Clinical Pharmacist

Option Care Health•Tampa, FL

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 regulations. This is an entry-level position in clinical pharmacy practice in the alternate setting. The pharmacist coordinates patient services with the Nursing Department, monitors patients’ progress toward goals, and educates patients, caregivers, staff, and other professionals about appropriate medication use.

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: at least one year of experience in sterile IV admixture procedures; 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, including 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 development, training, and assignment of work or projects.

Responsibilities

Determine individual patients’ suitability for home care by collecting and organizing relevant patient-specific information and assessing their condition, medication therapy, prognosis, and outcome goals in accordance with company policies.
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacy care plans; recommend changes to medication therapy or monitoring parameters when appropriate.
Identify and resolve medication-related problems, select appropriate monitoring parameters, complete nutritional assessments, and modify care plans based on monitoring results and other relevant patient information.
Apply pharmacokinetic principles and formulas and assess patient laboratory values.
Educate staff, other professionals, patients, and caregivers about medication use, and counsel patients and caregivers using effective education techniques.
Support continuity of pharmaceutical care between home and other care settings by systematically communicating pertinent patient information.
Prepare and dispense medications using appropriate techniques and company procedures; calibrate equipment; ensure medications are properly concentrated, compatible, stable, and stored; prepare compliant labels; inspect final medications; and confirm authorization to dispense.
Follow safety and quality assurance practices, applicable state and federal laws, USP standards, DEA controlled-substance regulations, and inventory policies for controlled substances and medications subject to diversion.
Manage, program, maintain, troubleshoot, and advise others on medication administration and medication-related equipment used in home care.
Participate in assessing, managing, and reporting medication-related incidents and equipment errors or failures; complete QAR documents accurately and report inventory discrepancies.
Respond concisely, appropriately, and promptly to drug information requests from healthcare providers and patients, using analysis of the literature to develop responses.
Attend educational seminars or other continuing education opportunities, maintain professional competency, and meet state-mandated CEU requirements.
Manage investigational drug products according to regulations and company policies and procedures.
Use pharmacy support personnel effectively, prioritize and organize workflow, complete needed work within available time, and ensure the accuracy of support personnel’s work.
Comply with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements and protect the confidentiality of patient and proprietary information.
May perform other duties as assigned.