Pharmacist PRN

Methodist McKinney Hospital; McKinney (TX); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Methodist McKinney Hospital seeks a licensed Pharmacist (PharmD) to join our hospital pharmacy team in McKinney, Texas. The role includes educating clinicians and patients on medications, supervising technicians, and ensuring accurate dispensing and inventory control in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The ideal candidate has a Texas license, relevant hospital pharmacy experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to patient safety.

Formación

• Pharm D degree required.
• At least 3 years hospital pharmacy experience desirable.
• Current Texas license required.
• BLS certification preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Educate healthcare professionals and patients on medications and proper dispensing.
• Perform professional tasks related to distribution of medications and maintaining drug inventory.
• Supervise technicians and ensure compliance with policies and patient safety.
• Take total responsibility for orders from review to delivery to units; resolve drug-therapy issues.
• Interpret physician orders and ensure correct products and dosages are prepared.
• Monitor controlled substances and prevent drug diversion; document wastes or missing doses.
• Check for expired drugs.

Conocimientos

Interpersonal skills

Communication with physicians

Educación

Pharm D

Descripción del empleo

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Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care, according to professional standards and state and federal legal requirements: Reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients. Directs pharmacy employees in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals. Answers questions and provides information on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Pharm D required
• At least 3 years of experience in a hospital pharmacy is desirable.
• Must have a current license in the state of Texas.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with physicians and various other hospital personnel.
• BLS certification preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Educate healthcare professionals and patients on medication as well as compounding and dispensing prescribed medications for patient care.
• Performs professional and technical activities associated with distribution of medications, maintenance of drug inventory, patient records and patient financial records.
• Supervises technicians for assigned areas. Adheres to policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and patient safety.
• Accepts total responsibility for orders including review, clarification, order entry, accuracy, preparation, follow up and delivery to the correct unit. Identifies, intervenes and assures resolution when problems involving drug therapy are identified.
• Visually, reads and interprets physician’s orders including drug product, strength, dosage, start and stop time, initial inventory quantity, etc. Assures that appropriate products are selected to prepare the dose accurately.
• Routinely follows internal procedures in the pharmacy and on nursing units to verify controlled substance inventories, minimize drug diversion and document wastes or missing doses.
• Routinely checks for expired drugs

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 25 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis.
• The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.

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