Pharmacist job in Longview TX

Job Description:

• Fill orders for drugs, monitor patient drug therapies, and provide drug information.
• Provide pharmacy services with compassion, excellence, and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Meet expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

Operational Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and dispense drug orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Interpret drug orders (verbal and written) and transcribe/verify into computerized patient medication record accurately. Maintain accurate, complete patient drug records.
• Compound and dispense pharmaceuticals including non-sterile and sterile products, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products accurately.
• Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain records as required by law and institutional policies.
• Provide services efficiently and in a timely fashion.
• Maintain current pharmacist license. Ensure applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files. Attend staff meetings.
• Complete all competency/skills assessment requirements.
• Supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel. Verify the daily activities of pharmacy technicians.
• Ambulatory care Pharmacist: Provide 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. Perform 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:

• Ensure safe, appropriate, cost-effective drug therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Assist with pharmacokinetics consult service and renal drug dosing per hospital protocol.
• Read, extract, and interpret information in patient medical records accurately.
• Detect and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Sustain the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners as appropriate.
• Provide accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the hospital's professional staff.
• Provide drug education to patients and their families per institutional protocol.
• Participate in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collect data, conduct monitors and inspections, and maintain logs, records, and other documentation as assigned.
• Conduct 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.
• Participate in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and shortage management activities as assigned.
• Attend interdisciplinary rounds when assigned.
• Provide services efficiently and in a timely fashion.

Occupational Hazards:

• Potential 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:

• PRN

Work Type:

• Per Diem As Needed