Pharmacist

FUNCTION OF POSITION:The Pharmacist functions as an integral member of the hospice care team, working as the clinical pharmacy specialist in collaboration with hospice care physicians and other health care professionals to ensure that medical therapy aligns with the goals of care throughout the course of treatment. This is a new position on site at our Robinson, PA location.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recommends goal directed medication therapy to reduce symptom burden
• Fill prescriptions with accuracy and efficiency
• Inpatient order processing
• Answers consults from hospice nurses and patient caregivers for hospice medication management
• Serves as subject matter expert (SME) for managing hospice medications
• Provides hospice clinical staff with education and training
• Evaluates drug therapy and communicates/documents findings and recommendations
• Recommends medications, including initiation, continuation, discontinuation and altering therapy, based on established protocols
• Assures optimal, effective pharmaceutical care and collaborative practice for hospice patients
• Maintains a current knowledge of all professional and technical developments and requirements affecting the defined area of responsibility
• Performs functions typical of a pharmacist working in a mail order / retail / infusion / specialty pharmacy
• Prepares information for, and attends IDG (Interdisciplinary Group) meetings when requested
• Processes admission, transfer, and discharge information by adjusting patient data in computer
• Performs other related duties as assigned to support achievement of Pharmacy goals and objectives.

REQUIREMENTS:

• R.Ph required, PharmD preferred
• Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in the state of operation (PA)
• Must pass a designated and/or random drug screening
• Must pass a background/security review
• Proficient in written and spoken English
• Experience with various web browsers (Google Chrome / Firefox), Google Docs, Google Sheets or similar software
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail
• Excellent listening skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Multidisciplinary team leadership experience in a variety of settings
• Experience in collaborative development and launch of new pharmacy or patient care services, including development of policies, procedures, tools and metrics
• Experience with Framework LTC pharmacy software
• Proven support level experience in Hospice