Pharmacist

Parkland Health

About The Position

Provides pharmacy services to patients, nurses, physicians, and other medical staff by interpreting and evaluating the validity and safety of orders and prescriptions. Integrates core pharmacy knowledge into dispensing and order-review activities. This is a part-time position on a rotating shift.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or 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, review, and verify routine medication orders for therapeutic appropriateness, duplications, side effects, effectiveness, and required laboratory monitoring; facilitate appropriate formulary use and resolve routine prescribing, formulary, or therapeutic issues.
Accurately and efficiently enter and verify medication orders and process and prepare orders, including specialty orders; ensure timely order processing and accurate patient charges or credits; promote cost-effective therapies and implement cost-containment strategies such as therapeutic exchange programs.
Perform monthly quality management, quality assurance, and performance improvement activities as part of nursing/pharmacy liaison responsibilities; implement necessary changes, monitor results, and support continued performance improvement and compliance.
Provide timely information to designated areas about pharmaceutical supplies, drug usage and compatibility, drug-control 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 services 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 routine resolved prescribing, formulary, and therapeutic interventions; identify and discuss adverse drug events with the care team and document them through the web-based process.
Supervise and guide technicians assigned to the same shift or area; ensure the quality and accuracy of their work; assist with selecting, mentoring, and evaluating support personnel; and contribute to quality and compliant pharmacy services.
Keep current with developments in clinical pharmacy and applicable laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines; participate in professional seminars or workshops, read professional journals, maintain licensure, apply and share acquired knowledge, promote adherence to laws and procedures, and seek management guidance as needed.
Complete training on the current cash collection system and stay informed about cash-handling policies and procedures to support pharmacy technicians and maintain compliance.