Pharmacist- PRN

Methodist McKinney Hospital • McKinney, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves educating healthcare professionals and patients on medication, compounding and dispensing prescribed medications, and performing professional and technical activities related to medication distribution, inventory maintenance, and patient records. The role also includes supervising technicians, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, and taking responsibility for medication orders from review to delivery. A key aspect is identifying and resolving issues related to drug therapy. The pharmacist will also be responsible for verifying controlled substance inventories, checking for expired drugs, and performing 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 as well as compounding and dispensing prescribed medications for patient care.
• Performs professional and technical activities associated with distribution of medications, maintenance of drug inventory, patient records and patient financial records.
• Supervises technicians for assigned areas. Adheres to policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and patient safety.
• Accepts total responsibility for orders including review, clarification, order entry, accuracy, preparation, follow up and delivery to the correct unit. Identifies, intervenes and assures resolution when problems involving drug therapy are identified.
• Visually, reads and interprets physician’s orders including drug product, strength, dosage, start and stop time, initial inventory quantity, etc. Assures that appropriate products are selected to prepare the dose accurately.
• Routinely follows internal procedures in the pharmacy and on nursing units to verify controlled substance inventories, minimize drug diversion and document wastes or missing doses.
• Routinely checks for expired drugs.
• Routinely performs nursing unit inspections, narcotics audits, nursing/pharmacy meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level