Staff Pharmacist

About the role

At Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, the Staff Pharmacist position is responsible for providing comprehensive, patient-oriented pharmacy services. This includes processing orders, therapy review, and education to patients and other members of the direct patient care team. The position collaborates with other health care professionals to manage patients' drug therapies for effectiveness and overall safety.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with other health care professionals to manage patients' drug therapies for effectiveness, side effects, adverse drug reactions, toxicities, drug interactions, and incompatibilities following guidelines for formulary management and clinical intervention tools.
• Monitors workload fluctuations and work output of pharmacy technician(s), adjusting assignments as appropriate to ensure accurate and timely delivery of medications to patient care areas.
• Conducts proactive drug therapy reviews and monitoring, providing drug information, patient counseling, and management of pharmacist-based dosing protocols, collaborating with other health care staff for problem resolution.
• Processes all orders/requests accurately and efficiently, verifying appropriateness of all drugs in reference to the patient’s diagnosis, allergies, height and weight.
• Guides and mentors pharmacy technicians and students to help build confidence in skills, knowledge and abilities.
• In the absence of Senior Staff Pharmacists or other higher level, serves as a coordinator for the shift overseeing and leading activities of technicians and other support staff.
• Documents patient care activities and patient outcomes as impacted by pharmaceutical care and clinical interventions.
• Participates in department quality management activities, i.e. medication use evaluations, adverse drug reactions and medication error reporting, clinical interventions, medication center reviews, and inventory management documentation and reporting.
• Manages inventory to minimize waste and expired drugs in the work area as well as uses one’s resources effectively and efficiently.
• Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks.
• Participates in inter- and intra-departmental activities including in-services, article publication/presentation, preceptorship, and additional training.
• Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development as a Staff Pharmacist.

Qualifications

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section.
• No experience needed; some experience applicable to the specific work setting (e.g., hospital, specialty pharmacy) highly preferred.
• Required PHRM - Pharmacist - State Licensure - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation_PSV Texas Pharmacist license or eligible for Texas Pharmacist license within 90 days and PPC- Pharmacist Preceptor Cert - State Licensure - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation_PSV within 15 months and IV Certification - Intravenous certification (Various) - Various Issuers within 90 days and BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association within 90 days.
• Preferred ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (AHA).

Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.
• Exhibits strong interpersonal, teamwork and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers; capable of assuming responsibility for coordinating the activities of a major pharmacy service area.
• Demonstrates the knowledge of basic principles regarding rational drug therapy, including but not limited to, professional and technical competence in the selection, evaluation, utilization, and distribution of drugs and drug information and apply these to all patient groups, neonate to geriatric.
• Computer skills to include proficiency in MS Office and EMR software.

Supplemental requirements

• Uniform: No Scrubs: Yes Business professional: Yes Other (department approved): No
• On-Call*: No
• Travel specifications may vary by department: May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No