Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Methodist Hospital Atascosa - Jourdanton, TX

Part-time,Full-time - Mid Level

Jourdanton, TX

1,001-5,000 employees

About the position

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist at Methodist Hospital Atascosa plays a crucial role in ensuring high-quality patient care through the accurate interpretation and verification of medication orders, compounding and dispensing pharmaceuticals, and providing clinical consultation to healthcare practitioners. This position involves active participation in multidisciplinary rounds, supporting formulary decisions, and engaging in various clinical pharmacy services, all while adhering to regulatory standards and promoting patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Interpret orders and transcribes or verifies them accurately and efficiently into the pharmacy computer system.
• Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals.
• Comply with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners, suggesting appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives as needed.
• Sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing nonformulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Attend and actively participate in daily multidisciplinary and bedside rounds.
• Support the hospital formulary decision process by working with medical staff to promote rational drug therapy and make improvements identified by drug utilization evaluations.
• Provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients.
• Actively participate in pharmacy clinical services such as drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV to PO, renal dosing and other programs as defined by Pharmacy Leadership.
• Participate in the antimicrobial management and other clinical programs.
• Document all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
• Responsible for mentoring and education as well as ongoing analysis of interventions to ensure accurate and appropriate documentation and provide summary reports if assigned.
• Support and participate in the goals of the organization's quality improvement, risk management and patient safety program.
• Complete notification reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions.
• Participate in the data collection of drug utilization evaluations, adverse drug reactions, and pharmacy quality initiatives.
• Lead the training and mentorship of pharmacists, pharmacy students, residents, technicians, nurses and physicians.
• Participate in the training of new pharmacists, pharmacy students, residents, technicians, nurses and physicians.
• Participate in preceptorship of pharmacy students and/or residents.
• Maintain professional competency sufficient to meet current and future needs of the facility.
• Provide basic technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems.
• Effectively supervise pharmacy operation activities and provide support to the whole pharmacy team.
• Comply with facility pharmacy schedule to work physically at patient care areas to interact with medical staff, nurses and other members of the healthcare team.
• Effectively and proactively intervene in conflicts between pharmacy and medical staff regarding drug therapy issue resolutions.
• Train and participate with Disaster Team drills and real-event response as assigned.
• Train and participate with Code Teams as assigned, obtaining and maintaining BLS-ACLS or PALS current certification as appropriate.
• Maintain appropriate controlled substance records and work with the Pharmacy Director to identify processes to meet or exceed all controlled substance diversion prevention and monitoring standards.
• Comply with all regulatory standards and work with the Pharmacy Director to identify and develop processes to meet or exceed all regulatory standards.
• Prioritize work and lead others to comply with facility medication turn-around time policy and procedure.
• Identify areas for improved efficiency and supervise and assist pharmacy technicians and other support staff effectively.
• Participate in establishing pharmacy goals and objectives and assist in their implementation.
• Participate with various nursing and medical staff committees as necessary.
• Participate in the continuous quality review of order sets and/or computer drug entries.
• Participate in the continuous quality improvement of pharmacy operations (operational/clinical).
• Provide input for improving pharmacy computer system programs relating to pharmacy, nursing and physician programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Provide cross coverage in pharmacy areas as required.
• Assist in times of short staffing or increased workload to ensure quality patient care.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
• Minimum of 1 year of hospital clinical pharmacy experience or at least 2 years of general hospital pharmacy experience required; preferably within area of focus.
• Completion of hospital PGY1/pharmacy general practice residency or fellowship BCPS certification or other Board of Pharmacy Specialty (BPS) certification.
• Current Registered Pharmacist licensed by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy or licensed pharmacist in another state with proof of the Authorization to Test (ATT) from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
• ACLS/PALS and NALS required for critical care/ED position dependent on population served.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in training and mentoring pharmacy students and residents.
• Familiarity with automated dispensing machines and pharmacy computer systems.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance in pharmacy operations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage with low copay options.
• Dental and vision benefits.
• Life and disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Legal counseling and long-term care coverage.
• Moving assistance and pet insurance.
• Free counseling services for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity.
• Education assistance including tuition and student loan support.
• Colleague recognition program.
• Paid time off and paid family leave.