Clinical Pharmacist / Monday - Friday 5am-1:30pm

Option Care Health•Shelton, CT

1d•$117,548 - $195,937•Onsite

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 the policies and procedures of Option Care, pharmacy practice professional standards, and applicable regulatory entities. This is an entry-level position into the practice of clinical pharmacy in the alternate setting. The staff Clinical Pharmacist coordinates patient services with the Nursing Department, monitors patient progress toward goals, and educates patients, caregivers, staff, and other professionals regarding appropriate medication use.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
Current, active Pharmacy license as granted by the State Board of Pharmacy.
At least one year of experience in sterile IV admixture procedures OR knowledge of non-sterile compounding, immunizations and medication therapy management (MTM) OR completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program OR completion of an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy OR equivalent experience as approved by the Vice President (VP) of Pharmacy and/or Sr. Vice President (SVP) of Clinical Services.
Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (e.g., opening a document, cutting, pasting, aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures, and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane, and/or print functions).
Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (e.g., opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste, and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check, and/or printing worksheets).
Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (e.g., inserting, rearranging, hiding, and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering, and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view, and/or running a slide show).
Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes (within 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, hospital, or other clean room setting.
At least 1 year of experience in indirect management of team members, including assisting in the development, training, and assignment of work/projects to other team members.

Responsibilities

Determines the suitability of individual patients for home care by collecting and organizing all patient-specific information needed to assess suitability in accordance with Option Care policies, including medical condition, prescribed medication therapy, and prognosis with clearly defined outcome goals.
Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans for the pharmacotherapy of home care patients. Makes suitable recommendations for modifications in prescribed medication therapy or monitoring parameters when appropriate.
Collects and organizes patient-specific information to prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems and to make appropriate medication therapy recommendations, identifying appropriate monitoring parameters for each patient.
Completes nutritional assessments of patients and makes appropriate recommendations.
Modifies pharmacy care plans for home care patients based on evaluation of monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information, utilizing pharmacokinetic principles and formulas, and assessing patient laboratory values.
Provides medication-use education to Option Care staff, other professionals, home care patients, and/or their caregivers using effective patient education techniques.
Ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the home and other patient-care settings through systematic communication of pertinent patient information.
Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques and following Option Care policies and procedures, including accurate equipment calibration, preparation of appropriately concentrated, stable, and stored medications without incompatibilities.
Adheres to appropriate safety and quality assurance practices, ensuring labels conform to organizational policies, medication contains necessary ancillary labels, and authorization to dispense is present.
Complies with state/federal laws and USP standards, including DEA controlled substance regulations and policies regarding perpetual inventory systems for schedule II narcotics, controlled substances, and other medications subject to diversion.
Manages the use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of medication administration equipment and medication-related equipment used in the management of home care patients, providing advice on their use and maintenance.
Participates in the process for assessing, managing, and reporting medication-related incidents and equipment errors/failures, accurately completing QAR documents.
Monitors and reports discrepancies in perpetual inventory systems for schedule II narcotics and other medications subject to diversion.
Provides concise, applicable, and timely responses to requests for drug information from health care providers and home care patients, formulating responses based on literature analysis.
Attends educational seminars or participates in other CEU opportunities to promote professional competency and comply with state-mandated CEU requirements.
Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies and procedures.
Utilizes pharmacy support personnel effectively by prioritizing workload, organizing workflow, and ensuring the accuracy of their work.
Complies with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements in all activities.
Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information, observing legal and ethical guidelines.