Pharmacist - Home Infusion Therapy (Contingent)

Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH is seeking a Pharmacist to manage medication therapy across ambulatory clinics, hospital discharges, hospice/palliative care, and home infusion. The role includes coordinating with care teams and educating patients and families.

Responsibilities include dispensing, IV/LINE dosing, supervising technicians, and contributing to patient care plans with a focus on safety and outcomes. Ohio licensure is required, with potential on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Proficient in using and documenting in electronic medical records.
• Excellent communication with patients, families, and care teams.
• Strong attention to medication safety and accuracy in dispensing.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses medications for patients; reviews orders and calculates dosing for IV admixtures and injectable therapies.
• Oversees pharmacy technicians and interns in sterile compounding; participates in training and performance evaluation.
• Collaborates with patients, families, nursing staff, discharge planners, and prescribers to ensure supplies and equipment for medication administration.
• Develops and maintains a medication list and pharmacy care plan to document outcomes and potential problems.
• Documents clinical and operational activities in the electronic health record and provides drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.

Skills

EMR documentation

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy

Bachelor's degree (for pre-2004 pharmacists)

Job description

Overview:

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Between 7 am and 5 pm

Job Description Summary:

Responsible for medication management, dispensing, and patient/family education. Supports patients seen in ambulatory clinics, hospital discharges, hospice/palliative care, and supports ongoing medication maintenance in the home. Rotating pharmacist on-call responsibility required.

Job Description:

Responsible for medication management, dispensing, and patient/family education. Supports patients seen in ambulatory clinics, hospital discharges, hospice/palliative care, and supports ongoing medication maintenance in the home. Rotating pharmacist on-call responsibility required.

Essential Functions:

• Dispenses medications for NCHH patients; receives orders, calculates appropriate dosing for I.V. admixtures, injectable therapies, and total parental nutritional solutions.
• Oversees pharmacy technicians and interns in the performance of sterile compounding. Helps perform compounding, assign tasks, check work, and provide input on training and performance evaluations.
• Coordinates and collaborates with patients, their families, nursing providers, discharge planners and/ or prescribers in the development of list of needed supplies and equipment, including infusion pumps and devices for medication administration as well as catheter care.
• Develops and maintains a medication list and an individualized pharmacy plan of care that documents desired outcomes and potential problems using communications with patients, families, and prescribers.
• Documents all clinical and operational patient care activities appropriately in electronic health record. Provides drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.

Education Requirement:

Doctor of Pharmacy, required. Candidates who have been licensed and practicing as a pharmacist since before 2004 may qualify with a bachelor's degree.

Licensure Requirement:

Licensure, or licensure-eligibility, to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio, required.

Skills:

• Basic skills in using and documenting in an electronic medical record.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required in providing education to patients/families and patient care team members; as well as in interactions with students, the public, pharmaceutical representatives, and representatives from external institutions (i.e., colleges of pharmacy, health care institutions).
• Aptitude for detail and medication safety skills.

Experience:

Homecare, Home Infusion or Hospital experience or internship, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY:

Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Walking

FREQUENTLY:

Biohazard waste, Chemicals/Medications, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Repetitive hand/arm use, Standing

CONTINUOUSLY:

Audible speech, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing - Far/near, Sitting

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet