Virtual Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist (REMOTE)

Clinical Quality Pharmacist

Palmetto Infusion provides comprehensive ambulatory and home-based infusion services to both acute and chronically ill patients. Our centers care for people by providing patients and their families with a convenient affordable and safe place to receive infusion treatments. We strive for more than personal service always delivering a warm and attentive health care experience that boosts patients state-of-mind improves their health and quality of life. For our employees The Palmetto Experience means we serve and support people in our purpose to restore health and hope we build a culture of belonging and collaboration we deliver on our promise to treat people with respect and empathy and we strive to embrace change and search for new opportunities.

The Clinical Quality Pharmacist provides the licensed clinical layer that supports the Ambulatory Infusion Center (AIC) Order Entry workflow across all states in which Palmetto Infusion Services operates. They will perform remote medication order processing and prescription review — including order/prescription clarification receipt and documentation of verbal orders prospective drug use review therapeutic interventions and drug information support. This position will also work with and advance our formal Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program which monitors evaluates and continuously improves the quality safety and appropriateness of order processing in accordance with internal policy the South Carolina Pharmacy Practice Act and the applicable laws of each state served. The role collaborates closely with the Pharmacist-in-Charge AIC clinical staff and Patient Services to deliver safe high-quality infusion therapy and to sustain a defensible inspection-ready standard of pharmacy practice.

Prior experience in specialty pharmacy ambulatory infusion and/or home infusion practice familiarity with prospective drug use review verbal order intake and continuous quality improvement in a pharmacy setting.

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required.

May be required to obtain and maintain non-resident or reciprocal pharmacist licensure in any additional state of operation as required by each state's laws and Board of Pharmacy regulations

Receives reviews interprets and if needed clarifies medication orders and prescriptions originating from prescribers and documents all clarifications in accordance with internal policy and applicable state and federal pharmacy law.

Enters and/or transfers medication-order data receives verbal orders from prescribers obtains substitution authorizations and performs therapeutic interventions consistent with the authorized functions of licensed pharmacists.

Serves as a drug information resource to the AIC clinical staff (nurses and providers) internal Palmetto Infusion staff and outside referral sources.

Receives and acts on urgent order clarifications verbal orders prospective DUR and drug information requests during staffed hours.

Helps with reporting implementing and continuously advancing the pharmacy's Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program: objectively and systematically monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of order processing pursues improvements to prevent and document medication errors.

Identifies documents reviews and addresses medication errors and near-misses arising from remote order processing performs root-cause analysis trends findings and translates results into periodic process improvements and policy updates.

Maintains complete attributable records of each order-processing function performed retrievable for at least two years and available to the Board on request in accordance with the Remote Medication Order Processing Policy & Procedure and the departments Service Level Agreement with Patient Services.

Adheres to all federal/state pharmacy laws and regulations and protects patient information in compliance with HIPAA and applicable state privacy law when accessing the common electronic file over secure networks.

Comprehensive Medical Insurance

• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (Medical and Dependent Care)
• Health Savings Account
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 8 Paid Company Holidays

We understand that every interaction every decision and every effort contribute to the quality of care our patients receive. This dedication to patient-centered care is what creates "The Palmetto Experience" — a standard of excellence that defines us and enriches the lives of those we serve.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include reading distance computer and color vision. All employees must uphold the confidentiality of protected health information and follow all HIPAA policies. This position has access to sensitive information and a breach of information may be grounds for immediate termination.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.