TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR SURGERY
Location
Dallas, Texas
The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for verifying and dispensing medications, overseeing sterile compounding, and providing clinical consultations to healthcare staff. They also participate in interdisciplinary care planning, perform narcotic audits, and support medication safety initiatives.
Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy and a valid Texas Pharmacist license, with a Doctorate preferred. A minimum of 2 years of experience, preferably in an acute care setting, and BLS certification are required.
1.Reviews/verifies physician orders for accuracy, appropriateness (dose, route, frequency), allergy and potential interactions for Pre-op/PACU/Step down/inpatient setting; provides drug information and therapeutic recommendations to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. 2. Follows policies and procedures; prioritizes workflow to ensure quality of services; must work within scope of practice. 3. Supports clinical services (i.e. medication reconciliation, assists with antibiotic weight-based dosing/monitoring, pediatric weight-based dosing. 4. Assists with ordering or receiving narcotics from wholesaler. Performs retrospective review as part of daily narcotic auditing. 5. Troubleshoots pharmacy and nursing CPSI issues (e.g., when medications won't scan correctly) as well as Pyxis issues when they arise. 6. Maintains electronic physician order sets (adds or removes medications upon physician request). 7. Compounds low and medium risk sterile preparations or performs the end product checking of the sterile preparations compounded by technicians. 8. Performs daily/weekly/monthly audits of narcotic usage and audits of medication dispensing machines to ensure proper dispensing and documentation. 9. Works in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements; keeps current with NRAC, as well as new trends and procedures; maintains appropriate records and statistics; prepares reports and correspondence as necessary. 10. Provides Medication safety presentation at Nursing Orientation as scheduled. Assists with pharmacy staff and/or nursing staff training as needed. 11. On-call service, attends all Code events while on duty. Qualifications Education & Training: Bachelors of Science degree from an accredited school of pharmacy required Doctorate degree preferred Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience required Acute care experience preferred Experience verifying physician’s electronic medications orders Licensure/Certification/Registration: Registered Pharmacist License to practice pharmacy in the State of Texas Sterile Pharmaceutical Compounding Certification BLS (Basic Life Support) required Key Skills: Computer literate, with proficiency in MS Office products preferred Excellent communication skills Must have good ethics Ability to perform arithmetic computations, measurements, and conversions Familiarity with Pyxis, CPSI We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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