Inpatient Staff Pharmacists - San Antonio, TX
About The Position
Wander Staffing is seeking seven Inpatient Staff Pharmacists to provide pharmacy services at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The role supports multidisciplinary care teams by reviewing inpatient medication orders, preparing and dispensing medications, and helping optimize drug therapy. Work is 100% on-site, and pharmacists may rotate among ambulatory or inpatient pharmacy sites to cover staffing needs. The inpatient pharmacy operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Shifts range from 8 to 12 hours, with a 30- or 60-minute unpaid lunch depending on the section and shift. The average schedule is 40 hours per week, as set by the department. Unplanned schedule changes may occur when needed, with Wander Staffing’s agreement. This is a long-term W2 contract position; contract duration is determined between the government and Wander Staffing. The hourly rate is $76.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited college or university; no substitutions or equivalencies are accepted.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a pharmacist.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- At least one year of inpatient pharmacy experience within the past two years after graduation.
- Experience working in a large hospital setting.
- Only inpatient and directly relevant clinical experience will be accepted; general pharmacy experience and residency experience will not be considered.
Responsibilities
- Work with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.
- Determine the substance, strength, dosage, and quantity to dispense according to accepted practice and pharmacy standard operating procedures.
- Receive and review prescriptions for the full range of formulary pharmaceuticals, including controlled drugs.
- Perform advanced pharmaceutical calculations to prepare IV admixtures and complex parenteral nutrition solutions using body surface area and creatinine clearance formulas.
- Obtain medications, prepare labels, visually inspect medications before dispensing, and compare printed labels with original prescriptions.
- Review and interpret inpatient medication orders, screening dosage, route, frequency, potential interactions, and allergies.
- Perform medication distribution, including preparing and/or verifying, labeling, compounding, and dispensing medications.
- Follow established quality assurance, controlled-substance security, and hazardous medication disposal procedures.
- Help orient, instruct, and train pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists, and other health professionals.
- May be assigned as the shift Code Responder and respond to code blues during that shift.
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Job Type
Full-time
