PRN Hospital Pharmacist
About The Position
Cardinal Health is recruiting a PRN Pharmacist for ContinueCARE Clinic Odessa. The pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to hospital patients, including oversight, monitoring, preparation, dispensing, and documentation of medication therapy. The role also involves providing drug and patient information and overseeing medication information and dispensing systems. The pharmacist works with the team to support compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and to ensure proper pharmaceutical storage and documentation. The facility is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The PRN pharmacist covers as needed for PTO, vacation, and sick time, and participates in a rotating schedule for on-call after-hours and weekend coverage.
Requirements
- Hold a pharmacist license in good standing in Texas.
- Be flexible to work various shifts.
- Have IV certification or be willing to obtain it.
- Be able to hear, write, and speak clearly to communicate with customers and health care professionals.
- Have strong customer service skills.
- Have manual dexterity for occasional reaching, lifting, and holding of small objects.
- Be computer savvy and able to learn and successfully operate multiple pharmacy information systems.
Nice To Haves
- Inpatient hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Interpret verbal and written medical orders and accurately transcribe them to computerized patient medication profiles; maintain accurate and complete profiles.
- Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products.
- Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain legally required records.
- Monitor drug therapy for contraindications, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
- Assist with pharmacokinetics consultations and drug dosing in accordance with organizational protocols.
- Review and interpret culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommend changes as needed.
- Detect and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and promptly.
- Support the formulary by minimizing nonformulary procurements, using therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug selection.
- Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners, and suggest appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.
- Document clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
- Participate in departmental quality improvement and medication use review activities; collect data, conduct quality monitoring and inspections, and maintain assigned logs, records, and documentation.
- Participate in developing and presenting orientation, education, and training programs for pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staff.
Benefits
- Paid time off in compliance with applicable laws.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
