Pharmacist - Home Infusion

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

4d • Remote

About The Position

Responsible for medication management, dispensing, and patient/family education. Supports patients seen in ambulatory clinics, hospital discharges, hospice/palliative care, and supports ongoing medication maintenance in the home. Rotating pharmacist on-call responsibility required.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy, required.
• Candidates who have been licensed and practicing as a pharmacist since before 2004 may qualify with a bachelor’s degree.
• Licensure, or licensure-eligibility, to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio, required.
• Basic skills in using and documenting in an electronic medical record.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required in providing education to patients/families and patient care team members; as well as in interactions with students, the public, pharmaceutical representatives, and representatives from external institutions (i.e., colleges of pharmacy, health care institutions).
• Aptitude for detail and medication safety skills.

Nice To Haves

• Homecare, Home Infusion or Hospital experience or internship, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses medications for NCHH patients; receives orders, calculates appropriate dosing for I.V. admixtures, injectable therapies, and total parental nutritional solutions.
• Oversees pharmacy technicians and interns in the performance of sterile compounding.
• Helps perform compounding, assign tasks, check work, and provide input on training and performance evaluations.
• Coordinates and collaborates with patients, their families, nursing providers, discharge planners and/or prescribers in the development of list of needed supplies and equipment, including infusion pumps and devices for medication administration as well as catheter care.
• Develops and maintains a medication list and an individualized pharmacy plan of care that documents desired outcomes and potential problems using communications with patients, families, and prescribers.
• Documents all clinical and operational patient care activities appropriately in electronic health record.
• Provides drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level