Pharmacist (Emergency Medicine) Houston, TX
About The Position
Nite Lines USA is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine to work at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The role provides direct patient care and medication management, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy. The pharmacist evaluates patients in the assigned area daily and documents pharmacy recommendations, plans, interventions, and medication reconciliation in the medical record. The position also supports education for BAMC staff and beneficiaries and residency rotation opportunities, responds to specified medical emergencies, and contributes to discharge planning and transitions of care. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The stated salary is $120,000 per year.
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.).
- Meet one of the stated training and certification pathways: an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency with Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) board certification; an ASHP-accredited PGY2 residency; or an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency plus three years of clinical practice experience and BPS board certification.
- Do not request an equivalency determination as a substitute for the education requirements for this labor category.
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification for acute care pharmacists, including emergency medicine pharmacists.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a clinical pharmacist.
- All hospital clinical experience must be recent, within the past two years post-graduation or training.
- Meet the standards of an ASHP-Qualified Residency Preceptor within one year of employment.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care, including treatment assessment and medication management.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.
- Clinically evaluate patients in the specified area daily and document pharmacy recommendations, plans, interventions, and medication reconciliation in the medical record.
- Review drug regimens for appropriate indications and dosing, verify allergies, assess interactions and therapy duplication, monitor laboratory results, and check medication documentation.
- Manage drug utilization cost-effectively within the clinic and monitor processes and patient-care outcomes related to drug therapy.
- Monitor polypharmacy and high-dose pharmaceutical dosing to help prevent adverse effects.
- Provide pharmaceutical education to BAMC staff and beneficiaries as requested and support residency rotation opportunities.
- Respond to Level I Trauma, code blue, and massive blood transfusion emergencies.
- Provide medication therapy monitoring, including antibiotic stewardship, pharmacokinetic drug dosing, renal and hepatic dosing, and patient education.
- Facilitate discharge planning and transitions to alternate sites of care from a pharmacy perspective.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
