Clinical Pharmacist II - Pharmacy

CHRISTUS Health • Corpus Christi, TX

106d

About The Position

All pharmacists fill orders for drugs, monitor patient drug therapies and provide drug information. Pharmacists provide pharmacy services with compassion, excellence and efficiency. In addition, level II pharmacists participate in management of patient pharmacotherapy and quality medication management within assigned service lines.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy degree required.
• One of the following required: BPS Board Certification, Residency, Fellowship or at least 5 years of hospital experience.
• Experience PGY-1 and PGY-2 residency completion, Board certification, or 5 years hospital experience required at hire.
• Pharmacy state licensure required within 60 days of start date.
• Pharmacist preceptor required within 90 days.
• BLS or ACLS required.
• PALS (for pediatric practice) required.
• ASHP Residency Preceptor status required within 180 days of hire (for Ministries with Residency programs).

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Prepares and dispenses drug orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures and protocols.
• Interprets drug orders (verbal and written) and transcribes/verifies into computerized patient medication record accurately.
• Maintains accurate, complete patient drug record.
• Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals including non-sterile and sterile products, chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products accurately.
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and institutional policies.
• Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel.
• Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians.
• Maintains competency required for current job title/position.
• Maintains current pharmacist license.
• Ensures applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements.
• Provides analysis of medication use processes and contributes at least one related project per year.
• Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services utilizing approved protocols and/or collaborative agreement with other providers.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and renal drug dosing per hospital protocol.
• Reads, extracts and interprets information in patient medical records accurately.
• Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners as appropriate.
• Provides accurate, adequate and timely drug information to the hospital's professional staff.
• Provides drug education to patients and their families per institutional protocol.
• Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department.
• Collects data, conducts monitors and inspections and maintains logs, records and other documentation as assigned.
• Conducts designated interventions as defined in department Clinical Intervention activities.
• Participates in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and shortage management activities as assigned.
• Attends interdisciplinary rounds when assigned.
• Contributes to the advancement of the pharmacy department and medication management of the organization through precepting of pharmacy residents and students.
• Completes 1 clinical project per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree