Pharmacist - Home Infusion

Overview The Home Infusion and Specialty Pharmacist performs, coordinates, and supervises pharmacy services. This includes dispensing drugs/supplies, preparing sterile products, and ensuring safe, effective therapies in home and alternative settings. You will also conduct clinical assessments, patient education, care planning, and therapy monitoring. Key Responsibilities Pharmacy Operations: Prepare and dispense drugs, supplies, and equipment. Sterile Compounding: Create sterile products for safe home and alternative-site therapies. Patient Care: Lead clinical assessments, patient education, care planning, and outcome monitoring. Leadership & PIC Coverage: Assume manager/Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC) duties in their absence to maintain workflow and patient care (excluding tasks restricted by law). Requirements & Logistics Schedule: Hours vary and include on-call rotations based on census and program needs. Primary Software: CareTend, NewLeaf, EPIC, TherigySTM, and Abacus. Responsibilities Clinical Patient Care & Monitoring Therapeutic Monitoring: Conducts initial and ongoing assessments of patient, drug, and disease information to identify real and potential drug-related problems. Care Planning: Formulates prioritized, goal-directed plans of care based on determined patient problems and desired clinical outcomes. Intervention: Intervenes as appropriate to improve prescribing, administration, and monitoring practices facility-wide. Consultation: Provides drug information and consultations to patients, families, physicians, and healthcare professionals. Infusion Therapy: Programs infusion control devices and educates patients, caregivers, and staff on their safe operation. Pharmacy Operations & Dispensing Medication Preparation: Supervises, coordinates, and participates in the preparation of sterile admixtures. Dispensing: Dispenses all pharmaceutical and related supplies/equipment strictly in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and standards of practice. Leadership: Supervises pharmacy operations and directly oversees support personnel. Compliance & Administration Documentation: Completes documentation per policy to maintain thorough and accurate clinical records. Regulatory Maintenance: Maintains rigorous pharmacy records in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Billing & Authorization: Performs billing functions (manual computer entry, billing form generation), identifies payors, and obtains authorizations prior to delivering medications or supplies. Performance Improvement (PI): Supervises, collects, and analyzes PI activities specific to pharmacy functions. Qualifications Education Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy – Required Degree Completed Certifications & Licenses Licensed Pharmacist – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Work Experience Pharmacist We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For more information: View email address on click.appcast.io. Salary Range The compensation range for this position is $52.06 per hour - $89.54 per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr Carle Health