Pharmacist PRN

Surgery Partners, Inc•San Antonio, TX

8h•Onsite

About The Position

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital is dedicated to exceeding expectations by building relationships with patients, physicians, staff, and the community. We are seeking like-minded employees to provide exceptional and quality care to our patients and be the face of our hospital. Our mission is to make our patients feel like family by going above and beyond and providing extraordinary quality care. We encourage our hospital to empower others, build one another up, and continue to grow.

Requirements

Registered with the Texas Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacist.
Ability to be self-directed.
Demonstrates accountability, professionalism, and receptiveness to change.
Seeks guidance, direction, and assistance when needed.
Ability to work under stress and in situations that demand patience, stamina, endurance, and tact while providing impeccable service.
Fosters an attitude of teamwork and willingness to assist others and does not refuse to perform other job duties as requested.
Sets priorities, responds timely to issues, which require a decision, and ensures desired results are achieved by means of consistent follow through.
Fulfills annual continuing education requirements.
Maintains the confidentiality of patients, coworkers, and facility information and adheres to the HIPAA policy.
Reports, in good faith, any known or suspected activity that appears to violate laws, rules, regulations or the SP Code of Conduct.
Visual and auditory acuity and manual dexterity essential to performing designated duties required.
Optimal auditory acuity required.
Manual dexterity involving the handling of equipment and instruments or needles is essential to performing assigned duties.
Judgment as to precautions needed to be taken is essential.
Ability to work in climate control and ambient temperature variances.
Ability to handle limited amounts of radiation, hazardous chemicals or substances and infectious disease processes.

Nice To Haves

Experience with sterile compounded medications (e.g., Intravenous medications, Operating Room medication mixtures, etc.).
Experience working in the electronic medical record.
Experience with automatic dispensing machines.
Experience with diversion prevention programs.
Experience with practice specific hospital alert response.
Experience as a member of the Emergency Response Team (codes and rapid response).
Experience representing Pharmacy service on committees and quality support teams.
Experience in developing and implementing performance improvement and patient safety activities.
Experience maintaining a limited hospital formulary.
Experience maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
Experience with cost-effective strategies to meet budgetary expectations.
Experience assisting with growing service lines and new business.

Responsibilities

Provide medication order verification while assessing for optimal drug product selection, dosage regimen design, effective administration, and drug therapy monitoring services.
Monitor inpatient and outpatient drug therapies and work with medical staff to find alternatives when needed.
Prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems and make appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations.
Effectively verify patient medication orders for appropriateness and accuracy.
Accurately transcribe written medication orders into the electronic medical record.
Appropriately document clinical interventions.
Demonstrate proficiency in Pharmacy distributive services.
Ensure medications are stored per manufacturers guidelines and stored securely.
Ensure medications reach the patient in the correct form and dose.
Responsible for the accurate dispensing and timely distribution of drugs and medicines for inpatients or outpatients.
Assess and provide quality checks for any sterile compounded medications via contracted pharmacies (e.g., Intravenous medications, Operating Room medication mixtures, etc.).
Maintain competency working in the electronic medical record.
Communicate effectively with patients, patient family, and all of the healthcare team.
Comply with STSSH Customer Service Standards.
Build rapport and form constructive relationships.
Routinely contribute to the on-call responsibilities of the Pharmacy Department.
Routinely work rotating shifts. Hours of duty may be irregular or unexpectedly shortened/extended due to the requirements of the daily surgical schedule.
Maintain regular and prompt work-site attendance.
Manage automatic dispensing machines for accuracy and efficiency.
Assist with diversion prevention programs.
Supervise and check the work of less experienced and less qualified staff.
Provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to requests for drug information from patients and health care providers.
Provide leadership and oversight for Pharmacy Technicians.
Counsel patients on the effects, dosage, and route of administration of their drug treatments, particularly those who require complex drug therapy and document the counseling.
Actively collaborate and demonstrate teamwork to ensure drug distribution is communicated and delivered safely and effectively.
Support and participate in the educational and professional development of the Pharmacy department and Pharmacy students.
Maintain positive working relationships with peers, management, and customers.
Participate as a team member and be accountable for own work responsibilities.
Participate in Employee Orientation as appropriate.
Report medication errors and adverse drug reactions.
Maintain privacy at all times for patient and employee information.
Actively participate in practice-specific hospital alert response when necessary.
Participate as an active member with Emergency Response Team (codes and rapid response).
Represent Pharmacy service on committees and quality support teams.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Comply with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the State Board of Pharmacy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration.
Protect patients by adhering to infection-control protocols.
Actively participate in the development and implementation of performance improvement and patient safety activities.
Complete required continuing education credits and submit pharmacist license renewal to State Board of Pharmacy on time.
Comply with The Joint Commission, Texas Administrative Code, and CMS standards.
Participate in departmental tracer activity for survey readiness.
Maintain a limited hospital formulary.
Assist with maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
Maintain most cost-effective strategies to meet budgetary expectations.
Attend pharmacy department meetings and other programs, committees, meetings, and functions required by the hospital or pharmacy.
Assist with growing service lines and new business for STSSH and the OPC.
Perform effectively when one’s success depends upon the performance and success of others.
Function within a team and participate actively in meetings to produce results in a cooperative effort.
Place shared goals before one’s own interests and build relationships with others throughout the system.
Derive a sense of accomplishment from a team effort.
Establish action plans for self and others to ensure work is completed efficiently.
Practice active listening skills in one-to-one and group settings by paraphrasing and acknowledging information.
Display patience to hear opposing viewpoints, ask probing questions to increase understanding, and convey understanding to others.
Exhibit managing up co-workers and directing staff to their appropriate leader(s).
Support new strategies, programs, and expectations publicly and always demonstrate a unified alliance with all co-workers.
Embrace new staff and peers with support and understanding.