Clinical Pharmacist I - Longview Pharmacy - PRN
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Longview
Posted on: October 26, 2024
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Job Description:
Job DescriptionDescriptionSummary:All pharmacists fill orders
for drugs, monitor patient drug therapies and provide drug
information. Pharmacists provide pharmacy services with compassion,
excellence, and efficiency.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 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.
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.
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:Education/Skills
Keywords: CHRISTUS Health, Longview , Clinical Pharmacist I - Longview Pharmacy - PRN, Healthcare , Longview, Texas
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