Clinical Pharmacist

Option Care Health•Morris Plains, NJ

1d•$138,006 - $230,011

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 patient progress toward goals, and educates patients, caregivers, staff, and other professionals about appropriate medication use. The role assesses patients’ suitability for home care and develops, recommends, monitors, and adjusts patient-specific pharmacy care plans. It includes medication preparation and dispensing, medication and equipment management, continuity of pharmaceutical care across care settings, drug information support, and compliance with accreditation, legal, regulatory, safety, quality, and confidentiality requirements. The pharmacist also organizes workflow and ensures the accuracy of pharmacy support personnel’s work.

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 experience in sterile IV admixture procedures; 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 their development, training, and assignment of work or projects.

Responsibilities

Determine individual patients’ suitability for home care by collecting and organizing patient-specific information and assessing their condition, prescribed therapy, prognosis, and outcome goals against company policies.
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacy care plans; identify medication-related problems and recommend changes to medication therapy or monitoring parameters when appropriate.
Assess patients’ nutritional needs and make appropriate recommendations.
Modify pharmacy care plans based on monitoring data and other relevant patient-specific information, including laboratory values and pharmacokinetic principles.
Educate company staff, healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers about medication use and counsel patients and caregivers using effective education techniques.
Ensure 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, apply appropriate 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, maintain, program, and troubleshoot medication-administration and medication-related equipment; advise others on its use and maintenance.
Participate in the assessment, management, and reporting of medication-related incidents and equipment errors or failures; complete QAR documents and report inventory discrepancies.
Respond concisely, appropriately, and promptly to drug information requests from healthcare providers and patients, basing responses on analysis of the literature.
Maintain professional competency through educational seminars or other continuing education and meet state-mandated CEU requirements.
Manage investigational drug products according to applicable regulations and company 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 protect the confidentiality of patient and proprietary information.
Perform other duties as assigned.