Pharmacist

To provide professional skills in the distribution of drugs and in clinical services offered to patients and staff.

• Interprets physician's orders for medications and ensures therapy is appropriate for patient's diagnosis, weight, and age.

• Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications per physician's orders in all patient care areas in accordance with departmental and applicable laws.

• Detects, prevents, evaluates, and reports, when necessary, Adverse Drug Events.

• Maintains patient medication profiles and develops patient care plans.

• Counsels patients receiving medications.

• Provides drug information to members of the health care team.

• May supervise the activities of support personnel.

• May assist in the training and development of newly employed departmental staff.

• May serve as preceptor to technicians, pharmacy students, residents, and extended-interns.

• May participate in pharmaceutical continuing education, in accordance with departmental performance standards.

• May conduct/participate in research activities to include publishing findings in professional journals.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. degree from an accredited school of Pharmacy.

• Current licensure from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

Preferred:

• Infusion pharmacy experience.

• Experience with computerized systems.

• Experience in the provision of basic clinical services desirable.