Pharmacist - Staff

Tenet Healthcare Corporation•Harlingen, TX

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care services to patients, including oversight, monitoring, preparation, dispensing, and documentation of medication therapy. The role also provides drug and patient information and oversees medication information and dispensing systems. The pharmacist ensures compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations and may advise physicians on medication utilization. The pharmacist works with patients and the care team to support safe and effective medication use, provides medication education, and participates in training healthcare professionals. The role also supports regulatory compliance, collaborative practice management under facility-approved protocols, and ongoing professional competence.

Requirements

Pharm.D. or BS in Pharmacy.
Pharmacy license.
AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS are required if the role has direct patient care responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Hospital experience.
Board certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS), CGP, or similar.

Responsibilities

Review and monitor patient medication therapy and medication orders for safety and efficacy in light of patient conditions and health status; advise the care team and document interventions.
Verify medication orders and review medication profiles for duplications, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, appropriateness, dosing, and frequency.
Prepare, label, and dispense medications according to prescriptions, and comply with laws and regulations governing drug and narcotic dispensing and required records.
Check high-risk IVs, adjust renal doses, convert IV medications to oral therapy, initiate, modify, or discontinue therapy, and mediate black box warning interventions.
Ensure medications are available and properly procured, prepared, stored, and maintained.
Supervise medication and supply preparation, maintenance, and dispensing processes, including the work of technical personnel.
Maintain relationships with medical and nursing staff and provide timely information about pharmaceutical supplies, drug usage and compatibility, drug-control regulations, and Joint Commission standards.
Provide collaborative practice management under facility-approved protocols, including anticoagulation, parenteral nutrition, vancomycin, and aminoglycoside consults.
Assist with medication reconciliation and clarification of unsafe or unclear medication orders.
Educate patients on medication use as needed.
Participate in educating and training healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and students, on medication use.
Complete nursing unit inspections as needed and maintain regulatory compliance.
Maintain professional competence and meet pharmacy department and state licensing requirements through staff development, independent study, and/or professional activities.