Pharmacist PRN

Surgery Partners Careers•McKinney, TX

21d

About The Position

The Pharmacist educates healthcare professionals and patients about medications and compounds and dispenses prescribed medications for patient care. The role performs professional and technical activities related to medication distribution, drug inventory, patient records, and patient financial records, and supervises technicians in assigned areas. The Pharmacist is responsible for medication orders from review and clarification through entry, accuracy checks, preparation, follow-up, and delivery to the correct unit. The role identifies and resolves problems involving drug therapy and follows applicable policies, procedures, and regulations to support compliance and patient safety. The position also includes monitoring controlled-substance inventories, documenting waste or missing doses, checking for expired medications, and conducting nursing-unit inspections, narcotics audits, and nursing/pharmacy meetings. The physical demands include frequent sitting, conversing, listening, handling objects or controls, and reaching. The employee must have close vision and be able to adjust focus, regularly lift and/or carry and push/pull over 25 pounds, and stand and/or walk at least five hours per day. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required.
Current license in the state of Texas.
Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with physicians and other hospital personnel.
Ability to regularly lift and/or carry over 25 pounds and push/pull over 25 pounds.
Ability to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.
Close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

At least three years of hospital pharmacy experience is desirable.
BLS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Educate healthcare professionals and patients about medications.
Compound and dispense prescribed medications for patient care.
Perform professional and technical activities associated with medication distribution, drug inventory, patient records, and patient financial records.
Supervise technicians in assigned areas.
Follow policies, procedures, and regulations to support compliance and patient safety.
Take responsibility for medication orders, including review, clarification, order entry, accuracy, preparation, follow-up, and delivery to the correct unit.
Identify, intervene in, and ensure resolution of problems involving drug therapy.
Read and interpret physicians’ orders, including drug product, strength, dosage, start and stop time, and initial inventory quantity.
Select appropriate products to prepare doses accurately.
Follow pharmacy and nursing-unit procedures to verify controlled-substance inventories, minimize drug diversion, and document waste or missing doses.
Check routinely for expired drugs.
Conduct nursing-unit inspections, narcotics audits, and nursing/pharmacy meetings.