Pharmacist 1

Position Title : Pharmacist 1

Work Location : 1311 W Sam Houston Pkwy N, Ste 130. Houston, TX 77043

Assignment Duration : 11 Months with a potential of extension or conversion

Work Schedule : 8 hour shifts - Monday to Friday (days)

Position Summary :

• Coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services, including dispensing of medications, quality assurance and clinical monitoring activities.
• ?Background & Context :
• This need is to help with everyday pharmacist functions while SME prepare for upcoming computer system upgrade to ScriptMed Cloud. This pharmacist role will learn order verification functions, and overall prescription workflow processes along with counseling patients and discussing with providers about prescriptions and order clarifications.
• ?Key Responsibilities :

Participate in decisions regarding the pharmaceutical services within assigned scope including :

Assessing the patient's general pharmaceutical needs

Planning for the pharmaceutical services provision

Participating in the overall plan of care

Participating in the overall quality assessment and improvement plan

Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability

Supervise the filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities involved in providing finished product to the patient

Ensure that the patient chart is complete for allergies, height, weight, current and past medical history, clinical laboratory results and concurrent medications (including over-the-counter or home remedy medications)

Ensure that when necessary, laboratory tests have been ordered and the results are obtained and discussed with the nurse and the physician

Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring

Ensure safety of patients and personnel by exercising good pharmacy practice in the process of drug therapy instructions to the patient

Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste

Provide clinical interventions

Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events

Assist the physician, nurse and patient with clinical and technical support

Document all communication with physicians, nurses and patients in the patient chart

Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of all necessary paperwork required by state and federal agencies as well as the Joint Commission

Assist the Pharmacy Manager in implementing new procedures

Assist in the training and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns and other pharmacy personnel

Participate in Performance Improvement Projects

Assist in providing in-service programs to nursing and pharmacy personnel on any aspect of drug therapy

Attend and / or complete education and training programs

Review literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy

Complete all competency / skills assessment requirements

Participate in on-call schedule

Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge

For Floater Pharmacist :

Provide coverage in all areas of pharmacies.

Willing and able to travel 50% or more as needed.

Performs other duties as assigned

Education / Experience : Bachelor's degree in pharmacy and 3+ years of mail order, retail or hospital pharmacy experience OR Pharm D.

Licenses / Certifications : Current state's Pharmacist license and license at other states as required.

For Floater Pharmacist : Current state's Pharmacist license and license at other states as required; Multi state licensure preferred or the ability to quickly obtain additional state licensure.

Candidate Requirements - Education / Certification : Required : bachelors of pharmacy or doctor of pharmacy

Licensure : Required : Registered pharmacist (RPh) in Texas

Must haves : valid pharmacist licensure in Texas, active

Nice to haves : experience in a specialty pharmacy, experience with scriptmed enterprise

Disqualifiers : If they don't have bachelors or doctor of pharmacy, if they don't have an active TX pharmacist license

Performance indicators : dispensing accuracy

Top 3 must-have hard skills : 1. Having great customer service and accurate pharmacist verifications

Story Behind the Need - Business Group & Key Projects :

Candidate Requirements (continued) :

Preferred : Licensure :

Candidate Requirements

Education / Certification

Required : bachelors of pharmacy or doctor of pharmacy

Preferred : Licensure

Required : Registered pharmacist (RPh) in Texas

Preferred : Licensure

Must haves : valid pharmacist licensure in Texas, active

Nice to haves : experience in a specialty pharmacy, experience with scriptmed enterprise

Disqualifiers : If they don't have bachelors or doctor of pharmacy, if they don't have an active TX pharmacist license

Performance indicators : dispensing accuracy

Having great customer service and accurate pharmacist verifications