Pharmacist- PRN
About The Position
The Pharmacist is responsible for educating healthcare professionals and patients on medication, as well as compounding and dispensing prescribed medications for patient care. This role involves performing professional and technical activities related to medication distribution, drug inventory maintenance, and patient records. The Pharmacist also supervises technicians, ensures compliance with policies and regulations, and takes responsibility for medication orders from review to delivery. They identify and resolve drug therapy problems, interpret physician orders, ensure accurate medication preparation, and maintain controlled substance inventories to prevent diversion. Additionally, the Pharmacist checks for expired drugs and conducts regular nursing unit inspections and narcotics audits.
Requirements
- Pharm D required
- Must have a current license in the state of Texas.
- Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with physicians and various other hospital personnel.
Nice To Haves
- At least 3 years of experience in a hospital pharmacy is desirable.
- BLS certification preferred.
- Hospital Experience Preferred.
Responsibilities
- Educate healthcare professionals and patients on medication.
- Compound and dispense prescribed medications for patient care.
- Perform professional and technical activities associated with distribution of medications, maintenance of drug inventory, patient records and patient financial records.
- Supervise technicians for assigned areas.
- Adhere to policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and patient safety.
- Accept total responsibility for orders including review, clarification, order entry, accuracy, preparation, follow up and delivery to the correct unit.
- Identify, intervene and assure resolution when problems involving drug therapy are identified.
- Visually, read and interpret physician’s orders including drug product, strength, dosage, start and stop time, initial inventory quantity, etc.
- Assure that appropriate products are selected to prepare the dose accurately.
- Routinely follow internal procedures in the pharmacy and on nursing units to verify controlled substance inventories, minimize drug diversion and document wastes or missing doses.
- Routinely check for expired drugs.
- Routinely perform nursing unit inspections, narcotics audits, nursing/pharmacy meetings.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
