What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacist / Overnight position at OnePoint Patient Care?
Our Company
OnePoint Patient Care
Overview
OnePoint Patient Care is one of the pioneers in the hospice industry. Specializing in providinghospice pharmacy services since the Medicare benefit started in the 1980s, OnePoint Patient Carehas grown to become one of the leading hospice pharmacies in the country. Our commitment toquality and superior service is unsurpassed in the industry. The Hospice Clinical Pharmacist will support the operations of OnePoint Patient Care’s clinicalteam in our East Region and will report to the Vice President of Clinical Services.
Shift: 7 days on/ 7 days off: Monday-Thursday 8:00pm-6:00am, Friday 8:00pm-7:00 am, Saturday 6:00pm-7:00am, Sunday 6:00pm-6:00am
Responsibilities
OnePoint Patient Care, an affiliate of PharMerica, is the nation’s leading independent provider of community-based hospice pharmacy and pharmacy benefits management (PBM) services – offering hospices nationwide flexible and adaptable solutions for their hospice pharmacy needs. OnePoint fills prescriptions, creates custom compounds and formularies, provides home deliveries, and manages pharmacy benefits for thousands of patients per day. Through its Concierge PBM, Next Day Valet mail order, and Direct Express local services, OnePoint serves hundreds of hospice programs and is available in 50 states. For more information, please visit www.oppc.com . Follow us on Facebook , LinkedIn , and X .
OnePoint Patient Care
Overview
OnePoint Patient Care is one of the pioneers in the hospice industry. Specializing in providinghospice pharmacy services since the Medicare benefit started in the 1980s, OnePoint Patient Carehas grown to become one of the leading hospice pharmacies in the country. Our commitment toquality and superior service is unsurpassed in the industry. The Hospice Clinical Pharmacist will support the operations of OnePoint Patient Care’s clinicalteam in our East Region and will report to the Vice President of Clinical Services.
Shift: 7 days on/ 7 days off: Monday-Thursday 8:00pm-6:00am, Friday 8:00pm-7:00 am, Saturday 6:00pm-7:00am, Sunday 6:00pm-6:00am
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with Federal, State and local laws and regulations, and OPPC/Clientcontract terms pertaining to such interventions
- Perform and document Medicare Condition of Participation (CoP)-compliant medicationreviews for new hospice patient admissions
- Attend hospice interdisciplinary team / group (IDT / IDG) meetings to discuss patients andprovide insights and guidance regarding the use of medications to palliate commonsymptoms experienced by hospice patients
- Participate in and provide clinical support to hospices by way of participation in Pharmacyand Therapeutic (P&T) committees
- Conduct and present comprehensive drug utilization evaluations which analyze medicationutilization data for compliance with Medicare CoPs and opportunities to reduce avoidablemedication costs via de-prescribing and therapeutic substitution
- Authorship / presentation of core OPPC clinical offerings, including webinars, companynewsletter, and symptom guide book
- Provide evidence-based medication therapy advice during consults with hospice clinicians
- Update hospice formularies with consideration of hospice-specific financial targets,medication pricing methods, and utilization patterns
- Provide clinical education and training to hospice clinicians and OPPC trainees
- Provide preceptorship to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) pharmacystudents
- Maintain appropriate records of consultations and meetings
- Travel as necessary to provide local, regional, and national support to our clients, companypharmacies and sales and marketing efforts
- PharmD
- 2 years hospice or palliative care pharmacy experience
- Strong familiarity with Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks when faced with competing priorities
- Extensive knowledge of drug products, pharmacokinetics, symptom and disease-statemanagement, and federal and state hospice rules and regulations
- Ability to communicate clearly in oral and written form to patients, caregivers, clinicians andadministrators
- Comfort with delivery of presentations to a variety of audience types and sizes in a variety ofvenues
- Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with various members of health careteams
- Ability to perform data analysis and present drug utilization evaluations and other hospicepharmacy analytics as necessary
- Ability to conduct literature searches to identify, review, relate and summarize journal articlesfor use in clinical offerings Preferred Qualifications:
- Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) board certification(s)
- Completion of PGY-1 or PGY-2 residency program focused on hospice or palliative care
OnePoint Patient Care, an affiliate of PharMerica, is the nation’s leading independent provider of community-based hospice pharmacy and pharmacy benefits management (PBM) services – offering hospices nationwide flexible and adaptable solutions for their hospice pharmacy needs. OnePoint fills prescriptions, creates custom compounds and formularies, provides home deliveries, and manages pharmacy benefits for thousands of patients per day. Through its Concierge PBM, Next Day Valet mail order, and Direct Express local services, OnePoint serves hundreds of hospice programs and is available in 50 states. For more information, please visit www.oppc.com . Follow us on Facebook , LinkedIn , and X .