Pharmacist

Parkland Health

About The Position

The Pharmacist provides pharmacy services to patients, nurses, physicians, and other medical staff by interpreting and evaluating the validity and safety of orders and prescriptions. The role applies core pharmacy knowledge to dispensing and order-review activities. The Pharmacist supports safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication use; provides medication education and drug-information support; participates in quality-improvement activities; and helps train and supervise pharmacy staff and learners. The role also maintains compliance with applicable pharmacy laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and cash-handling requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
Registered Pharmacist in the State of Texas.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Basic computer skills.
Knowledge of drugs, procedures, equipment, common disease states, and patient-care monitoring within assigned care areas.
Appropriate pharmacy-specific mathematical skills.
Good organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Prepare and review routine medication orders, verify authorization by prescribers, and assess therapeutic appropriateness, duplication, side effects, effectiveness, and required laboratory monitoring.
Facilitate appropriate formulary use and resolve routine prescribing, formulary, and therapeutic issues.
Enter, verify, and process medication orders accurately and efficiently, including specialty orders; ensure timely processing of patient charges and credits.
Promote cost-effective therapies and implement cost-containment strategies, including therapeutic exchange programs.
Perform monthly quality management, quality assurance, and performance-improvement activities as part of nursing and pharmacy liaison responsibilities; identify and implement changes, monitor results, and support compliance.
Provide timely information to designated areas about pharmaceutical supplies, drug usage and compatibility, controlled-drug regulations, and Joint Commission standards.
Educate patients about medication therapies, proper drug use, and potential side effects.
Serve as a resource to physicians, nurses, and patients on drug distribution and drug-information questions in accordance with hospital and departmental procedures.
Attend and participate in departmental staff meetings and staff-development programs to maintain current knowledge of procedures and programs.
Assist with mentoring, training, and educating pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, technicians, new employees, and other healthcare providers through practical and didactic experiences.
Document resolved routine prescribing, formulary, and therapeutic interventions; identify adverse drug events, discuss them with the care team, and document them through the web-based process.
Provide guidance and on-site supervision to technicians assigned to the same shift or area; ensure the quality and accuracy of their activities.
Assist with the selection, mentoring, and evaluation of support personnel, and contribute to quality and compliant pharmacy services.
Monitor developments and trends in clinical pharmacy and applicable laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines; attend professional seminars or workshops, read professional journals, maintain licensure, apply and share knowledge, and promote compliance.
Seek management guidance as needed to clarify requirements or suggest improvements.
Complete training on the current cash collection system and stay current with cash-handling policies and procedures to maintain compliance and support pharmacy technicians.