Clinical Pharmacist

Option Care Health•Irving, TX

25d•$126,506 - $210,858

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, 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.

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 (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 their development, training, and assignment of work or projects.

Responsibilities

Determine whether individual patients are suitable for home care by collecting and assessing patient-specific information, medical condition, medication therapy, prognosis, and outcome goals.
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacy care plans and pharmacotherapy; recommend changes to medication therapy or monitoring parameters when appropriate.
Collect and assess patient-specific information to prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems; identify appropriate monitoring parameters, complete nutritional assessments, and make recommendations.
Modify pharmacy care plans based on monitoring data and other relevant patient information; apply pharmacokinetic principles and assess laboratory values.
Educate Option Care staff, other professionals, patients, and caregivers about medication use, including counseling 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; follow safety and quality practices; prepare compliant labels; inspect final medications; and verify authorization to dispense.
Comply with state and federal laws, USP standards, DEA controlled-substance regulations, and company procedures for perpetual inventory of controlled substances and other medications subject to diversion.
Manage, maintain, program, and troubleshoot medication-administration and 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 and report inventory discrepancies.
Provide concise, relevant, and timely drug-information responses to healthcare providers and patients, based on analysis of the literature.
Attend educational seminars or other continuing-education opportunities and comply with state-mandated CEU requirements.
Manage investigational drug products according to regulations and company procedures.
Use pharmacy support personnel effectively, prioritize and organize workflow, complete work within the available time, and ensure the accuracy of support personnel's work.
Comply with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.
Safeguard the confidentiality of patient and proprietary information in accordance with legal and ethical guidelines.
May perform other duties as assigned.