Remote Inpatient Telepharmacist - Weekend Hours

Multiple State Pharmacy Licenses required particularly IL, IN, KS, and/or MO and willingness to obtain additional licensure.

The Telepharmacist serves multiple hospitals, in multiple states, using technology to maximize the cognitive contributions of clinical pharmacists to quality patient care. The Telepharmacist actively engages with clinicians to enhance the performance of care teams and improve outcomes. The Telepharmacist reviews and approves medication orders, conducts clinical interventions as appropriate, and documents all actions in accordance with the policies and procedures of both PipelineRx and its hospital clients.

Shifts: Every other weekend between the hours of 12PM and 10PM, various shift times

Responsibilities

• The Telepharmacist performs telepharmacy duties as required and defined in the company SOP and reports directly to the Regional Manager. The Telepharmacist will be responsible for providing telepharmacy services for multiple clients and learn multiple pharmacy information systems (PIS’s). The Telepharmacist will obtain multiple state licenses. They will prioritize, assign, and evaluate the work of assigned clients; maintain accurate records and document actions taken; maintain confidentiality of information, including HIPAA; understand and interpret the laws, regulations, and policies governing the pharmacy operation.

Performance Objectives

Telepharmacy

• Successfully perform telepharmacy services to assigned clients including remote order entry, order verification, drug verification, and counseling (when required).

Clinical Excellence

• Practice pharmacy in a proactive manner and follow policies and procedures as contracted with client.
• Provide drug information to clients by answering all drug related questions and give clinical therapeutic recommendations. Questions can be, but are not limited to, drug indication, drug dosage as it relates to renal/liver function or medical condition, drug interactions, drug-drug compatibilities, or drug infusion.
• Working knowledge of (but not limited to) IV fluids, admixture, TPN, narcotic/cardiac drips, IV antibiotics, and chemotherapy.
• Be knowledgeable of special age related medical conditions. Important considerations such as (but not limited to): pediatric, geriatric, pregnant/nursing, renal/hepatic impairment, and HIV patients.
• Working knowledge of, but not limited to: disease state management, drug-drug interactions, drug-nutrient interaction, drug-disease interaction, drug allergies, appropriate dosing by age, renal, or liver function, recognized therapeutic duplications, and be able to give clinical recommendations for medical conditions or disease states.
• Counsel patients, nurses, and medical staff on proper use of medications.

Operational Excellence

• Learn multiple hospital pharmacy information systems.
• Maintain accurate records and document actions taken by logging orders and interactions with physicians and nurses, including all recommendations made to the clients’ staff in the PLRX system during shift and completed in its entirety by end of shift.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with fellow medical professionals and patients.
• Understand, interpret, explain, and comply with laws, regulations, and policies governing pharmacy operations.

Technical Excellence

• Work simultaneously with VPNs, various pharmacy information systems (PIS’s), as well as automation systems and basic computer programs such as Microsoft Office, Snagit, etc. to provide quality care to the clients.

Training & Development

• Participate with ongoing training (e.g., clinical, PIS, or policy updates) as necessary in collaboration with regional trainer.
• Maintain access codes, licenses, and reciprocity as required for position.

Productivity

• Strive to achieve and maintain company productivity metrics.

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmacy (B.S Pharmacy or PharmD.)
• 2+ years’ experience in a hospital inpatient setting preferred
• Valid Pharmacist license issued by the governing State Board of Pharmacy
• Multiple state licenses and willingness to serve clients in multiple states, focusing on states in the Midwest/West Region of the US. Including but not limited to IL, IN, KS, MO
• A working knowledge of formulary polices, pharmacy and therapeutics policy and procedures
• Effective communications skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Working knowledge of client/server applications
• Proficiency with office technology tools, to include MS Office 2000 or later (esp. Excel and Word), Google Drive, internet, and email
• Work performed in a home office setting - high speed internet service is required through either cable or fiber service (satellite and/or DSL service not supported)