Clinical Pharmacist II - Pharmacy (San Antonio)

All pharmacists fill orders for drugs, monitor patient drug therapies and provide drug information. Pharmacists provide pharmacy services with compassion, excellence and efficiency. In addition, level II pharmacists participate in management of patient pharmacotherapy and quality medication management within assigned service lines.

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills (CSRH-WH) is a 150-bed hospital serving the fastest growing area of San Antonio. Specialized care includes orthopedic and surgical services, ICU, womens services, a newborn nursery, comprehensive cardiovascular care from diagnostics to open heart surgery, vascular lab, sleep center, emergency services, the CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute, wound care, rehabilitation, and more. The campus also boasts an Outpatient Imaging Center and three medical plazas, one of which houses our CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Health Center.

Prepares and dispenses drug orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures and protocols.

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.

Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians

Provides analysis of medication use processes and contributes at least one related project per year.

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.

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.

Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols and promoting rational drug therapy selection.

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.

Contributes to the advancement of the pharmacy department and medication management of the organization through (minimum) :

Precepting of pharmacy residents and students

In-service of pharmacy and / or nursing staff (1 per year)

Completes 1 clinical project per year

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 exposure to biologic material when participating in direct patient care activities (e. g. patient education, code attendance).

Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy degree required.

BPS Board Certification, Residency, Fellowship or at least 5 years of hospital experience.

PGY-1 and PGY-2 residency completion, Board certification, or 5 years hospital experience required at hire.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

Pharmacy registration in the State of practice.

Must have pharmacy State licensure within 60 days of start date.

Full Time

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