Clinical Pharmacist (Part-Time)

The Nemours Foundation; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health seeks a part-time Clinical Pharmacist to join the Care Integration Team in Wilmington, DE, with additional sites in Orlando or Jacksonville, FL. Delaware licensure is required upon hire, and the role is a hybrid position with on-site and remote work.

The pharmacist will provide clinical services, conduct medication reviews, educate stakeholders, and mentor technicians while supporting cost-reduction and quality initiatives across care teams.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Pharmacy required
• 3–5 years of experience in pharmacy practice
• Active Delaware pharmacist license required upon hire
• PA, MD, and FL licenses preferred; must obtain if not licensed at start
• Pediatric experience and medication therapy management certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services within the Care Integration Team
• Conduct comprehensive medication reviews and answer medication questions
• Educate providers, patients, and families on medications
• Mentor pharmacy interns, students and residents as assigned
• Collaborate with care teams to reconcile medications and optimize therapy
• Help supervise Certified Pharmacy Technicians and support pharmacy initiatives

Skills

Clinical pharmacy services

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

PharmD or B.Pharm

Job description

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist (Part-Time) to join our team in either Wilmington, Delaware, Orlando, Florida or Jacksonville, Florida. *Delaware Pharmacist Licensure is required upon hire.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, Part-time, normal business hours. This is a hybrid position (both onsite and remote).

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services within the Care Integration Team. This pharmacist will assist with pharmacy initiatives related to cost reduction, improved patient care and quality outcomes. The Clinical Pharmacist will utilize their drug knowledge while working directly with patients, providers, and other members of the health care team to answer medication questions, conduct comprehensive medication reviews, provide education to various stakeholders, review and clarify patient medication regimens and make clinical recommendations to providers. This pharmacist will also help oversee the daily activities of Certified Pharmacy Technicians within the Care Integration Team and serve as a mentor for pharmacy interns, students, and residents when assigned.

• Provides clinical pharmacy services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes including advising physicians and practitioners on issues concerning drug therapy, the inherent toxicity of drugs, drug-drug, drug-food interactions, and side effects, as well as assisting in the prescribing of appropriate doses.
• Provides clinical pharmacy services to patients and/or caregivers to improve medication adherence, medication knowledge and patient outcomes. Services will primary be delivered telephonically with opportunities for virtual and face-to-face encounters as well.
• Collaborate with pharmacy team members and providers to obtain and verify medication lists from multiple sources, identify discrepancies, omissions, duplications, and potential medication-related risks, and support medication reconciliation efforts to reduce medication errors and improve patient safety.
• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff and to patients and their families.
• Appropriately documents pharmacy services provided an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary care teams to review and manipulate data in various platforms such as Excel, electronic medical records and/or other population health platforms to recommend, develop and initiate pharmacy initiatives that support enterprise strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrates pharmaceutical knowledge and competencies related to drug knowledge, PBM proficiency, coordination of care related to medication refills, assistance with medication related problems around cost, transportation, medication delivery and medication questions.
• Participates in departmental program development and Continuous Improvement (CI) activities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by authorized personnel to provide departmental flexibility to patient care needs including those for emergency situations.
• Carries out rules and regulations pertaining to the professional policies of the department and ensures compliance with State and federal regulations.
• Able to maintain punctual attendance consistent with Nemours policies, regulatory, federal, state and local standards.
• Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by management.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required.
• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years' experience required.
• A current active (in good standing) pharmacist license in the state of Delaware is required upon hire.
• An active, in good standing, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida pharmacist licenses is preferred. *Associates who are not licensed in any of these states at the time of hire, must obtain within 12 months after start date.
• Value-based care and/or pediatric experience preferred.
• Medication Therapy Management Certification preferred.
• Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) preferred.
• AHA Basic Life Support certification preferred.

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