Pharmacist Inpatient/Outpatient Houston, TX
About The Position
Nite Lines USA is seeking a Staff Pharmacist to work in inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The pharmacist works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy and performs prescription review, medication preparation, verification, compounding, labeling, and dispensing in accordance with accepted practice and pharmacy standing operating procedures. The role includes reviewing inpatient medication orders for appropriate dosage, route, frequency, potential interactions, and allergies; performing advanced pharmaceutical calculations for intravenous admixtures and complex parenteral nutrition; and following procedures for quality assurance, controlled-substance security, and hazardous-medication disposal. The pharmacist may also provide instruction and training to pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists, and other health professionals, and may be designated as a Code Responder to respond to Code Blues. Contract personnel work scheduled shifts ranging from 8 to 12 hours, with a 30- or 60-minute unpaid lunch depending on assignment. Regular duty hours are expected to average 40 hours per week. Schedules may change based on necessity and in concurrence with the Contractor. Pharmacists may rotate among ambulatory and inpatient pharmacy sites to meet staffing needs. The listed salary is $110,000.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in pharmacy.
- Graduation from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a pharmacist.
- At least one year of inpatient pharmacy experience within the past two years post-graduation.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.
- Determine the substance, strength, dosage, and quantity to dispense according to accepted practice and pharmacy SOPs.
- Receive and review prescriptions for formulary pharmaceuticals, including controlled drugs.
- Perform advanced pharmaceutical calculations for intravenous admixtures and complex parenteral nutrition solutions, including calculations involving body surface area and creatinine clearance.
- Prepare medications and package labels, visually inspect medications, and verify dispensed medication and labels against the original prescription.
- Review and interpret inpatient medication orders to screen dosage, route, frequency, potential interactions, and allergies.
- Perform medication distribution functions, including medication preparation and verification, labeling, compounding, and dispensing.
- Follow procedures and protocols for quality assurance monitoring, controlled-substance security, and disposal of hazardous medications.
- Participate in orientation, instruction, and training for pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists, and other health professionals.
- Respond to Code Blues when designated as a Code Responder for a shift.
- Rotate among ambulatory and inpatient pharmacy sites as needed to accommodate staffing needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
