Clinical Pharmacist Hospital at Home

Advocate Health • Charlotte, NC

2d • $55 - $82

About The Position

The Hospital at Home Clinical Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmacy services for patients receiving acute hospital-level care in the home. The pharmacist manages medication therapy, performs clinical review and monitoring and medication reconciliation, and coordinates safe, timely medication delivery. In collaboration with physicians, nurses, pharmacy operations, and mobile care teams, the pharmacist optimizes medication therapy, resolves medication-related issues, and supports transitions of care.

The role also helps develop and expand Central Pharmacy services by establishing safe, efficient, and scalable clinical and operational workflows for medication management in the home setting. Duties include daily pharmacist responsibility and oversight of Hospital at Home, LTC, Hospice IPU, MedCenter Air, Freestanding EDs, and Ambulatory Surgical Center operations as directed.

Requirements

• Licensed in the state or states of practice, or eligible for reciprocity.
• Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required based on area of practice.
• Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice.
• Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy, or an FPGEC certificate from NABP.
• Maintain skills in area of practice.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training development skills.
• Decision-making, team-building, customer service, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Life support training courses may be required at department discretion.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with hospital, logistics, automation, EPIC, Omnicell, pediatrics, or clinical pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.
• Educate patients and caregivers about medication therapy, adverse effects, adherence, appropriate use, handling, and administration.
• Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens using relevant biomedical literature; implement and document recommendations according to policies and procedures.
• Review and accurately interpret medication orders and prescriptions.
• Participate in managing medical emergencies when applicable.
• Support medication safety and quality improvement activities, including reporting events through appropriate channels.
• Perform quality assurance and performance improvement activities for the medication-use system as appropriate.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team on formulary adherence and the medication-use process; assist with acquiring non-formulary, compassionate-use, and investigational medications.
• Follow organizational policies and procedures and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
• Prepare and dispense medications and oversee their proper storage and handling in accordance with best practices, policies, and regulations.
• Precept pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned.
• Mentor, orient, train, and assist with performance evaluations of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned.
• Direct and check pharmacy support team members’ work to support safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs, following departmental policies and procedures.
• Provide daily pharmacist responsibility and oversight for Hospital at Home, LTC, Hospice IPU, MedCenter Air, Freestanding EDs, and Ambulatory Surgical Center operations as directed.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate’s job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

What This Job Offers

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