DescriptionWe are searching for a Clinical Staff Pharmacist for the NICU someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position you will manage and promote activities appropriate to ensure a safe and effective medication use process and assist in direct patient care activities to promote optimal drug therapy and resolve medication use problems in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0-adult). Also to perform a registered pharmacists duties as defined by Hospital.
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Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Actively participates in multi-disciplinary rounds with medical specialty service.
- Ensures the appropriateness of all medication doses in reference to the patients diagnosis clinical status weight/body surface area allergies and drug interactions.
- Identifies patients with special needs and oversees coordination of activities to ensure proper delivery of drug therapy.
- Performs outcome-directed therapeutic drug monitoring for patients according to guidelines.
- Monitors therapy for drug drug-nutrient drug-laboratory interactions and discusses interactions with appropriate health care professionals to help ensure patient safety.
- Performs outcome-directed pharmacokinetic monitoring for patients according to guidelines and discusses recommendations with appropriate medical professionals to help provide the best care for the patient.
- Accurately verifies medication orders in the electronic medical record.
- Ensures a safe medication use process.
- Participates in the education of patients care givers and the community.
- Supports patient safety systems.
- Completes intervention documentation in the electronic medical record according to guidelines.
- Performs and documents patient profile review according to guidelines.
- Performs and documents discharge prescription review according to guidelines.
- Enforces the non-formulary medication guidelines.
- Checks all available means of communication including e-mail mailbox and voice mail every shift.
- Ensures a work environment that is clean neat and organized according to departmental standards.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Skills & Requirements
- Required bachelors degree Pharmacy and Ph.D. Pharm. D. degree
- Required RPH - Pharmacist by the State of Texas
- Preferred 1-year PGY1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency or 3 years clinical experience as pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy setting with multi-disciplinary rounding responsibilities
Required Experience:
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