Clinical Pharmacist (PRN)

DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN•Edinburg, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist (PRN) will provide shift coverage in the inpatient pharmacy, primarily between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. This role involves maintaining utmost confidentiality, adhering to hospital policies, and demonstrating ethical business practices. The pharmacist will work closely with pharmacy personnel to ensure safe and efficient patient care delivery, serving in a professional capacity in inpatient care areas. Key responsibilities include monitoring patients for optimal therapeutic outcomes, ensuring the appropriateness of medication doses, identifying and intervening in drug therapy problems (such as allergies, drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, and adverse drug reactions), and documenting interventions. The role also involves verifying the appropriateness of drug selection, initiating drug therapy when necessary, suggesting cost-effective alternatives, and evaluating the need for non-formulary medications. The Clinical Pharmacist will ensure departmental policies and procedures are followed, medication orders are processed promptly, and dispensed products meet quality guidelines. They will also ensure patients receive the correct medication, dose, route, and regimen, and that doses are filled and delivered within established guidelines. Accurate and efficient entry of medication orders into the computer system is required, along with initiating and processing medication incident reports and adverse drug reaction reports. The pharmacist will accurately complete Controlled Substance Inventory Records and perform assigned Controlled Substance Inventories, correcting any identified problems. Communication is key, including answering phone calls promptly and politely, communicating patient information to on-coming staff for continuity of care, and acting as a liaison between the pharmacy and medical/nursing staff. The role includes supervising pharmacy technicians and support staff to promote efficient workflow. Additionally, the Clinical Pharmacist must complete annual aseptic technique certification, accurately process outpatient prescriptions with patient counseling, maintain investigational drug study records, and actively participate in the education and training of new pharmacy employees, students, residents, and interns. They will also participate in ongoing self-education to meet CE credit requirements for license renewal and engage in departmental data collection and reporting for Drug Use Evaluation, Quality Assurance, and Quality Improvement activities. Routine checks of communication channels like email and mailbox are expected, along with performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited College of Pharmacy with a B.S. or PharmD degree.

Nice To Haves

One to three years of hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
Works closely with all pharmacy personnel to assure safe and efficient delivery of patient care.
Serves in a professional capacity in-patient care areas.
Monitors patients to assure optimal therapeutic outcomes.
Ensures appropriateness of all medication doses in reference to the patient’s diagnosis, weight/body surface area, age, allergies, and drug interactions.
Identifies and intervenes when problems involving drug therapy arise (i.e. allergies, drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, adverse drug reactions).
Completes intervention documentation and submits information according to departmental guidelines.
Verifies appropriateness of drug selected.
Initiates drug therapy when necessary.
Suggests equally efficacious but less expensive therapy.
Evaluates need for all non-formulary medications.
Assures departmental policies and procedures are being followed, medication orders are being processed in a timely manner, and the quality of products dispensed meets established guidelines.
Assures the patient receives the ordered medication as to dose, route, regimen, and generic substitution.
Ensures that medication doses are filled and delivered within established departmental guidelines.
Enters medication orders in the computer accurately and efficiently.
Initiates and processes medication incident reports and adverse drug reaction reports as needed.
Accurately completes Controlled Substance Inventory Records when dispensing controlled substances.
Completes Controlled Substance Inventory as assigned and corrects problems identified.
Answers phone calls promptly and politely by stating departmental area and name.
Communicates problems, unique patient needs and other necessary information to on-coming staff for enhanced continuity of care.
Acts as a liaison between the pharmacy and the medical and nursing staff for issues pertaining to pharmacy services.
Supervises pharmacy technicians and support staff to promote efficient daily workflow.
Completes annual aseptic technique certification by skills validation with a qualified observer.
Accurately processes outpatient prescriptions and provides oral and written counseling information to the patient and/or parent.
Accurately maintains investigational drug study records and documentation.
Actively participates in the education and training of new pharmacy employees, pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and pharmacy interns.
Participates in on –going self-education activities and earns the number of hours of CE credit required by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy for license renewal.
Participates in departmental data collection and reporting of Drug Use Evaluation, Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement activities.
Completes all assigned clinic and nursing station check assignments before the end of each month, including follow-up and resolution of any problems identified.
Routinely checks all available means of communication including e-mail and mailbox.
Performs other duties as assigned.