Clinical Pharmacist Hospital at Home

Advocate Aurora Health; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks a Hospital at Home Clinical Pharmacist to deliver comprehensive pharmacy services for patients receiving acute hospital-level care at home. You will manage therapy, perform clinical review, reconciliation, and coordinate safe delivery while collaborating with physicians, nurses, and mobile teams.

This role supports expansion of Central Pharmacy services and helps build scalable workflows for medication management in the home setting, including oversight of hospital at home,

Qualifications

• Licensed pharmacist and eligibility for practice in state(s)
• Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required
• ACPE-accredited PharmD or NABP FPGEC certificate or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmaceutical care and design therapy regimens
• Counsel patients and caregivers on therapy, safety and adherence
• Review medication orders and participate in emergencies
• Support formulary adherence and medication-use processes
• Precept students and mentor staff

Skills

Licensed Pharmacist

Immunization Certification

Non-vaccine Injectable Certification

Clinical Pharmacy

EPIC Proficiency

Omnicell Knowledge

Education

PharmD or Pharmacy Degree

ACPE-Accredited School

FPGEC NABP Certificate

Tools

EPIC

Omnicell

Job description

The Hospital at Home Clinical Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmacy services for patients receiving acute hospital-level care in the home. The pharmacist is responsible for medication therapy management, clinical review and monitoring, medication reconciliation, and coordination of safe and timely medication delivery. Working closely with physicians, nurses, pharmacy operations, and mobile care teams, the pharmacist helps optimize medication therapy, resolve medication-related issues, and support transitions of care.

The role also contributes to the development and expansion of Central Pharmacy services by helping establish safe, efficient, and scalable clinical and operational workflows for medication management in the home setting.

Job responsibilities will include and are not limited to daily pharmacist responsibility and oversight of hospital at home, LTC, Hospice IPU, MedCenter Air, Freestanding EDs, and Ambulatory surgical Center operations as directed.

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens
• Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to patients and caregivers, including information on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and medication administration
• Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens based on relevant biomedical literature. Implements recommendations effectively and utilizes policies and procedures and documents in the appropriate format.
• Reviews and accurately interprets medication orders and prescriptions
• Participates in the management of medical emergencies when applicable
• Actively supports department medication safety and quality improvement activities, including the reporting of events through appropriate channels
• Performs quality assurance and performance improvement of the medication use system as appropriate
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and the medication-use process. Assists in the acquisition of non-formulary, compassionate use, and investigational medications.
• Practices in compliance with organization’s policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal regulations
• Prepares, dispenses, and oversees the proper storage and handling of medications in accordance with best practice, policies and state and federal regulations
• Serves as preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned
• Mentors, orients, trains, and assists with the performance evaluation of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned
• Directs and checks the accuracy of the work of pharmacy support team members in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures to ensure safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

Licensed in the state(s) of practice or eligible for reciprocity required

Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required based on area of practice

Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice

Education Required:

Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy required, or an FPGEC certificate from NABP

Experience Required:

No experience required. Prefer experience with hospital, logistics, automation, EPIC, Omnicell, pediatrics, and clinical pharmacy

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

Maintains skills in area of practice

Strong computer skills

Excellent communication and organization skills

Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training development skills

Demonstrates decision making, team building, customer service, and conflict resolution skills

Life support training courses may be required dependent on department discretion

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Requires considerable walking, standing, pushing mobile cart of 50 pounds maximum and lifting 35 pounds of material without assistance

Exposed to various conditions throughout the workday such as walking on hard surfaces, climbing stairs and changes in temperature and humidity

May be required to frequently stretch, bend, squat, or kneel to perform job

Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimize exposure to hazardous agents

Takes necessary precautions to avoid inadvertent needle sticks, minor cuts or bruises

Must be able to perform manipulative skills such as writing, typing, and data entry into the computer and automated dispensing machines

Must have use of both hands, be able to see clearly and read small font such as that on unit-dose medication packages and syringes

Must have functional speech, vision, and hearing

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job

Exposed to normal office environment

DISCLAIMER
All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.