Clinical Pharmacist (Boise, ID)- 001067
Description
Coram, an Apria Healthcare Company, is a leading provider of specialty infusion and pharmacy distribution services with more than 80 branch locations and over 50 infusion suites throughout the country. Our more than 2,000 employees, including nearly 1,000 infusion nurses and pharmacists, are known in the industry for providing a high level of personalized care to thousands of home and infusion suite IV patients every day. Please visit our website at www.coramhc.com.
- Ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations, policies and procedures and accrediting body standards.
- Obtains, interprets and evaluates all physician's medication orders to assure therapeutic appropriateness, cost effectiveness, accuracy and completeness.
- Accurately maintains all legally required records.
- Assists in training and orientation of new employees.
- Provides technical and clinical information and communicates results of monitoring activities to patients, nurses and physicians as required regarding the contents, utilization, therapeutic actions, possible adverse reactions or interactions of drugs.
- Initiates, reviews and updates all required documentation per Policy and Procedure (P&P).
- Follows established procedures for drug and supply procurement and maintains appropriate inventory levels and preferred product selection of drugs, solutions and supplies.
- Performs compounding checks and double checks per P&P.
- Adheres to stability and compatibility guidelines and quality control procedures.
- Performs accurate computer order-entry, labeling and dispensing in accordance with Board of Pharmacy regulations.
- Participates with nurses and physicians in all clinical activities as required.
- Participates in on-call rotations.
- Participates in Performance Improvement activities, educational programs and departmental/branch meetings.
- Drives the Primary Case Management Model (PCMM) in daily interactions through the delegation of non-cognitive activities such as (but limited to) lab tracking to support personnel, ordering only clinically necessary and cost effective labs and facilitation of positive patient outcomes with patients, nursing agencies, nursing and other healthcare providers.
- Works cohesively with and delegates appropriately to other team members including admissions, staff and production pharmacists, home patient representatives, clinical support specialists and pharmacy technicians.
- Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.
Qualifications
- Education or experience equivalent to a four year college degree is required; BS in pharmacy or a PharmD is preferred.
- At least one year related experience in an IV alternate site environment or equivalent is required.
- Ability to read, analyze, interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write and present information to managers, patients, nurses and physicians.
- Current license for state of practice. Current CPR certification if involved with direct patient contact.
Apria Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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