Pharmacist - Home Infusion Therapy (Contingent)

10 Nationwide Children's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children’s Hospital seeks a pharmacist to manage medications, educate patients and families, and support care across ambulatory clinics, hospital discharges, hospice/palliative care, and home maintenance.

The role includes dispensing, dose calculation for IV therapies, sterile compounding oversight, and collaboration with the care team. Ohio licensure is required, with strong communication abilities and EMR documentation expected.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy is required. Licensure in Ohio or licensure-eligibility to practice pharmacy in Ohio is required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential for patient and team education.
• Experience with homecare, home infusion, or hospital settings preferred.
• Familiarity with electronic medical records and medication documentation is expected.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medications and verify orders for NCHH patients, including IV admixtures and TPN when applicable.
• Oversee pharmacy technicians and interns in sterile compounding and dispensing tasks.
• Coordinate with patients, families, nursing staff, discharge planners and prescribers to develop a medication list and care plan.
• Document all clinical and operational patient care activities in the electronic health record.
• Provide drug information to health professionals, patients, and caregivers.
• Assist with training and performance evaluations of staff and students.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Detail-oriented

Medication safety

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy

Ohio Pharmacist License

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.

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
• Occasionally: Climb stairs/ladder
• Occasionally: Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens
• Occasionally: 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
• Frequently: Chemicals/Medications
• Frequently: Flexing/extending of neck
• Additionally Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning
• Frequently: Repetitive hand/arm use
• Continuously: Audible speech
• Continuously: Computer skills
• Continuously: Decision Making
• Continuously: Depth perception
• Continuously: Hearing acuity
• Continuously: Interpreting Data
• Continuously: Peripheral vision
• Continuously: Problem solving
• Continuously: Seeing – Far/near
• Continuously: 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

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