Consultant Pharmacist for Pharmacy Services
About The Position
The Consultant Pharmacist supports pharmacy services by reviewing medication regimens against patients’ health histories, evaluating medication therapy for appropriateness, safety, benefits, risks, and cost-effectiveness, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. The pharmacist provides written review reports and recommends alternative treatments and medication-management guidance, including monitoring, documentation, administration, and storage. The role collaborates with prescribers, nursing staff, center teams, and pharmacy leadership to develop and monitor therapeutic programs, address pharmacy-related concerns, support quality and drug-safety initiatives, and meet operational and clinical goals. It also helps centers maintain regulatory compliance, supports pharmacy program adoption, develops safe medication-use policies and procedures, oversees required drug and controlled-substance disposition and destruction, and provides drug information and periodic in-service training to nursing staff. Overnight travel may be required.
Responsibilities
- Perform medication regimen reviews based on patients’ health histories, evaluating appropriateness, safety, benefits, risks, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.
- Provide written reports of medication reviews to centers.
- Recommend alternative treatment options and provide medication-management guidance, including drug monitoring, documentation, administration, and storage.
- Collaborate with prescribers and nursing staff to develop and implement therapeutic programs.
- Monitor therapeutic programs and assess drug therapy outcomes, including antimicrobial stewardship, Medication Therapy Management, and admission and change-in-condition drug regimen reviews.
- Assist centers in identifying, evaluating, and addressing pharmacy-related issues that affect patient care, medical care, quality of life, or regulatory compliance.
- Assist with education and adoption of pharmacy programs and service offerings.
- Participate in customer meetings and collaborate with pharmacy leadership to meet operational and clinical goals and objectives.
- Assist in identifying and resolving center issues.
- Ensure centers comply with state and federal regulations governing pharmaceutical services.
- Collaborate in developing policies and procedures for safe and effective drug therapy, distribution, use, and control.
- Participate in center quality-improvement and drug-safety initiatives.
- Oversee the disposition and destruction of drugs and controlled substances at centers as required by state and federal regulations.
- Provide drug information to nursing staff and conduct periodic in-service training on pharmaceutical products and their uses.
- Travel overnight as needed.
- Promote the image and reputation of the System through servant leadership and direct, open communication.
- Contribute to committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
- Perform other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.
Benefits
- Strong team and supportive leadership
- Opportunity to work in a non-profit, mission-driven organization
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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