Staff Pharmacist - Inpatient (Nights)

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Staff Pharmacist to join their team in a dynamic environment. This role involves promoting pharmaceutical care while managing the medication process and ensuring patient safety. You will be responsible for educating patients and caregivers, contributing to medication management, and acting as a role model for pharmacy technicians. Join a community that values expertise and compassion, where your contributions will directly impact patient care and safety. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a prestigious facility dedicated to high-quality healthcare for women and children.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Ph.D. in Pharmacy required.
• RPH certification from Texas required.

Responsibilities

• Manage medication processes and resolve drug-related problems.
• Educate patients and caregivers on medication therapies.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Care

Medication Management

Patient Education

Drug-related Problem Resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy

Ph.D. in Pharmacy

Job description

Talent Area: Pharmacy

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: Houston, TX, US

Department: PW Pharmacy

Shift: Full Time / 7p - 7:30a; 7 On, 7 Off

Job ID: 416659

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).

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
• Contributes to the medication management process
• Conducts 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

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
• 40 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 Texas Children’s

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility and one of a select few hospitals nationwide that provides women, mothers, and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care. Offering a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries, the Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children’s Hospital via a two-story circular sky bridge to enhance patient care by providing physicians, staff, and patient families with rapid access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center, and The Women’s Place – Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all housed here. Additionally, we also recently opened a community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland.

To join our community of 14,000+ 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.