Clinical Pharmacist - Retail Pharmacy - PRN
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Corpus Christi
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
All pharmacists fill orders for drugs, monitor patient drug
therapies and provide drug information. Pharmacists provide
pharmacy services with compassion, excellence, and efficiency.
You're passionate about working in a superior health care setting,
committed to developing your potential to its fullest, and you
understand the importance of balancing hard work with a great
quality of life. Where does all it all come together? Here...at
CHRISTUS Spohn.
Here you'll find a faith-based, value-driven health care ministry
that has provided excellent, compassionate care to South Texans
since 1905. Here you'll find a stimulating work environment filled
with hope, dignity and respect for all. And here you'll find the
coastal climate, recreation, culture and fun that will nurture
you.
Our Associates work hard to serve a half-million residents across
12 counties, in six acute care hospitals, a network of family
health centers, a nationally accredited Cancer Center, the Heart
Institute, and a nationally certified Chest Pain Center and Stroke
Center. We enjoy beaches, biking, horseback riding, shopping,
family attractions, nightlife and more. That's balance. And it's
here at CHRISTUS Spohn.
Responsibilities:
--- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:
Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
--- Prepares and dispenses drug orders per physician request
according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
--- Interprets drug orders (verbal and written) and
transcribes/verifies into computerized patient medication record
accurately. Maintains, accurate, complete patient drug record.
--- Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals including non-sterile
and sterile products, chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition
products accurately.
--- Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and
maintains records as required by law and institutional
policies.
--- Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.
--- Maintains current pharmacist license. Ensures applicable CE
records and licensure are maintained in department files. Attends
staff meetings.
--- Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements.
--- Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the
daily activities of pharmacy technicians
--- Ambulatory care Pharmacist: Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical
care services utilizing approved protocols and/or collaborative
agreement with other providers, including managing patient drug
therapy, anticoagulation management, providing patient education,
and preparing and/or overseeing the preparation and dispensing of
medications. Performs duties in the clinical areas assigned such as
but not limited to anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home,
transition of care, Discharge Medication reconciliation, etc.
--- Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective drug therapies for
patients according to established policies, procedures, and
protocols.
--- Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug
interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness
of drug and dose.
--- Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and renal drug
dosing per hospital protocol.
--- Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient medical
records accurately.
--- Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately
and in a timely manner.
--- Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary
procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and
promoting rational drug therapy selection.
--- Provides clinical consultation and clarification to
practitioners as appropriate.
--- Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the
hospital's professional staff.
--- Provides drug education to patients and their families per
institutional protocol.
--- Participates in the quality improvement and medication use
review activities of the department. Collects data, conducts
monitors and inspections, and maintains logs, records and other
documentation as assigned.
--- Conducts designated interventions as defined in department
Clinical Intervention activities (IV to PO, Renal Dosing,
Pharmacokinetic dosing support, Anticoagulation). Baseline
departmental standards for reporting interventions for clinical
productivity as defined by departmental goals.
--- Participates in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and
shortage management activities as assigned.
--- Attends interdisciplinary rounds when assigned.
--- Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.
--- Potential for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances
(including chemotherapeutic, cytotoxic drugs and cleaning
solutions), sticks or cuts by needles and other sharp items.
--- Risk 0 exposure category.
--- Potential for musculoskeletal injuries if proper lifting and
carrying techniques are not used.
--- Potential exposure to biologic material when participating in
direct patient care activities (e.g., patient education, code
attendance).
Requirements:
Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy degree required
Hospital experience preferred
Pharmacy registration in the State of practice.
Must have pharmacy State licensure within 60 days of start
date.
BLS or ACLS and PALS (pediatric practice) within 180 days of start
date.
Work Schedule:
Varies
Work Type:
Per Diem As Needed
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