Pharmacist Resident

At Houston Methodist the Pharmacist Resident position is responsible for participating in an organized directed postgraduate training program that centers on development of the knowledge attitudes and skills needed to pursue rational drug therapy for a generalized populations as well as specialized diseases populations. This position performs fundamental clinical pharmacy duties and facilitates safe efficacious and pharmacoeconomically rational use of medications in the population(s) served. The Pharmacist Resident position supports the delivery of pharmacy managed protocols formulary processes and medication reconciliation activities while providing education to fellow pharmacists nursing medical staffs and others inside and outside the department. This position has additional pharmacy administrative quality and research activities that are part of the training program requirements. A certificate of residency is granted to the Pharmacist Resident upon satisfactory completion of the residency program.

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED
Refer to departmental Scope of Service and Provision of Care plans as applicable for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional ethical physical and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth dignity and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET Managing Up Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees experiential journeys to ensure strong communication ease of access to information and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• 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 other health care professionals as needed for problem resolution and/or achievement of identified patient specific goals.

• Serves as preceptor and mentor for pharmacy students. Completes evaluation forms and assigns rotation schedules.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides fundamental pharmacotherapy management to patients. Activities include but are not limited to proactive drug therapy reviews and monitoring providing drug information patient counseling and management of pharmacistbased dosing protocols.

• Exercises good judgment in patient care decisions per performance standard and documents patient care activities and patient outcomes as impacted by pharmaceutical care and clinical interventions.

• Serves as a guest or member on one or more Medical Staff committees and actively contributes to accomplishing the goals of the committee or subcommittee.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Collaborates with other health care professionals to manage patients drug therapy for effectiveness side effects adverse drug reactions toxicities drug interactions and incompatibilities following guidelines for formulary management and clinical intervention tools in the achievement of patient specific goals. Documents patient care activities and patient outcomes as impacted by pharmaceutical care and clinical interventions.

• Completes rotation objectives and all assigned duties described in the identified specific residency program by demonstrating competencies that may include but are not limited to drug information and policy development acute patient care ambulatory patient care research project oversight practice management and weekend coverage.

• Participates in departmental 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.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Contributes to the provision of pharmacoeconomically sound medication therapy by upholding HM Formulary standards in area(s) of responsibility.

• Selfmotivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize tasks for self and for specialty area of focus.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Conducts a major research project to advance the pharmacy departments goals and the pharmacy profession. Submits research and scholarly work for publication platform presentations and/or poster presentations. Gives presentations at local state and national meetings including inservices presentations to pharmacy medical nursing and nutrition staff in area(s) of responsibility.

• Participates in inter and intradepartment activities including inservices article publication/publication preceptorship and additional training.

This job description is not intended to be allinclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

EDUCATION

• Graduate from an accredited College of Pharmacy or recognition as a Foreign Pharmacist Equivalent Graduate by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy

• Transcripts must be provided during the application process when requested

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Zero experience; some experience in a hospital setting highly preferred

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• PHRM Pharmacist State Licensure Texas Pharmacist license or eligible for Texas Pharmacist license within 90 days AND
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA) for pharmacists regularly assigned to respond to Code Blue events within 90 days AND
• ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA) within 90 days AND
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitation if applicable to primary work assignment within 90 days AND
• IV Certification Intravenous certification (ACPE) if applicable to primary work assignment within 90 days AND
• BLS Basic Life Support (AHA) within 90 days

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND 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 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 coworkers 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 coworkers; capable of assuming responsibility for coordinating the activities of a major pharmacy service area which includes supervising and training peers students and supportive staff

• 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 and drug information and apply these to all patient groups neonate to geriatric

• Experience with comprehensive pharmacy services including unitdose drug distribution intravenous admixture preparation nutrition support services and target drug monitoring

• Competence in research in an area related to the practice of pharmacy and maintains active credentialing with HM Academic Institute as applicable to primary work assignment (refer to manager for details)

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

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

ONCALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* Yes

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital opened in December 2000 to serve the comprehensive health care needs of the growing community in Northwest Houston. The 310 bed hospital has 23 operating rooms and more than 2100 employees. Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital has been named a Magnet recognized health care facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital is Northwest Houstons regional leader in robotic minimallyinvasive surgeries and specializes in cardiology and cardiovascular services neurology neurosurgery orthopedics and sports medicine and comprehensive cancer services. Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital has a Breast Care Center Cancer Center Imaging Center Infusion Center Sleep Center Surgical Weight Loss Center and operates the largest Childbirth Center in the greater Northwest Houston area.