Pharmacist - Home Infusion

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.

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. 

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy | Required Degree Completed 

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES

• Licensed Pharmacist – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Pharmacist

 

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Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois.  We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

 

 

 

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The compensation range for this position is $52.06per hour - $89.54per 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.