Pharmacist - Outpatient Pharmacy

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

5d

About The Position

The Pharmacist is responsible for medication management, dispensing, and patient and family education. The role supports patients seen in ambulatory clinics, patients discharged from the hospital, and ongoing medication maintenance in the home. Work takes place in the Blue, Orange, and Yellow Outpatient Pharmacies in an innovative, community-based ambulatory pharmacy practice environment with integrated pharmacy and electronic medical record systems. Pharmacists work with staffing support from pharmacists, technicians, and pharmacy interns, and may precept pharmacy interns and APPE students.

The schedule includes rotating weekday shifts of 8.5 hours between 7:30 AM and 12:00 AM, approximately 60% day shifts and 40% evening shifts. Rotating weekend shifts are 10 hours between 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM, averaging six scheduled weekends per year. Holiday coverage is assigned through a volunteer-based process with seniority consideration.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree; candidates licensed and practicing as pharmacists since before 2004 may qualify with a bachelor's degree.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio.
• Immunization administration certification.
• Basic life support certification, or ability to obtain it within six months of hire.
• Basic skills in using and documenting in an electronic medical record.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for educating patients, families, and patient care team members and interacting with students, the public, pharmaceutical representatives, and representatives from external institutions.
• Attention to detail and medication safety skills.

Nice To Haves

• Community pharmacy or retail experience, or an internship.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmacy technicians and interns performing prescription data entry, prior authorization submissions, billing issue resolution, and prescription preparation.
• Assign tasks, check work, including compounding, and provide input for performance evaluations.
• Review outpatient prescriptions and assess whether dosage forms are appropriate for a child's size and weight; contact the physician when dosage appropriateness is in doubt.
• Occasionally fill prescriptions from studies and perform required record keeping.
• Dispense medications and counsel caregivers.
• Manage dispensing information, including reviewing patient profiles, identifying potential medication complications, and taking appropriate corrective action.
• Obtain appropriate insurance information and troubleshoot insurance-related barriers.
• Provide drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.
• Support the development of future pharmacy professionals by precepting pharmacy interns and APPE students.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree