Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist provides safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. The role delivers patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in a decentralized practice setting in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel. The specialist participates in necessary aspects of the medication-use system, provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients in assigned areas, and supports centralized and decentralized medication-use systems. This is a full-time, day-shift position at UT Health Tyler in Tyler, Texas. UT Health Tyler is the system’s flagship hospital, serving hundreds of thousands of people annually. It specializes in advanced acute care medicine and has a Level I trauma center, a comprehensive stroke center, the region’s only EMCO program, and a Level III NICU.
Requirements
- B.S. or Pharm.D. from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital setting.
- Meet one of the following experience pathways: completion of an accredited PGY-1 pharmacy residency or fellowship and an accredited PGY-2 specialty pharmacy residency or fellowship in an appropriate specialty field; or completion of an accredited PGY-1 pharmacy residency or fellowship and 3 or more years of clinical pharmacy experience if no PGY-2 is completed; or 5 or more years of clinical pharmacy experience with no history of residency or fellowship.
- Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) certification, or attain it within 1 year.
- Active Pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy.
- Meet other applicable state requirements, such as sterile compounding requirements.
- BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and before providing direct patient care.
- ALS/ACLS certification.
- Board certification.
Nice To Haves
- Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office applications and Electronic Medical Record Systems.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy.
- Provide patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in a decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel.
- Participate in necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients in assigned areas.
- Support centralized and decentralized medication-use systems.
Benefits
- Career growth opportunities.
- Tuition assistance.
- Resources supporting wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- Paid time off.
- Comprehensive health benefits.
- Supportive, inclusive culture.
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Job Type
Full-time
