Staff Pharmacist Inpatient/Outpatient Houston, TX

Established in 1994, Nite Lines USA has successfully delivered contract support services to more than 144 government institutions and medical treatment facilities across the country. We’re a dynamic and growing health care organization, offering a wide range of employment opportunities. We are seeking professionals and dedicated individuals to be part of our team, where integrity, respect, accountability, and collaboration are among our core principles. Work with a dedicated and caring organization and start doing your life's best work.

  Staff Pharmacist – Inpatient & Outpatient

Salary:  $110,000.00

Facility: Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)

Address: 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234

Opening: 2

Joining Date : ASAP

Job Summary

Core Duties:

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 creatinine clearance rate formulas.

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.

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, labeling, 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.

The Contractor shall be available to provide support (Monday through Friday) from (0800-1700) daily. Contract

Personnel shall be available to provide support (Sunday through Saturday) from (0001-2400) daily.

The Department shall establish a schedule for contract personnel to perform services on various shifts, which range

from (8-12) hours. Each shift shall include (30 or 60) minutes for unpaid lunch, which may vary depending on the section

and/or specific shift assigned.

Regular duty hours are expected to average (40) hours per week. Unplanned or unannounced schedule changes may

occur, based on necessity, and in concurrence of the Contractor.

All pharmacists can rotate between any ambulatory pharmacy or inpatient pharmacy sites to accommodate staffing

needs.

Education:

Degree/Education : Bachelor's degree in pharmacy. Graduate from a college or university accredited by the

Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).

Equivalency Determination Request: The Contractor shall not request an equivalency determination as a

substitute for education requirements on this labor category.

Certifications (in addition to Basic Life Support identified in paragraph 1.5.45.6.):

Board Certification:: None

Licensure : . Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a pharmacist.

Contract Worker Standard Qualifications : . The standard qualifications (duties) or the labor category are as follows:

Experience : A minimum of one (1) year of inpatient pharmacy experience within the past two (2) years post-

graduation.