Clinical Staff Pharmacist - PICU (Days)

Texas Children's Medical Center•Houston, TX

19d

About The Position

We are searching for a Clinical Staff Pharmacist for the PICU — someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will manage and promote activities appropriate to ensure a safe and effective medication use process and assist in direct patient care activities to promote optimal drug therapy and resolve medication use problems in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0-adult). Also, to perform a registered pharmacist's duties as defined by Hospital. Think you’ve got what it takes?

Requirements

Required bachelor's degree Pharmacy and Ph.D. Pharm. D. degree
Required RPH - Pharmacist by the State of Texas

Nice To Haves

Preferred 1-year PGY1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency or 3 years clinical experience as pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy setting with multi-disciplinary rounding responsibilities

Responsibilities

Actively participates in multi-disciplinary rounds with medical specialty service.
Ensures the appropriateness of all medication doses in reference to the patient’s diagnosis, clinical status, weight/body surface area, allergies, and drug interactions.
Identifies patients with special needs and oversees coordination of activities to ensure proper delivery of drug therapy.
Performs outcome-directed therapeutic drug monitoring for patients according to guidelines.
Monitors therapy for drug, drug-nutrient, drug-laboratory interactions and discusses interactions with appropriate health care professionals to help ensure patient safety.
Performs outcome-directed pharmacokinetic monitoring for patients according to guidelines and discusses recommendations with appropriate medical professionals to help provide the best care for the patient.
Accurately verifies medication orders in the electronic medical record.
Ensures a safe medication use process.
Participates in the education of patients, care givers, and the community.
Supports patient safety systems.
Completes intervention documentation in the electronic medical record according to guidelines.
Performs and documents patient profile review according to guidelines.
Performs and documents discharge prescription review according to guidelines.
Enforces the non-formulary medication guidelines.
Checks all available means of communication including e-mail, mailbox, and voice mail every shift.
Ensures a work environment that is clean, neat, and organized according to departmental standards.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.