Clinical Pharmacist

Option Care Health Inc. • Lexington, KY, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1w ago

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With the nation’s largest home infusion provider, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 6,000 team members including 2,900 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and employees.

As a two-year recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, we recognize that part of being extraordinary is building a thriving workforce that is as diverse as the patients and communities we serve.
Join a company that is taking action to develop a culture that is more inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding for all team members. We are committed to hiring, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce.

Job Description Summary:

The Clinical Pharmacist is a licensed professional who is responsible for providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services to Option Care patients in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Option Care, pharmacy practice professional standards, and applicable regulatory entities. This is an entry-level position into the practice of clinical pharmacy in the alternate setting. The staff Clinical Pharmacist coordinates patient services with the Nursing Department, monitors patient progress toward goals and educates patients, caregivers, staff and other professionals regarding appropriate medication use.

Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)

Determines the suitability of individual patients for home care. Collects and organizes all patient-specific information needed to determine the suitability of patients for home care. Assesses patients' suitability for home care in accordance with Option Care policies.
Designs, recommends, monitors and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans for the pharmacotherapy of home care patients.
Modifies the pharmacy care plans for home care patients based on evaluation of monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information.
Provides medication-use education to Option Care staff, other professionals, home care patients and/or their caregivers.
Ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the home and other patient-care settings.
Manages the use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of medication administration equipment and medication-related equipment used in the management of home care patients.
Provides concise, applicable, and timely response to requests for drug information from health care providers and home care patients.
Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies and procedures.
In all activities, complies with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.
Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
Current, active Pharmacy license as granted by the State Board of Pharmacy.
One of the following: (a) At least one year of experience in sterile IV admixture procedures (b) knowledge of non-sterile compounding, immunizations and medication therapy management (MTM) (c) completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program, (d) completion of an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy or (e) equivalent experience as approved by the Vice President (VP) of Pharmacy and/or Sr. Vice President (SVP) of Clinical Services.

Basic Qualifications

Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers.
Basic level skill in Microsoft Word.
Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel.
Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Travel Requirements:

Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes (within state).

Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)

Completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program or an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy.
Experience in home care, hospital or other clean room setting.

Management Requirements:

At least 1 year of experience in indirect management of team members.

Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:

Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Pay Range is $95,208.92-$158,688.89.

Benefits: