use. The role assesses whether patients are suitable for home care and develops, recommends, monitors, and adjusts patient-specific pharmacy care plans. It includes medication preparation and dispensing, patient and staff education, continuity of care, drug information support, management of investigational drugs, use and maintenance of medication-related equipment, and effective use of pharmacy support personnel. The pharmacist must maintain patient and proprietary information confidentiality and comply with accreditation, legal, regulatory, safety, quality, and controlled-substance requirements.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
Current, active pharmacy license granted by a State Board of Pharmacy.
Meet at least one of the following: one year of sterile IV admixture experience; 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; or equivalent experience approved by the VP of Pharmacy and/or SVP of Clinical Services.
Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
Basic Microsoft Word skills.
Basic Microsoft Excel skills.
Basic Microsoft PowerPoint skills.
Willingness to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes within the state.

Nice To Haves

Completion of an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency Program or an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy.
Experience in home care, a hospital, or another clean room setting.
At least one year of experience in indirect management of team members, including assisting with their development, training, and assignment of work or projects.

Responsibilities

Determine patient suitability for home care by collecting and assessing patient-specific information in accordance with company policies.
Design, recommend, monitor, evaluate, and modify patient-specific pharmacy care plans and medication therapy based on monitoring data and other relevant information.
Identify and address medication-related problems, select appropriate monitoring parameters, assess laboratory values, apply pharmacokinetic principles, and complete nutritional assessments with appropriate recommendations.
Educate patients, caregivers, Option Care staff, and other professionals about medication use and provide patient counseling.
Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care between the home and other patient-care settings by systematically communicating pertinent patient information.
Prepare and dispense medications using appropriate techniques and company procedures; calibrate equipment, ensure appropriate concentration, stability, storage, labeling, and safety, inspect final medications, and verify authorization to dispense.
Comply with state and federal laws, USP standards, DEA controlled-substance regulations, and inventory policies for controlled substances and other medications subject to diversion.
Manage, program, maintain, troubleshoot, and advise others on medication administration and medication-related equipment; participate in reporting medication incidents and equipment errors or failures and complete QAR documents.
Monitor and report discrepancies in perpetual inventory systems for schedule II narcotics and other medications subject to diversion.
Respond accurately and promptly to drug information requests from healthcare providers and patients using analysis of relevant literature.
Attend educational seminars or other continuing education opportunities, maintain professional competency, and meet state CEU requirements.
Manage investigational drug products according to regulations and company policies and procedures.
Use pharmacy support personnel effectively, prioritize and organize workflow, and ensure the accuracy of support personnel's work.
Comply with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements and safeguard confidential patient and proprietary information.
May perform other duties as assigned.