General Hours of Work: Days/Evenings (including weekends and holidays; shifts are determined by staffing plan)

Exempt/Nonexempt: Non-Exempt (hourly)

Department: Pharmacy

Schedule: PRN

This is an on-site position at the Hospice of Southern West Virginia.

SUMMARY: 

Provides pharmaceutical care, which includes all medication related activities provided directly to the patient with definite outcomes intended to improve the patient’s quality of life.  The Pharmacist must accept personal responsibility and accountability for the patient’s outcomes. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Reviews stock reports for ordering needs.
• Orders replacement stock based on facility needs.
• Fills automated dispensing machine.
• Assures proper medication storage.
• Destroys unused patient medications as needed, documenting any destruction in compliance with the applicable regulatory requirements.
• Supports facility P&T committee functions.
• Provides drug information to professional staff.
• Responsible for accurate documentation of all work completed.
• Maintains customer service focus to achieve excellent working relationship with the contracted facilities. 

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: 

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree required.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, and/or REGISTRATIONS:  

• Pharmacist licensure in the state of West Virginia is required.
• Maintain active login credentials with wholesaler supplying Hospice of Southern West Virginia is required.
• Maintain CSOS ordering privileges with Hospice of Southern West Virginia is required.

About Avel eCare

Avel eCare is a nationally recognized telemedicine care provider offering the largest and most comprehensive virtual health networks in the world. Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avel operates a multispecialty telemedicine network, partnering with more than 650 health care systems, rural hospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, school districts, prisons, skilled nursing facilities and law enforcement agencies to deliver innovative telemedicine care across the country.

During the past three decades, Avel has developed eight distinct telehealth services, —Behavioral Health, Critical Care, Emergency, Hospitalist, Pharmacy, Specialty Care, Senior Care and School Health—in response to needs expressed by the communities and clinicians whom Avel serves. Within the past year alone, Avel’s virtual health care delivery model has impacted the lives of nearly two million patients. The efficiency of these telehealth services have saved health care costs and unnecessary time and travel for patients and physicians. On a national and world level, we are a model of how telehealth presents effective solutions today and tomorrow’s most daunting challenges. 

An innovative spirit among Avel eCare employees provided the spark that started Avel eCare’s telemedicine movement and is what continues to fuel our ability to transform the way healthcare is delivered across the world today. When you join the Avel team, you’ll appreciate the dedication, collaboration and support of other highly skilled professionals who work with you onsite in our virtual hospital hub or through our remote workforce.

Mission

Every person and every community deserves access to high quality care. Avel’s experts collaborate with local clinicians through telemedicine, to deliver high quality care when and where it’s needed.

Vision

Avel eCare serves as a catalyst for change. We are creating a future of health care without boundaries through Service, Quality, Collaboration, and Innovation.