Pharmacist - Home Infusion Therapy (Contingent)

Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital seeks a pharmacist to manage medication dispensing for ambulatory and hospital care, review orders, and prepare IV admixtures. This role includes supervising pharmacy technicians and collaborating with care teams to ensure safe, effective medication use.

The pharmacist will document all care activities in the electronic health record, provide drug information to staff and patients, and participate in on-call duties. Ohio licensure is required or eligible.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree required; Ohio licensure or eligibility.
• Licensed pharmacists since before 2004 may qualify with a Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medications for NCHH patients; receive orders and calculate dosing for IV admixtures, injectables, and TPN.
• Oversee pharmacy technicians and interns in sterile compounding and training.
• Coordinate with patients, families, nursing staff, discharge planners and prescribers for needed supplies and equipment.
• Develop and maintain a medication list and individualized plan of care; document outcomes in the EHR.
• Provide drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.

Skills

Communication skills

EMR documentation

Medication safety

Education

PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy)

Bachelor’s degree (allowed for licensure before 2004)

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:****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, WalkingFREQUENTLY: Biohazard waste, Chemicals/Medications, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Repetitive hand/arm use, StandingCONTINUOUSLY: 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\"