Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Join our PharMerica team! PharMerica is a closed-door pharmacy where you can focus on fulfilling the pharmaceutical needs of our long-term care and senior living clients. Our organization is in high growth mode , which means advancement opportunities for individuals who are looking for career progression!

PharMerica’s Consultant Pharmacist teams lead the industry in clinical excellence. Amid higher acuity, greater regulatory scrutiny, and staffing challenges, PharMerica Consultant Pharmacists provide clinical services that drive facility compliance, prescriber engagement, and optimized medication therapy for our residents.

We are seeking full time (32-40 hours/week) Consultant Pharmacists for a remote position .

Applicants are able to reside in or near the San Diego, CA location with 50% travel throughout.

Schedule: Monday - Friday8AM - 5PM, with occasional weekend if warranted, but rare.

Must have a CA Pharmacist License.

Must have a minimum of 1 year of experience as a Pharmacist with Long Term Care Pharmacy experience a plus

Our Consultant Pharmacists are dedicated facility medication experts who:

• Make an impact through medication optimization helping our residents live their best lives
• Lead care teams providing value to prescribers and nursing staff
• Navigate cost containment strategies to reduce drug spend and nursing time

Intensely focused on the local delivery of services, our Consultant Pharmacist team’s high quality medication management and clinical support enables facilities to optimize care delivery, reduce regulatory risk, and adapt to rapid change.

An Immunization Certification through an accredited organization (ie. APhA) is required

We offer:

DailyPay

Flexible schedules

Competitive pay

Shift differential

Health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits

Company paid STD and LTD

Employee Discount Program

401k

Paid-time off

Tuition reimbursement

Non-retail/Closed-door environment

Our Pharmacy group focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting the pharmacy needs for hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other specialized care centers nationwide. If your passion is service excellence and top-quality care come join our team and apply today!

Responsibilities

• Evaluates physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, route of administration and stability. Makes recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate
• Reviews the drug regimen and clinical indicators of each resident as assigned at least monthly and reports any irregularities to the Director of Nursing, Administrator and the attending physicians with a written report of findings and recommendations
• Documents all communication with physicians, nurses, other members of the healthcare team and patients/residents and their family members
• Maintains knowledge of pharmacy laws and federal and state regulations concerning long-term care
• Works cooperatively as a member of a team
• Maintains knowledge of pharmaceutical care practices for long term care residents

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy or Pharmacy Doctorate
• Current license required. Dual license preferred
• One-year experience in acute, long-term care or home health preferred
• Consultant or Clinical Pharmacist experience preferred
• IV clinical experience preferred
• Must be able to work weekends or outside of normal business hours when needed
• Ability to lift patient charts repetitively
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Good customer service skills
• Ability to learn and understand state and federal regulations for long-term care
• Understand of formulary management

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