Description
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Omnicare is a leading provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities nationwide, supporting skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and other institutional care settings. Following the sale of Omnicare by CVS Health, this role will support Omnicare and its continued operations as an independent, standalone organization.
As a Consultant Pharmacist, you have the exciting opportunity to collaborate with facility leaders and staff to coordinate pharmaceutical services within long term care facilities. You will have the opportunity to guide development and evaluation of pharmaceutical services procedures within the facility. You will assist the facility to identify, evaluate, and address/resolve pharmacy-related concerns and issues that affect resident care, medical care, quality of life, and/or regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure facilities remain compliant and aligned with federal regulations
- Complete clinical reviews as required by federal and state regulation
- Own issue resolution and communicate early warning signs of potential issues
- Drive adoption of Omnicare programs and service offerings
- Use existing customer relationships to promote and drive organic growth as well as new business
- Conduct Executive Reviews and other customer meetings as required
- Collaborate with Account Management, Sales, Operations, and appropriate corporate functions to meet overall site goals and objectives
- Perform Medication Regimen Reviews (MRR) as outlined by regulation or contract for facility type and provide written reports of these reviews to applicable facility staff
- Spend an appropriate amount of time on each resident’s review as defined by their clinical needs
- Use OSC2OR software on-site to generate MRR, including therapeutic interchange and Omnicare clinical program-related recommendations and document responses to previous recommendations
- Utilize the "Minimum Data Set" (MDS 3.0) health assessment tool to identify specific residents needing targeted focuses
- Complete the “Quality Improvement: Consultant Pharmacist Summary Report” for all applicable facilities and transmit this and the “Summary for Consultant Services” after each month of consulting has been completed
- Educate facility staff including the Director of Nursing, Medical Director, and Administrator when new programs are implemented and perform specific functions required of new programs to be conducted by Consultant Pharmacist
Requirements:
- Active Pharmacy license in good standing in Illinois
- B.S. in Pharmacy or PharmD degree required
- 3 years of experience in a clinical pharmacy practice
- 1 year of long-term care pharmacy practice
- Immunization certified or willingness to become immunization certified
- Certification in geriatrics and/or gerontology preferred
Benefits:
- Comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits
- Eligible for dental, vision, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs