Inpatient Pharmacist – 24/7 Clinical Drug Therapy Leader

Akahi Associates/Kako'o Services, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vest vacation

Sick leave

Holiday leave

Life insurance

AD&D

Short-term disability

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) matching

Job summary

Akahi Associates LLC, a premier provider of healthcare workers to military facilities, seeks a licensed pharmacist for inpatient medication management at Fort Sam Houston (BAMC), San Antonio, TX. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective drug therapy and accurate dispensing.

The role requires a PharmD degree, ACPE accreditation, and current licensure, with at least 1 year inpatient experience; strong attention to detail and adherence to SOPs are essential.

Qualifications

• Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.
• Determines type of substance, strength, dosage, and quantity to be dispensed in accordance with SOPs.
• Receives and reviews prescriptions for the full range of pharmaceuticals to include controlled drugs on the formulary.
• Performs advanced pharmaceutical calculations for IV admixtures and complex parental nutrition solutions.
• Obtains the pharmaceutical, prepares labels, and verifies medications against prescriptions for correctness.
• Reviews and interprets inpatient medication orders to ensure dosage, route, frequency, interactions and allergies.
• Performs medication distributive functions including labeling, compounding and dispensing.
• Follows QA procedures, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous medications.
• Participates in orientation and training of pharmacy staff and residents.
• May be identified per shift as a Code Responder and respond to Code Blues.

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.
• Determines type of substance, strength, dosage, and quantity to be dispensed in accordance with accepted practice and SOPs.
• Receives and reviews prescriptions for the full range of pharmaceuticals to include controlled drugs on the formulary.
• Performs advanced pharmaceutical calculations in the manufacture of intravenous admixtures and complex parental nutrition solutions dealing with body surface area and creatine clearance rate formulas.
• Obtains the pharmaceutical, prepares package labels, visually inspects the medication in the bottle to be dispensed, and verifies appropriate medication, checks the printed label affixed to the container against the original prescription for correctness.
• Reviews and interprets medication orders to inpatients to ensure dosage, route, frequency, potential interactions, and allergies have been screened.
• Performs medication distributive functions, including, but not limited to, preparation and/or verification of medications, labeling, compounding, and dispensing.
• Follows established procedures and protocols concerning quality assurance monitoring, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous medications.
• Participates in orientation, instruction and training of pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists, and other health professionals.
• May be identified per shift as a Code Responder and will respond to Code Blues during a particular shift.

Skills

Team collaboration

Drug therapy optimization

Prescription review

Clinical judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy

Job description

Akahi Associates LLC, a premier provider of healthcare workers to military facilities, seeks a licensed pharmacist for inpatient medication management at Fort Sam Houston (BAMC), San Antonio, TX. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective drug therapy and accurate dispensing.

The role requires a PharmD degree, ACPE accreditation, and current licensure, with at least 1 year inpatient experience; strong attention to detail and adherence to SOPs are essential.