Clinical Pharmacist - Nashville

Option Care Health•Nashville, TN

19d•$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 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. The role assesses patients’ suitability for home care; develops, recommends, monitors, and adjusts patient-specific pharmacy care plans; evaluates monitoring data and laboratory values; and completes nutritional assessments. It includes preparing and dispensing medications, ensuring continuity of pharmaceutical care between home and other care settings, and complying with applicable safety, quality, legal, regulatory, and confidentiality requirements. The pharmacist also supports medication and equipment management, responds to drug-information requests, participates in continuing education, manages investigational drug products, and uses pharmacy support personnel effectively.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
Current, active pharmacy license granted by the 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; 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 development, training, and assignment of work or projects.

Responsibilities

Assess and document whether individual patients are suitable for home care under Option Care policies.
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacy care plans, including appropriate monitoring parameters and medication therapy recommendations.
Complete nutritional assessments and make appropriate recommendations.
Modify pharmacy care plans based on monitoring data and other patient-specific information; apply pharmacokinetic principles and assess laboratory values.
Educate Option Care staff, other professionals, patients, and caregivers on medication use and counsel patients and caregivers effectively.
Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care between the home and other patient-care settings by communicating pertinent patient information systematically.
Prepare and dispense medications using appropriate techniques and company procedures; calibrate equipment; ensure medications are appropriately prepared, concentrated, stable, compatible, labeled, stored, inspected, and authorized for dispensing.
Follow applicable safety and quality assurance practices, state and federal laws, USP standards, DEA controlled-substance regulations, and perpetual inventory policies.
Manage, maintain, program, and troubleshoot medication administration and medication-related equipment, and advise others on its use and maintenance.
Participate in assessing, managing, and reporting medication-related incidents and equipment errors or failures; complete QAR documents and report inventory discrepancies.
Respond concisely, appropriately, and promptly to drug-information requests using analysis of the literature.
Attend educational seminars or other continuing education opportunities and meet state continuing education requirements.
Manage investigational drug products in accordance with regulations and company policies and procedures.
Use pharmacy support personnel effectively, prioritize and organize workflow, and ensure the accuracy of their work.
Comply with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements and protect confidential patient and proprietary information.
May perform other duties as assigned.