Pharmacist - Home Infusion

Overview

Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Off day (Wednesday) subject to rotate as needed for business operations Primarily between 7 AM and 5 PM Call rotation required

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,
• 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" The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose. Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission. We’re 15,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere. Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere. Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.