Clinical Pharmacist I - Pharmacy
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. CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline
overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute
care medical facility in the region, with a full range of
diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer and
stroke care. It is the leading emergency facility in the area and
the only Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with
physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services. The
Pavilion and the Critical Care Center house a state-of-the-art
Emergency Department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites. A
teaching facility, in affiliation with the Texas A&M University
System Health Science Center College of Medicine Accredited Chest
Pain Center Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team The Shoreline
campus is a premiere facility housing many of the region's most
vital and renowned programs such as a Primary Stroke Center,
nationally accredited Cancer Center and a nationally recognized
Chest Pain Center. The Pavilion at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus
Christi-Shoreline houses the CHRISTUS Spohn Heart Network, which
was recently recognized as one of the top 100 cardiovascular
hospitals in the United States. The Heart Institute offers the most
advanced diagnostic, surgical and rehabilitative cardiac services
in one convenient location. 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: 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: Full Time EEO is the law - click below
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