About the Role
The Clinical Pharmacist is a licensed professional responsible for providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services in accordance with company policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements. This entry-level position involves coordinating patient services, monitoring patient progress, and educating patients, caregivers, and staff on medication use within an alternate care setting.
Responsibilities
- Determines patient suitability for home care by collecting and assessing patient-specific information, medical condition, prescribed therapy, and prognosis.
- Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans, including modifications to medication therapy and monitoring parameters.
- Completes nutritional assessments and makes appropriate recommendations.
- Modifies pharmacy care plans based on monitoring data and patient-specific information, utilizing pharmacokinetic principles and assessing laboratory values.
- Provides medication-use education to staff, other professionals, patients, and caregivers using effective techniques.
- Ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care between home and other patient-care settings through systematic communication.
- Prepares and dispenses medications following company policies, including accurate calibration of equipment, ensuring proper concentration, stability, and storage.
- Adheres to safety and quality assurance practices, including proper labeling and inspection of medications.
- Complies with state/federal laws, USP standards, and DEA controlled substance regulations.
- Manages perpetual inventory systems for controlled substances and diversifiable medications.
- Manages, maintains, and troubleshoots medication administration and related equipment.
- Participates in the reporting of medication-related incidents and equipment errors/failures.
- Provides concise and timely responses to drug information requests, analyzing literature for formulated responses.
- Attends educational seminars and participates in CEU opportunities to maintain professional competency.
- Manages investigational drug products according to regulations and company policies.
- Utilizes pharmacy support personnel effectively, prioritizing workload and organizing workflow.
- Ensures the accuracy of work performed by pharmacy support personnel.
- Complies with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements in all activities.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information, observing legal and ethical guidelines.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Current, active Pharmacy license as granted by the State Board of Pharmacy.
- One year of experience in sterile IV admixture procedures OR knowledge of non-sterile compounding, immunizations, and medication therapy management (MTM) OR completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program OR completion of an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy OR equivalent experience as approved by the Vice President (VP) of Pharmacy and/or Sr. Vice President (SVP) of Clinical Services.
- Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, meeting quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
- Basic level skill in Microsoft Word.
- Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel.
- Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes (within state).
Skills
- Sterile IV admixture procedures
- Non-sterile compounding
- Immunizations
- Medication therapy management (MTM)
- Pharmacokinetic principles
- Patient education techniques
- Drug information analysis
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Location
- All 50 states
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry level
- At least 1 year of experience in indirect management of team members
Education Level
- Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy
- Completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program
- Completion of an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy
Salary/Compensations
- $102,221.94-$170,369.91
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Paid Time off
- Bonding Time Off
- 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
- HSA Company Match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- myFlexPay
- Family Support
- Mental Health Services
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Award/Recognition Programs
About the Company
- Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States.
- With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 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 team members.
- Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members.
- At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you’re empowered to grow.
- Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful.
- Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.
Equal Opportunity
- Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.
