Clinical Pharmacist I - Retail Pharmacy A

CHRISTUS Health•Texarkana, TX

12d

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist I fills medication orders, monitors patient drug therapies, and provides drug information and pharmacy services with compassion, excellence, and efficiency. The role prepares and dispenses medications according to physician requests and established policies, procedures, and protocols; interprets and verifies drug orders in computerized patient medication records; maintains accurate patient drug records; compounds and dispenses sterile and non-sterile pharmaceuticals, including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products; and issues controlled substances while maintaining required records. The pharmacist supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel and verifies pharmacy technicians’ daily activities. Ambulatory care duties may include managing patient drug therapy, anticoagulation management, patient education, and preparing or overseeing medication dispensing under approved protocols or collaborative agreements. Assigned clinical areas may include anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, and discharge medication reconciliation. Clinical responsibilities include ensuring safe, appropriate, and cost-effective drug therapy; monitoring for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and dose appropriateness; supporting pharmacokinetics consultations and renal dosing; interpreting patient medical records; reporting suspected adverse drug reactions; supporting the hospital formulary and therapeutic substitution; consulting with practitioners; and providing drug information to staff and education to patients and families. The pharmacist participates in quality improvement, medication-use reviews, assigned clinical interventions, antibiotic and opioid stewardship, shortage management, and interdisciplinary rounds when assigned. The position requires maintaining licensure and continuing education records, attending staff meetings, completing competency assessments, and providing services efficiently and promptly. The role may involve exposure to hazardous or toxic substances, including chemotherapy and cytotoxic drugs and cleaning solutions; needle sticks or cuts from sharp items; musculoskeletal injury risk if proper lifting and carrying techniques are not used; and exposure to biologic material during direct patient care. The stated exposure category is Risk 0. Work schedule is four 10-hour days; work type is full time.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree.
Pharmacy state licensure required within 60 days of the start date.
BLS or ACLS certification required.
PALS certification required for pediatric practice.

Nice To Haves

Hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and dispense drug orders according to physician requests and established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Interpret verbal and written drug orders and accurately enter or verify them in computerized patient medication records.
Maintain accurate and complete patient drug records.
Compound and dispense non-sterile and sterile pharmaceuticals, including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products.
Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain records required by law and institutional policies.
Supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel and verify pharmacy technicians’ daily activities.
Provide ambulatory pharmaceutical care under approved protocols or collaborative agreements, including drug therapy management, anticoagulation management, patient education, and medication preparation or dispensing oversight.
Perform duties in assigned clinical areas, which may include anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, and discharge medication reconciliation.
Ensure safe, appropriate, cost-effective drug therapies and monitor for contraindications, drug interactions, allergies, and medication or dose appropriateness.
Assist with pharmacokinetics consultation services and renal drug dosing according to hospital protocol.
Read, extract, and interpret information in patient medical records.
Detect and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and promptly.
Support the hospital drug formulary, minimize non-formulary procurement, use therapeutic substitution protocols, and promote rational drug therapy selection.
Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners and timely drug information to professional staff.
Provide drug education to patients and their families according to institutional protocol.
Participate in department quality improvement and medication-use review activities.
Collect data and conduct monitoring and inspections; maintain assigned logs, records, and documentation.
Conduct designated clinical interventions, including IV-to-PO conversion, renal dosing, pharmacokinetic dosing support, and anticoagulation interventions, and meet departmental intervention-reporting goals.
Participate in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and shortage management activities as assigned.
Attend interdisciplinary rounds when assigned.
Maintain current pharmacist licensure and ensure continuing education records and licensure documentation are maintained.
Attend staff meetings and complete competency and skills assessment requirements.
Provide services efficiently and in a timely fashion.