Pharmacist Consultant

PharMerica

PharMerica is a closed-door pharmacy where you can focus on fulfilling the pharmaceutical needs of our long-term care and senior living clients. As a growing organization we offer exciting opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

PharMericas Consultant Pharmacist team leads the industry in clinical excellence. Amid increasing resident acuity heightened regulatory scrutiny and ongoing staffing challenges our Consultant Pharmacists provide clinical services that strengthen facility compliance foster prescriber engagement and optimize medication therapy for residents.

Our Consultant Pharmacists are dedicated medication experts who:

• Make a meaningful impact through medication optimization helping residents live their best lives.
• Lead interdisciplinary care teams while serving as a trusted clinical resource for prescribers and nursing staff.
• Implement cost-containment strategies that reduce medication spend and improve nursing efficiency.
• Deliver high-quality medication management and clinical support that helps facilities optimize care reduce regulatory risk and adapt to an evolving healthcare landscape.

Position Overview

The Pharmacist Consultant is a hybrid position responsible for supporting skilled nursing and long-term care facilities throughout the Central Valley Region. Qualified candidates must reside within the designated territory. This role requires monthly travel to assigned skilled nursing facilities to conduct on-site clinical consulting activities including audits regulatory inspections medication regimen reviews and controlled substance drug destruction as needed. Additional travel within the territory may be required to support client needs and ensure regulatory compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Active Pharmacist license in good standing.
• Immunization Certification through an accredited organization (such as APhA) is required.
• Ability to travel throughout the assigned territory on a monthly basis.
• Strong knowledge of long-term care pharmacy regulations medication management and consultant pharmacy practices.

We offer:

• DailyPay
• Flexible schedules
• Competitive pay
• Shift differential
• Health dental vision and life insurance benefits
• Company paid STD and LTD
• Employee Discount Program
• 401k
• Paid-time off

Our Pharmacy group focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting the pharmacy needs for hospitals rehabilitation hospitals long-term acute care hospitals and other specialized care centers nationwide. If your passion is service excellence and top-quality care come join our team and apply today!

• Evaluates physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug dosage potential interactions route of administration and stability. Makes recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate
• Reviews the drug regimen and clinical indicators of each resident as assigned at least monthly and reports any irregularities to the Director of Nursing Administrator and the attending physicians with a written report of findings and recommendations
• Documents all communication with physicians nurses other members of the healthcare team and patients/residents and their family members
• Maintains knowledge of pharmacy laws and federal and state regulations concerning long-term care
• Works cooperatively as a member of a team
• Maintains knowledge of pharmaceutical care practices for long term care residents

• Bachelors degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy or Pharmacy Doctorate
• Current license required. Dual license preferred
• One-year experience in acute long-term care or home health preferred
• Consultant or Clinical Pharmacist experience preferred
• IV clinical experience preferred
• Must be able to work weekends or outside of normal business hours when needed
• Ability to lift patient charts repetitively
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Good customer service skills
• Ability to learn and understand state and federal regulations for long-term care
• Understand of formulary management