Staff Pharmacist, Part-time - Evenings & Weekends

About the role

At Houston Methodist, the Staff Pharmacist position is responsible for providing day-to-day comprehensive, patient-oriented pharmacy services in any or all areas of the department which includes processing orders, therapy review, and education to patients and other members of the direct patient care team. This position collaborates with other health care professionals to manage patients' drug therapies for effectiveness and overall safety. The Staff Pharmacist position contributes to the fulfillment of the department's mission by collaborating to provide innovative, personalized, cost-effective pharmaceutical care in a culture dedicated to quality and safety. This position is also responsible for the oversight of pharmacy technicians and students and may serve as a preceptor, ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of pharmaceuticals.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Qualifications

Education

Graduate of an education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated in the Licenses and Certifications section.

Experience

No experience required; some experience applicable to the specific work setting (e.g., hospital, specialty pharmacy) highly preferred.

Licenses & Certifications

• Required:
  • PHRM – Pharmacist State Licensure (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation) – Texas Pharmacist license or eligible for Texas Pharmacist license within 90 days
  • PPC – Pharmacist Preceptor Certification (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation) – within 15 months
  • IV Certification – Intravenous certification (Various issuers) – within 90 days
  • BLS – Basic Life Support or Instructor (American Heart Association) – within 90 days
• Preferred:
  • ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (American Heart Association)

Knowledge & Abilities

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English to perform essential functions, especially 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 positive language principles
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team; assures delivery of excellent customer service to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers; capable of assuming responsibility for coordinating activities of a major pharmacy service area
• Knowledge and skills in comprehensive pharmacy services including unit-dose drug distribution, intravenous admixture preparation, nutrition support services, and target drug monitoring
• Knowledge of basic principles regarding rational drug therapy, including professional and technical competence in the selection, evaluation, utilization, and distribution of drugs and drug information, applied to all patient groups (neonate to geriatric)
• Computer skills including proficiency in MS Office and EMR software

Responsibilities

People

• Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic, team-focused work unit that actively helps one another to achieve optimal department results
• Collaborates with all members of the patient care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner
• 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 staff, serves as a coordinator for the shift overseeing and leading activities of technicians and other support staff

Service

• Processes all orders/requests accurately and efficiently, verifying appropriateness of all drugs in reference to the patient's diagnosis, allergies, height, and weight
• 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 to achieve patient-specific goals

Quality & Safety

• Collaborates with other health care professionals to manage patient's drug therapy for effectiveness, side effects, adverse drug reactions, toxicities, drug interactions, and incompatibilities following guidelines for formulary management and clinical intervention tools to achieve patient-specific goals
• Documents patient care activities and patient outcomes as impacted by pharmaceutical care and clinical interventions
• Participates in department quality management activities: medication use evaluations, adverse drug reaction and medication error reporting, clinical interventions, medication center reviews, and inventory management documentation and reporting

Finance

• Manages inventory to minimize waste and expired drugs in the work area and uses resources effectively and efficiently
• Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks

Growth & Innovation

• 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

Supplemental Requirements

Work Attire

• Uniform: No
• Scrubs: Yes
• Business professional: Yes
• Other (department approved): No

On-Call

Employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (e.g., disaster, severe weather events) regardless of selection. On-call requirement for this position: No.

Travel

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area: Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area: No