Staff Pharmacist

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

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Texas Children's Hospital is seeking a Staff Pharmacist to ensure optimal medication use in a fast-paced pediatric setting. You will manage the medication process, prevent drug-related problems, and perform pharmacist duties across age ranges 0-adult.

Responsibilities include educating patients and caregivers, supporting safety systems, and contributing to discharge reviews and medication management initiatives. A Texas RPH license and hospital experience are required.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree or Ph.D. in Pharmacy is required.
• RPH certification from the state of Texas is required.
• 2+ years hospital staff pharmacist experience preferred.
• 20 hours of sterile compounding training preferred.

Mansioni

• Ensures medications meet the highest standards.
• Educates patients, caregivers, and the community.
• Supports patient safety systems.
• Checks communications (email, mailbox, voicemail) each shift.
• Maintains smooth pharmacy operations and serves as a role model for staff.
• Maintains investigational drug records per policy.
• Contributes to the medication management process.
• Conducts discharge medication review and counseling.
• Participates in study initiation, maintenance and closure.

Conoscenze

Hospital pharmacy experience

Formazione

Bachelor's or PhD in Pharmacy

Texas RPH license

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Job Description

We are searching for a Staff Pharmacist -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will promote pharmaceutical care by managing the medication process, identifying and preventing potential drug-related problems, and resolving actual drug-related problems. Additionally, you perform the duties of a registered pharmacist. All responsibilities will be performed in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0-adult).

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Responsibilities

• Ensures medications meet the highest standards
• Participates in the education of patients, caregivers, and the community
• Supports patient safety systems
• Checks all available means of communication including e-mail, mailbox, and voicemail every shift
• Ensures the smooth running of the pharmacy and acts as a role model for technicians and other pharmacists as evidenced by lack of complaints, medication incident reports, and peer review
• Maintains investigational drug records according to departmental policy
• Contribute to the medication management process
• Conduct discharge medication review (difficult to obtain, prescription accuracy) and counseling, ensuring that patients/caregivers understand their medication therapies upon discharge
• Participates in study initiation, maintenance and closure

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Ph.D. in Pharmacy required
• RPH certification from the state of Texas required
• 2+ years hospital staff pharmacist experience preferred
• 20 hours of training in compounding sterile products accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists preferred

About Us

Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands is north Houston's first true, free-standing pediatric hospital designed, equipped and staffed exclusively to provide care in more than 25 areas of specialty care for children and adolescents. Hospital facilities include 24 emergency center rooms, outpatient exam rooms, radiology rooms, operating rooms and acute care beds, as well as a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.