Remote Pharmacist

Encompass Health • Lexington, KY

23h • Remote

About The Position

Encompass Health is seeking a Remote Pharmacist to support multiple inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, each with a daily census of 30–60 patients. The pharmacist uses ACEIT and each hospital’s medication processes to assess, plan, intervene when necessary, implement, and evaluate patient care in accordance with that hospital’s policies, protocols, and procedures. Part-time and PRN schedules are available.

The role includes accessing clinical systems remotely, managing and verifying medication orders, reviewing clinical alerts, documenting interventions, supporting formulary compliance, and responding to drug information questions. The pharmacist also evaluates medication therapy and laboratory values, performs dosing calculations, and applies the protocols of each hospital served. Patient health information must be managed consistently with privacy requirements.

Requirements

• Hold a pharmacist license in good standing with the State Pharmacy Board for the state in which the hospital is located.
• Have successfully completed a degree from an accredited pharmacy program, or a program determined substantially equivalent to a U.S.-accredited program by an appropriate certifying agency.
• Have a minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Be licensed in at least one of the following states: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, or South Dakota.

Responsibilities

• Obtain census and confirmed admission information from each facility’s Virtual Admission Board (VAB).
• Use Microsoft Word and Excel to prepare basic documents and analyses.
• Access clinical systems remotely for all hospitals served.
• Use Powerchart and PharmNet to enter, verify, and manage medication orders.
• Research and respond to drug information questions using appropriate online resources.
• Review system alerts for drug interactions, allergies, order and therapy duplications, overdose ranges, and renal dosing, and follow the appropriate process to resolve issues.
• Document clinical interventions, including renal dosing, vancomycin dosing, medication issues, and whether follow-up is needed.
• Follow each hospital’s reporting requirements to communicate resolved and ongoing issues with hospital-based pharmacists.
• Know each hospital’s formulary and non-formulary medications and recommend cost-effective formulary medications when asked by a physician.
• Review TNF orders and convert them to valid product orders when possible.
• Manage protected health information consistently with privacy requirements.
• Calculate appropriate doses and intervals for drugs requiring pharmacokinetic monitoring.
• Calculate or review creatinine clearance and recommend dosing based on renal function.
• Apply each hospital’s policies, protocols, procedures, and processes when documenting and verifying medications.
• Evaluate reported laboratory values to determine whether medication therapy is appropriate.
• Determine whether a patient-provided medication list is appropriate under the hospital’s protocol, and accurately document transfer, discharge, home, and ER medication lists in Cerner in a timely manner.
• Identify medication-list issues and alert the verification pharmacist.
• Review controlled substance orders for appropriate dosing, duplication, and duration of therapy.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Paid time off that accrues over time.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuous education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.

What This Job Offers

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