Clinical Pharmacist PT, PD, CA

Option Care Health•Mount Pleasant, SC

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 progress toward patient goals, and educates patients, caregivers, staff, and other professionals about appropriate medication use. The role assesses patients for suitability for home care and designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans. It includes preparing and dispensing medications, providing drug information and medication-use education, supporting continuity of pharmaceutical care across settings, managing medication-related equipment, and complying with safety, quality, legal, regulatory, and confidentiality requirements. The role also organizes pharmacy workflow and ensures the accuracy of work performed by pharmacy support personnel.

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 (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.
Access to reliable transportation for home visits; if using a personal vehicle, a valid driver's license and proof of insurance are required.
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.

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 indirect team-member management experience, including assisting with development, training, and assignment of work or projects.

Responsibilities

Collect and organize patient-specific information and assess whether patients and their prescribed therapy are suitable for home care.
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacy care plans; recommend changes to medication therapy or monitoring parameters when appropriate.
Identify monitoring parameters and medication-related problems, assess laboratory values, apply pharmacokinetic principles, and complete nutritional assessments with appropriate recommendations.
Modify pharmacy care plans based on monitoring data and other relevant patient-specific information.
Educate patients, caregivers, Option Care staff, and other professionals about medication use, using effective counseling techniques.
Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care between the home and other care settings by systematically communicating pertinent patient information.
Prepare and dispense medications using appropriate techniques and company procedures; calibrate equipment, ensure medication preparation and storage standards, label appropriately, inspect final medications, and confirm authorization to dispense.
Comply with state and federal laws, USP standards, DEA controlled-substance requirements, and inventory policies for controlled and diversion-sensitive medications.
Manage, program, maintain, 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 accurately.
Monitor and report discrepancies in perpetual inventory systems for controlled and diversion-sensitive medications.
Provide timely, concise responses to drug-information requests based on analysis of relevant literature.
Attend educational seminars or other continuing education opportunities and meet state-mandated CEU requirements.
Manage investigational drug products in accordance with regulations and company policies.
Use pharmacy support personnel effectively, prioritize and organize workflow, complete needed work within available time, and ensure the accuracy of support personnel's work.
Comply with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements and safeguard confidential patient and proprietary information.
Travel within the state for business purposes as needed, up to 5% of the time.