Lead Pharmacist, 7on/7off

With over 45 years of experience in helping hundreds of hospital and outpatient pharmacies, we provide access to best practice strategies and tactics to control costs, improve workflow and enhance safety.  Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Solutions is one of the largest employers of acute-care pharmacist in the United States.  Cardinal Health is the employer of choice for pharmacists because we offer a variety of career opportunities in pharmacy leadership, clinical specialties, remote order entry, business management, medication therapy management and more. 

Hospital Pharmacist Remote Order Entry

Through our remote service, we serve acute-care hospitals, providing you an opportunity to practice hospital pharmacy outside of a hospital setting.  Utilize your clinical skills – including monitoring, dosing and reviewing patient medication therapy – and leave the dispensing to the hospital.  This unique approach to pharmacy operations results in flexible work schedules, a team environment and time for you to focus on what you do best – patient care.

Cardinal Health Remote Pharmacy Services is currently searching for a highly energetic and clinically oriented lead pharmacist to join our remote pharmacy team.  Pharmacists will utilize their clinical skills to remotely service our clients’ patients, and provide a top notch continuity of care. 

Schedule: 7on/7off Overnight, hours may vary based on business need

This role will require that you report into our closed door pharmacy in Stafford, TC

Responsibilities:

• Remote order entry and CPOE order evaluation and verification

• Assure acquisition or renewal of all pharmacy staff licenses

• Performs as staff pharmacist as needed

• Physician and nursing consultations

• Clinical medication dosing services

• Review and monitoring of profiles and lab values for therapeutic outcomes

• Coordinates access to medications according to facility policy and procedures, and in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.

Lead Responsibilities:

• Monitor workflows to ensure that optimal order processing times are maintained through creation and management of account assignments

• Track account updates, revise due diligence forms and database, and communicate this information via a standardized communication form

• Identify educational deficiencies and implement a plan to address

• Schedule team staffing and adjust staffing to meet changing needs

• Completes account training with new employees; tracks account access

• Communicate with Director and/or Regional Director regarding:

  • Account and IT issues (in a timely manner)

  • Performance issues and excellence

  • Projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Active pharmacy license(s) in the state of TX

• 2-4 years of clinical hospital inpatient experience preferred. 

• Ability to gain reciprocity to additional states required for practice as business needs change.

• Computer savvy to learn and perform successful operation of multiple pharmacy information systems.

• Excellent communication skills to enable the successful interactions with other healthcare professionals to facilitate the delivery of competent clinical care.  

• Ability to set priorities and work independently; Courteous and team-oriented.

• Flexible and adaptive to change in work-load, equipment, procedures, and standards; ensures that the pharmaceutical care needs of patients are met.

• Prior supervisory experience is preferred.

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Anticipated hourly range: $52.10 per hour - $74.39 per hour

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 12/29/2024 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The hourly range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skill and an evaluation of internal pay equity.