Clinical Pharmacist Telepharmacy

CommonSpirit Health • Bryan, TX

4d • $66 - $99 • Remote

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist provides remote telepharmacy services, helping physicians and nurses prescribe and dispense medications safely. The pharmacist reviews prescriptions and physician orders for safety, including potential drug interactions, appropriate dosing, allergies, and other irregularities; authorizes prescriptions for pharmacy technicians; and performs final checks before medications are dispensed to nursing stations.

The role screens medication orders for optimal use and intervenes when appropriate under clinical program standards and client hospital protocols. Reviews include allergies, interactions, renal and hepatic function, age-appropriate drug selection and dosing, duplicate orders, injectable compatibility, concentrations, and administration rates. The pharmacist also applies pharmacokinetic skills to determine dosing and monitor patient responses to designated drugs under prescriber orders or approved protocols.

The position includes continued pharmacy-practice education, support for client hospital goals and specifications, timely responses to communications from telepharmacy leadership and client hospital liaisons, and clear reports about incomplete assignments and potential patient concerns to support continuity of medication therapy.

Requirements

• B.S. in Pharmacy or equivalent from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Three years of hospital pharmacy experience as a pharmacist.
• Active pharmacist licenses in Texas, Nebraska, and Colorado in good standing.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Meditech, Epic, Cerner, and/or Paragon.

Responsibilities

• Review, verify, and interpret physician orders using the patient profile.
• Screen medication orders for optimal medication use and intervene when appropriate under clinical program standards and client hospital protocols.
• Monitor medication allergies, drug interactions, renal and hepatic function, age-appropriate drug selection and dosing, duplicate orders, injectable compatibilities, concentrations, and administration rates.
• Use pharmacokinetic skills to determine dosing and monitor patient responses to designated drugs under prescriber orders or approved medical staff protocols.
• Authorize prescriptions for pharmacy technicians and perform a final check before medication is dispensed to the nursing station.
• Participate in continued education in pharmacy practice to meet regulatory requirements and organizational goals.
• Support client hospital goals and specifications for order entry and verification, medication preparation, and clinical programs.
• Review and respond in a timely manner to communications from telepharmacy system directors, managers, supervisors, and client hospital liaisons.
• Provide concise communication reports at order review or when appropriate, detailing incomplete assignments and potential patient concerns to monitor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time