Pharmacist - Clinical

Overview



Embark on a rewarding career with Saint Luke's Hospital hospital. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

At Saint Luke's Hospital, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Summary

Evening shift pharmacist position at St Luke's Baptist Hospital.The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for maintaining pharmaceutical dispensing functions, including clinical review functions, in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements. The Clinical Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care and products to all neonate, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, including inpatients and outpatients.

Responsibilities

General Functions: 

• Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient mediation 
  profiles. Maintains patient medication profiles.
• Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including sterile, chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition 
  products 
• Dispenses controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records 
• Maintains the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic 
  substitution protocols and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Provides direction to pharmacy personnel and ensures effective operation of the pharmacy 
  department. Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians, interns and residents.
• Complies with standards or rules and regulations of regulatory agencies: TJC, TX State Board of 
  Pharmacy, TX Department of Health, OSHA, DEA, TX Department of Public Safety, EEOC / TEC.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established 
  policies, procedures and protocols 100%
• Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions and medication occurrences.
• Utilizes formulary initiatives and clinical review to provide adequate pain management for the 
  patient.
• Utilizes principles of drug dosing in the pediatric and neonatal patient to provide medications to