Pharmacist Consultant

BrightSpring Health Services•San Francisco, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

PharMerica is a closed-door pharmacy focused on serving long-term care and senior living clients. As a growing organization, we offer opportunities for career advancement and professional development. Our Consultant Pharmacist team leads the industry in clinical excellence, providing services that strengthen facility compliance, foster prescriber engagement, and optimize medication therapy for residents. Consultant Pharmacists are medication experts who make a meaningful impact through medication optimization, lead interdisciplinary care teams, implement cost-containment strategies, and deliver high-quality medication management and clinical support. The Pharmacist Consultant is a hybrid position supporting skilled nursing and long-term care facilities in the Central Valley Region. This role requires monthly travel to assigned facilities for on-site clinical consulting, including audits, regulatory inspections, medication regimen reviews, and controlled substance drug destruction. Additional travel may be required to support client needs and ensure regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Active Pharmacist license in good standing.
Immunization Certification through an accredited organization (such as APhA) is required.
Ability to travel throughout the assigned territory on a monthly basis.
Strong knowledge of long-term care pharmacy regulations, medication management, and consultant pharmacy practices.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy or Pharmacy Doctorate.
Current license required.
Must be able to work weekends or outside of normal business hours when needed.
Ability to lift patient charts repetitively.
Ability to stand for long periods of time.
Good customer service skills.
Ability to learn and understand state and federal regulations for long-term care.
Understand of formulary management.

Nice To Haves

Dual license preferred.
One-year experience in acute, long-term care or home health preferred.
Consultant or Clinical Pharmacist experience preferred.
IV clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluates physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, route of administration and stability.
Makes recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate.
Reviews the drug regimen and clinical indicators of each resident as assigned at least monthly and reports any irregularities to the Director of Nursing, Administrator and the attending physicians with a written report of findings and recommendations.
Documents all communication with physicians, nurses, other members of the healthcare team and patients/residents and their family members.
Maintains knowledge of pharmacy laws and federal and state regulations concerning long-term care.
Works cooperatively as a member of a team.
Maintains knowledge of pharmaceutical care practices for long term care residents.