Pharmacist Consultant CA – Long Term Care

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Job Description

A Brief Overview
Assists the facility in identifying, evaluating, and addressing pharmacy-related concerns and issues that affect resident care, medical care, quality of life, and/or regulatory compliance. Responsible for collaboration with facility leaders and staff to coordinate pharmaceutical services within long term facilities, guiding development and evaluation of those procedures.

What you will do

• Recommends clinical reviews as required by federal and state regulation to company leadership.
• Advances issue resolutions and communicates early warning signs of potential issues.
• Represents the company when communicating with customers to promote and drive organic growth as well as new business.
• Identifies new methods of conducting executive reviews and other customer meetings as required.
• Acts as leading authority of appropriate pharmaceutical corporate functions to meet overall site goals and objectives.
• Keeps up-to date on regulations or contracts for facility types and provides written reports of these reviews to applicable facility staff.
• Guides other colleagues through consultation, mentoring, and collaborative leadership to build depth of capability, and provides functional (matrix) supervision.

For this role you will need Minimum Requirements

• Adept at problem solving and decision making skills
• Adept at collaboration and teamwork
• Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills
• Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills

Position Summary

Omnicare, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CVS Health Corporation.

What We Do

Directly, and through our subsidiaries, Omnicare provides a broad array of pharmacy-related services to long term care facilities and to other customers in the healthcare environment. While senior care has long been an Omnicare specialty, we also serve other targeted populations.

Are you searching for a fast paced and multifaceted environment where you can show your passion for helping others? If this sounds like the opportunity you're looking for, apply to our Consultant Pharmacist role at Omnicare today We can't wait to meet you

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. This position will perform duties below by working on-site in various client facilities within long term care.

You will:

• 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

This is a full time, benefit eligible position. CVS Health offers a competitive benefit package which includes, but is not limited to, Paid Time Off, Health/Dental/Vision insurance, Employee Stock Purchase Program, 401K with a company match, and a generous employee discount at all CVS stores

This is a full time position with Monday-Friday daytime hours. There is no weekend, holiday or on call requirement.

This is a part time position with a flexible work schedule. Schedule will be Monday-Friday. Half remote / half on site. There is no weekend requirement. There is no on call requirement.

Required Qualifications

Active Pharmacy license in good standing in CALIFORNIA. Ability to visit long term care facilities located in CALIFORNIA. Immunization certified or willingness to become immunization certified

Preferred Qualifications

10 years of experience in a clinical pharmacy practice

5 year of long term care pharmacy practice

Education

B.S. in Pharmacy or PharmD degree required

Certification in geriatrics and/or gerontology preferred

Anticipated Weekly Hours

Time Type

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

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