Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Job Summary:

• Under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, Clinical Staff Pharmacists are responsible for medication management including medication prescribing in some instances, transcribing orders, dispensing products, advising other healthcare practitioners and patients on administering medications, and monitoring overall drug therapy for patients.
• This includes prescribing medication by protocol or other authorization, entering orders into the computer and/or verifying order entry for all pharmaceuticals, reviewing medication profiles, checking drug products prior to dispensing, monitoring therapies, providing drug information and coordinating medication use with available technological applications including automated dispensing machines, Nursing-Pharmacy communication via scan/fax, use of clinical decision support software, smart pumps and bar code scanning applications including bedside-medication verification.
• The overall focus is on safety first, clinical efficacy, and cost-effectiveness overall.
• Participation in key quality initiatives and studies related to drug therapy is essential.
• The Clinical Staff Pharmacist supervises direct support personnel.
• The pharmacist on duty is considered the responsible pharmacist in charge of immediate requirements for Pharmacy operations and informs and advises the Director of Pharmacy on issues including those requiring further action.
• In the absence of the Director of Pharmacy, a Clinical Staff Pharmacist may assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the Director of Pharmacy.

Educational/Licensing:

• Graduate of an ACPE - accredited College of Pharmacy with a BS or PharmD degree.
• Minimum of one year experience in acute care hospital pharmacy operations preferred.
• Must be currently licensed or eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the State of Texas.
• BLS and ACLS Certification required or obtained within 3 months of hire.

Qualifications:

• Competent in acute care hospital pharmacy practice including laws and regulations, prescribing select medications, transcribing orders, dispensing medications, monitoring for outcomes, and providing drug information.
• Ensures safe, efficacious and cost-effective medication therapies, assessing quality through medication usage evaluation (MUE) and other studies.
• Maintaining educational excellence; excels in interpersonal relationships, group problem solving, teamwork, and communication both verbally and written, conflict management.
• Works independently and uses critical thinking skills for situational management using sound professional judgment; flexible with respect to handling workload, work schedule, setting priorities, responding quickly to urgent and emergent needs, and accepting duties as assigned by management; follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures, contributing to their development and revision; use of pharmacy technology.
• Proficient use of computers for communication, data management, word processing, database searches, some clerical duties.
• Studer group practices.