Travel Pharmacist - $60 to $70 per hour in San Antonio, TX

Outpatient:

• Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.

• Receives and reviews prescriptions for the full range of pharmaceuticals to include controlled drugs on the formulary.

• Determines type of substance, strength, dosage, and quantity to be dispensed in accordance with accepted practice and pharmacy standing operating procedures.

• Enters prescriptions into outpatient computer system, reviewing profile for allergies, drug/drug or drug/food interactions, and duplicate orders.

• Coordinates with prescriber to clarify issues or problems with dosing, interactions, or instructions.

• Obtains the pharmaceutical, prepares package labels, visually inspects the medication in the bottle to be dispensed, and verifies appropriate medication, checks the printed label affixed to the container against the original prescription for correctness.

• Provides instruction to patients on proper use of medications, and mentors technicians and other pharmacy staff working in/with area of responsibility.

• Provides medication reconciliation for the patient.

• May be identified per shift as a Code Responder and will respond to Code Blues during a particular shift

 Inpatient:

• Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.

• Determines type of substance, strength, dosage, and quantity to be dispensed in accordance with accepted practice and pharmacy standing operating procedures (SOPs).

• Receives and reviews prescriptions for the full range of pharmaceuticals to include controlled drugs on the formulary.

• Performs advanced pharmaceutical calculations in the manufacture of intravenous admixtures and complex parental nutrition solutions dealing with body surface area and creatine clearance rate formulas.

• Obtains the pharmaceutical, prepares package labels, visually inspects the medication in the bottle to be dispensed, and verifies approprite medication, checks the printed label affixed to the container against the original prescription for correctness.

• Reviews and interprets medication orders to inpatients to ensure dosage, route, frequency, potential interactions, and allergies have been screened.

• Performs medication distributive functions, including, but not limited to, preparation and/or verification of medications, labelling, compounding, and dispensing.

• Follows established procedures and protocols concerning quality assurance monitoring, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous medications.

• Participates in orientation, instruction and training of pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists, and other health professionals.

• May be identified per shift as a Code Responder and will respond to Code Blues during a particular shift.