Clinical Pharmacist: Patient-Centric Medication Safety

CommonSpirit Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to support doctors and nurses in safely prescribing and dispensing medications. You will review prescriptions for safety, interactions, dosing and allergies, providing final checks beyond computer review.

You must enjoy real-time research, continuous learning, and delivering exceptional patient care across age groups while maintaining meticulous documentation and collaboration with health-care teams.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
• Licensed Pharmacist with Texas State Board of Pharmacy in good standing (RPH).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Clinical pharmacy experience preferred.
• Ability to review prescriptions for safety, interactions and appropriate regimens.

Responsibilities

• Documents clinical activities and interventions such as consults and patient teachings.
• Interprets medication orders for interactions, drug selection, and appropriateness; enters/verifies orders in the system.
• Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals; resolves drug-related problems with providers.
• Provides age-appropriate clinical services and maintains knowledge base for all patient groups served.
• Maintains working knowledge of automated systems.

Skills

Drug interaction review

Prescription verification

Patient counseling

Documentation

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy degree

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Licensed Pharmacist (Texas)

Job description

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to support doctors and nurses in safely prescribing and dispensing medications. You will review prescriptions for safety, interactions, dosing and allergies, providing final checks beyond computer review.

You must enjoy real-time research, continuous learning, and delivering exceptional patient care across age groups while maintaining meticulous documentation and collaboration with health-care teams.