Clinical Pharmacist (PRN)

Clinical Pharmacist (PRN)

The Clinical Pharmacist (PRN) will provide shift coverage in the inpatient pharmacy, primarily between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Works closely with all pharmacy personnel to assure safe and efficient delivery of patient care.
• Serves in a professional capacity in-patient care areas. Monitors patients to assure optimal therapeutic outcomes.
• Ensures appropriateness of all medication doses in reference to the patient's diagnosis, weight/body surface area, age, allergies, and drug interactions.
• Identifies and intervenes when problems involving drug therapy arise (i.e. allergies, drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, adverse drug reactions).
• Completes intervention documentation and submits information according to departmental guidelines.
• Verifies appropriateness of drug selected. Initiates drug therapy when necessary.
• Suggests equally efficacious but less expensive therapy.
• Evaluates need for all non-formulary medications.
• Assures departmental policies and procedures are being followed, medication orders are being processed in a timely manner, and the quality of products dispensed meets established guidelines.
• Assures the patient receives the ordered medication as to dose, route, regimen, and generic substitution.
• Ensures that medication doses are filled and delivered within established departmental guidelines.
• Enters medication orders in the computer accurately and efficiently.
• Initiates and processes medication incident reports and adverse drug reaction reports as needed.
• Accurately completes Controlled Substance Inventory Records when dispensing controlled substances.
• Completes Controlled Substance Inventory as assigned and corrects problems identified.
• Answers phone calls promptly and politely by stating departmental area and name.
• Communicates problems, unique patient needs and other necessary information to on-coming staff for enhanced continuity of care.
• Acts as a liaison between the pharmacy and the medical and nursing staff for issues pertaining to pharmacy services.
• Supervises pharmacy technicians and support staff to promote efficient daily workflow.
• Completes annual aseptic technique certification by skills validation with a qualified observer.
• Accurately processes outpatient prescriptions and provides oral and written counseling information to the patient and/or parent.
• Accurately maintains investigational drug study records and documentation.
• Actively participates in the education and training of new pharmacy employees, pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and pharmacy interns.
• Participates in on –going self-education activities and earns the number of hours of CE credit required by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy for license renewal.
• Participates in departmental data collection and reporting of Drug Use Evaluation, Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement activities.
• Completes all assigned clinic and nursing station check assignments before the end of each month, including follow-up and resolution of any problems identified.
• Routinely checks all available means of communication including e-mail and mailbox.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Graduation from an accredited College of Pharmacy with a B.S. or PharmD degree.
• One to three years of hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.