Pharmacist - Per Diem

Pharmacist - Per Diem - Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi Rehabilitation Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas offers comprehensive inpatient rehabilitative care in a warm, coastal community setting. We are committed to helping patients recover from disabling medical events including strokes, brain or spinal cord injuries, major orthopedic injuries, and medically complex illnesses through personalized and intensive therapy programs. Our rehabilitation team combines expertise and compassion, providing tailored physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to address each patient's specific challenges and goals. The hospital's modern design includes spacious private rooms and fully equipped therapy areas, allowing patients to practice real-life skills and build confidence in a safe environment.

Accredited by The Joint Commission and recognized for exceptional quality of care, Corpus Christi Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to serve the Coastal Bend region by guiding patients on their journey to restored health, independence, and a better quality of life.

We are seeking a Pharmacist to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees' work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements. We also encourage employees to share their work experience through "My Ernest Journey" and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is "You Spoke, We Listened". These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy
• At least one year of hospital pharmacy experience
• Supervisory experience preferred.

Additional Qualifications/Skills:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be flexible with work schedule
• Dependable attendance and job performance
• Licensed or license-eligible in the State of Texas

Responsibilities

• Ensures safe transitions of care by completing comprehensive medication reconciliation and final verification of admission and discharge orders for all patients.
• Evaluate and verify WellSky physician's orders for therapeutic appropriateness, proper dosing, optimal dosage form, drug interactions, allergic reactions, route and rate of administration and therapeutic redundancy
• Clarifies physicians' orders, when necessary, through direct and timely contact with prescriber or designated practitioner
• Demonstrates knowledge with antimicrobial stewardship, which includes therapy optimization, de-escalation, and selection of appropriate, evidence-based antimicrobial regimens.
• Assists with monitoring and appropriate prescribing of anticoagulation therapy
• Provides patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations and drug information to the medical and nursing staff
• Supervises pharmacy technicians in activities related to medication dispensing, ordering and inventory management.
• Thorough documentation of all clinical interventions
• Exemplifies the Ernest Health mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Ernest Health policies and procedures
• Uphold departmental, and institutional, policy as appropriate