Clinical Pharmacist II - General Pharmacy (Hiring Immediately)
- Employer
- Christus Health
- Location
- Tyler, Texas, US
- Closing date
- Oct 11, 2024
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- Position Type
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Specialty Area
- Other
- Work Setting
- Health System
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**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. In addition, level II pharmacists
participate in management of patient pharmacotherapy and quality medication
management within assigned service lines.
_**Responsibilities:**_
• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of
Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Operational Duties and Responsibilities
• Prepares and dispenses drug orders per physician request according to
established policies, procedures and protocols.
• Interprets drug orders (verbal and written) and transcribesverifies 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.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily
activities of pharmacy technicians
• Maintains competency required for current job titleposition
• Maintains current pharmacist license. Ensures applicable CE records and
licensure are maintained in department files. Attends staff meetings.
• Completes all competencyskills assessment requirements.
• Provides analysis of medication use processes and contributes at least one
related project per year.
• Ambulatory care Pharmacist
• Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services utilizing approved
protocols andor collaborative agreement with other providers, including
managing patient drug therapy, anticoagulation management, providing patient
education, and preparing andor 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.
Clinical Duties and Responsibilities
• 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
• Contributes to the advancement of the pharmacy department and medication
management of the organization through (minimum):
• Precepting of pharmacy residents and students
• Assessment of new and ongoing pharmacist competencies
• In-service of pharmacy andor nursing staff (1 per year)
• Participates in departmental or sub-committees as assigned
• Completes 1 clinical project per year
Occupational Hazards
• 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.
* One of the following required: BPS Board Certification, Residency, Fellowship or at least 5 years of hospital experience.
* PGY-1 and PGY-2 residency completion, Board certification, or 5 years hospital experience required at hire.
* Pharmacy registration in the State of practice.
* Must have pharmacy State licensure within 60 days of start date.
* Pharmacist preceptor within 90 days.
* BLS or ACLS and PALS (pediatric practice) within 180 days of start date.
* Must accrue ASHP Residency Preceptor status within 180 days of hire (for Ministries with Residency programs).
**_Work Schedule:_
**
TBD
**_Work Type:_
**
Full Time
**EEO is the law - click below for more information:**
We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would
like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need
assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844)
257-6925.
_**Summary:**_
All pharmacists fill orders for drugs, monitor patient drug therapies and
provide drug information. Pharmacists provide pharmacy services with
compassion, excellence and efficiency. In addition, level II pharmacists
participate in management of patient pharmacotherapy and quality medication
management within assigned service lines.
_**Responsibilities:**_
• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of
Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Operational Duties and Responsibilities
• Prepares and dispenses drug orders per physician request according to
established policies, procedures and protocols.
• Interprets drug orders (verbal and written) and transcribesverifies 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.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily
activities of pharmacy technicians
• Maintains competency required for current job titleposition
• Maintains current pharmacist license. Ensures applicable CE records and
licensure are maintained in department files. Attends staff meetings.
• Completes all competencyskills assessment requirements.
• Provides analysis of medication use processes and contributes at least one
related project per year.
• Ambulatory care Pharmacist
• Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services utilizing approved
protocols andor collaborative agreement with other providers, including
managing patient drug therapy, anticoagulation management, providing patient
education, and preparing andor 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.
Clinical Duties and Responsibilities
• 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
• Contributes to the advancement of the pharmacy department and medication
management of the organization through (minimum):
• Precepting of pharmacy residents and students
• Assessment of new and ongoing pharmacist competencies
• In-service of pharmacy andor nursing staff (1 per year)
• Participates in departmental or sub-committees as assigned
• Completes 1 clinical project per year
Occupational Hazards
• 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.
* One of the following required: BPS Board Certification, Residency, Fellowship or at least 5 years of hospital experience.
* PGY-1 and PGY-2 residency completion, Board certification, or 5 years hospital experience required at hire.
* Pharmacy registration in the State of practice.
* Must have pharmacy State licensure within 60 days of start date.
* Pharmacist preceptor within 90 days.
* BLS or ACLS and PALS (pediatric practice) within 180 days of start date.
* Must accrue ASHP Residency Preceptor status within 180 days of hire (for Ministries with Residency programs).
**_Work Schedule:_
**
TBD
**_Work Type:_
**
Full Time
**EEO is the law - click below for more information:**
We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would
like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need
assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844)
257-6925.
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