Determines the suitability of individual patients for home care.
Collects and organizes all patient-specific information needed to determine the suitability of patients for home care.
Assesses patients' suitability for home care in accordance with Option Care policies.
Designs, recommends, monitors and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans for the pharmacotherapy of home care patients.
When appropriate, makes suitable recommendations for modifications in the prescribed medication therapy or monitoring parameters for a home care patient.
Provides medication-use education to Option Care staff, other professionals, home care patients and/or their caregivers.
Ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the home and other patient-care settings.
Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques and following Option Care policies and procedures.
Adheres to appropriate safety and quality assurance practices.
Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information.
Requirements
Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy
Current, active Pharmacy license as granted by the State Board of Pharmacy
One of the following: (a) At least one 1 year of experience in sterile IV admixture procedures (b) knowledge of non-sterile compounding, immunizations and medication therapy management (MTM) (c) completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program, (d) completion of an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience associated with an accredited school of pharmacy or (e) equivalent experience as approved by the Vice President (VP) of Pharmacy and/or Sr. Vice President (SVP) of Clinical Services
Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: opening a document, cutting, pasting and aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane and/or print functions).
Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check and/or printing worksheets).
Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: inserting, rearranging, hiding and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view and/or running a slide show).