Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine - San Antonio, TX

WANDER STAFFING LLC•San Antonio, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Wander Staffing is seeking one Clinical Pharmacist – Emergency Medicine to provide direct patient care, medication therapy monitoring, and emergency response support at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The position is 100% on-site and pays $78 per hour as a W-2 position. It is described as long-term; the contract duration is determined between the government and Wander Staffing. Employees are asked to provide 60 days’ notice if leaving. Hours follow the clinic schedule, between 05:30 and 21:00. Shifts range from 8 to 12 hours and include a 30- or 60-minute unpaid lunch depending on the section and shift. The average schedule is 40 hours per week, as set by the department. Unplanned changes may occur when needed, with Wander Staffing’s agreement. The pharmacist may be asked to stay past a shift to complete patient care when leaving would put a patient’s health at risk; this does not apply to routine paperwork or end-of-shift administrative tasks. The pharmacist may rotate to other clinical pharmacist positions for which they are trained and competent. The role provides direct patient care, treatment assessment, medication management, medication-use monitoring, and emergency response. The pharmacist collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, evaluates and documents care for patients in the assigned area, reviews drug regimens, supports cost-effective medication use and patient safety, educates staff and beneficiaries, and contributes to discharge planning and transitions of care.

Requirements

Pharm.D. degree.
Meet one of the stated qualification pathways: an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency with BPS board certification; an ASHP-accredited PGY2 residency; an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency with three years of clinical practice experience and BPS board certification; or BPS board certification.
No substitutions or equivalencies are accepted for the education requirements.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a clinical pharmacist.
BLS and ACLS; ACLS must be from the American Heart Association.
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 hire.
Experience working in a large hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, including treatment assessment and medication management.
Work with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.
Evaluate patients in the assigned area daily and document pharmacy recommendations, plans, interventions, and medication reconciliation in the medical record.
Review each patient’s drug regimen for appropriate indication and dosing, allergies, potential interactions, laboratory monitoring, duplicate therapy, and medication documentation.
Manage drug use cost-effectively within the clinic and monitor the process and outcomes of drug therapy.
Monitor for polypharmacy and high-dose dosing to prevent adverse effects.
Provide pharmaceutical education to BAMC staff and beneficiaries as requested and support residency rotation requirements.
Respond to Level I trauma, code blue, and massive blood transfusion emergencies.
Provide medication therapy monitoring, including antibiotic stewardship, pharmacokinetic dosing, renal and hepatic dosing, and patient education.
Support discharge planning and smooth transitions to other sites of care from a pharmacy perspective.