Clinical Pharmacist

Option Care Health•Itasca, IL

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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 patient progress toward goals, and educates patients, caregivers, staff, and other professionals about appropriate medication use. The role assesses patient suitability for home care and develops, recommends, monitors, and evaluates individualized pharmacy care plans. It includes preparing and dispensing medications, counseling patients and caregivers, maintaining continuity of pharmaceutical care across care settings, supporting medication and equipment safety, responding to drug information requests, and ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, accreditation, and safety requirements. The position may perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
Current, active Pharmacy license granted by a State Board of Pharmacy.
At least one of the following: 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-level Microsoft Word skills.
Basic-level Microsoft Excel skills.
Basic-level 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 patients’ suitability for home care by collecting and organizing relevant patient-specific information and assessing medical conditions, medication therapy, prognosis, and outcome goals.
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacy care plans; recommend changes to medication therapy or monitoring parameters when appropriate.
Identify appropriate monitoring parameters, assess laboratory values, apply pharmacokinetic principles and formulas, and complete nutritional assessments with appropriate recommendations.
Modify pharmacy care plans based on monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information.
Educate Option Care staff, other professionals, patients, and caregivers about medication use, using effective counseling techniques.
Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care between the home and other patient-care settings, communicating pertinent patient information systematically.
Prepare and dispense medications using appropriate techniques and company procedures; calibrate equipment, ensure appropriate concentration, compatibility, stability and storage, prepare compliant labels, inspect final medications, and confirm authorization to dispense.
Comply with state and federal laws, USP standards, DEA controlled-substance regulations, and company policies for controlled substances and perpetual inventory systems.
Manage, program, maintain, and troubleshoot medication administration and medication-related equipment; advise others on its use and maintenance.
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, basing responses on analysis of the literature.
Attend educational seminars or other CEU opportunities, maintain professional competency, and meet state-mandated CEU requirements.
Manage investigational drug products according to applicable regulations and company policies and procedures.
Use pharmacy support personnel effectively, prioritize and organize workflow, complete necessary work within available time, and ensure the accuracy of support personnel’s work.
Comply with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements and maintain confidentiality of patient and proprietary information.
May perform other duties as assigned.