Clinical Pharmacist II - Pharmacy IV Therapy

CHRISTUS Health•Longview, TX

About The Position

All pharmacists fill medication orders, monitor patient drug therapies, and provide drug information. They provide pharmacy services with compassion, excellence, and efficiency. Level II pharmacists also participate in management of patient pharmacotherapy and quality medication management within assigned service lines. The Clinical Pharmacist II prepares and dispenses medications, interprets and verifies medication orders, maintains accurate patient medication records, and compounds pharmaceuticals, including sterile and non-sterile products, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition. The role may provide ambulatory pharmaceutical care under approved protocols or collaborative agreements, including medication therapy management, anticoagulation management, patient education, and medication reconciliation. The pharmacist evaluates medication safety and appropriateness, supports drug information and education, participates in quality improvement and medication-use reviews, and contributes to stewardship and shortage-management activities. The position also supports the pharmacy department through precepting, competency assessment, staff education, committee participation, and clinical projects.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree.
At least one of the following: BPS board certification, residency, fellowship, or at least five years of hospital experience.
PGY-1 and PGY-2 residency completion, board certification, or five years of hospital experience required at hire.
Pharmacy state licensure required within 60 days of start date.
Pharmacist preceptor status required within 90 days.
BLS or ACLS certification required.
PALS certification required for pediatric practice.
For ministries with residency programs, ASHP Residency Preceptor status is required within 180 days of hire.
Obtain required position certifications within the time frame established by the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy.

Responsibilities

Prepare and dispense medication orders according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Interpret verbal and written medication orders and accurately transcribe or verify them in computerized patient medication records.
Maintain accurate and complete patient drug records.
Compound and dispense pharmaceuticals, including non-sterile and sterile products, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products.
Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain required records.
Supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel and verify pharmacy technicians’ daily activities.
Maintain job competency, pharmacist licensure, continuing education records, and required competency assessments; attend staff meetings.
Analyze medication-use processes and contribute at least one related project per year.
Provide ambulatory pharmaceutical care under approved protocols or collaborative agreements, including medication therapy management, anticoagulation management, patient education, and medication preparation or dispensing oversight.
Perform assigned clinical-area duties, which may include anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, and discharge medication reconciliation.
Ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective drug therapies according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Monitor medication regimens for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
Assist with pharmacokinetics consultations and renal drug dosing according to hospital protocol.
Accurately read, extract, and interpret information in patient medical records.
Detect and report suspected adverse drug reactions in a timely manner.
Support the hospital drug formulary, minimize non-formulary procurement, use therapeutic substitution protocols, and promote rational drug selection.
Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners and accurate, timely drug information to professional staff.
Educate patients and families about medications according to institutional protocol.
Participate in departmental quality improvement and medication-use review activities; collect data and maintain assigned logs, records, and documentation.
Conduct designated clinical interventions, including IV-to-oral conversion, renal dosing, pharmacokinetic dosing support, and anticoagulation, and meet departmental intervention-reporting standards.
Participate in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and medication-shortage management activities as assigned.
Attend interdisciplinary rounds when assigned and provide services efficiently and in a timely manner.
Precept pharmacy residents and students, assess pharmacist competencies, provide at least one pharmacy or nursing staff in-service per year, participate in assigned committees, and complete one clinical project per year.