? (Immediate Start) Pharmacotherapy Specialist - Acute Careservices (Hiring Immediately)

**Description** _**Summary:**_All pharmacists fill orders for drugs, monitor patient drug therapies andprovide drug information. Pharmacists provide pharmacy services withcompassion, excellence and efficiency. In addition, level II pharmacistsparticipate in management of patient pharmacotherapy and quality medicationmanagement within assigned service lines. CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline overlooking Corpus ChristiBay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region,with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac,cancer and stroke care. It is the leading emergency facility in the area andthe only Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physiciansand nurses specially trained in emergency services. * The Pavilion and the Critical Care Center house a state-of-the-art Emergency Department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites. * A teaching facility, in affiliation with the Texas A&M; University System Health Science Center College of Medicine * Accredited Chest Pain Center * Accredited Joint Commission Stroke TeamThe Shoreline campus is a premiere facility housing many of the region's mostvital and renowned programs such as a Primary Stroke Center, nationallyaccredited Cancer Center and a nationally recognized Chest Pain Center. ThePavilion at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline houses theCHRISTUS Spohn Heart Network, which was recently recognized as one of the top100 cardiovascular hospitals in the United States. The Heart Institute offersthe most advanced diagnostic, surgical and rehabilitative cardiac services inone convenient location._**Responsibilities:**_• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader ofSelf, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. Operational Duties and Responsibilities • Prepares and dispenses drug orders per physician request according toestablished policies, procedures and protocols. • Interprets drug orders (verbal and written) and transcribesverifies intocomputerized patient medication record accurately. Maintains, accurate,complete patient drug record. • Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals including non-sterile and sterileproducts, chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products accurately. • Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records asrequired by law and institutional policies. • Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion. • Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the dailyactivities of pharmacy technicians • Maintains competency required for current job titleposition • Maintains current pharmacist license. Ensures applicable CE records andlicensure are maintained in department files. Attends staff meetings. • Completes all competencyskills assessment requirements. • Provides analysis of medication use processes and contributes at least onerelated project per year. • Ambulatory care Pharmacist • Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services utilizing approvedprotocols andor collaborative agreement with other providers, includingmanaging patient drug therapy, anticoagulation management, providing patienteducation, and preparing andor overseeing the preparation and dispensing ofmedications. Performs duties in the clinical areas assigned such as but notlimited to: anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition ofcare, Discharge Medication reconciliation, etc. Clinical Duties and Responsibilities • Ensures safe, appropriate, cost effective drug therapies for patientsaccording to established policies, procedures, and protocols. • Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-druginteractions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drugand dose. • Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and renal drug dosing perhospital protocol. • Reads, extracts and interprets information in patient medical recordsaccurately. • Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in atimely manner. • Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements,utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols and promoting rational drugtherapy selection. • Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners asappropriate. • Provides accurate, adequate and timely drug information to the hospital'sprofessional staff. • Provides drug education to patients and their families per institutionalprotocol. • Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activitiesof the department. Collects data, conducts monitors and inspections andmaintains logs, records and other documentation as assigned. • Conducts designated interventions as defined in department ClinicalIntervention activities (IV to PO, Renal Dosing, Pharmacokinetic dosingsupport, Anticoagulation) • Baseline departmental standards for reporting interventions for clinicalproductivity as defined by departmental goals. • Participates in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and shortagemanagement activities as assigned • Attends interdisciplinary rounds when assigned • Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion • Contributes to the advancement of the pharmacy department and medicationmanagement of the organization through (minimum): • Precepting of pharmacy residents and students • Assessment of new and ongoing pharmacist competencies • In-service of pharmacy andor nursing staff (1 per year) • Participates in departmental or sub-committees as assigned • Completes 1 clinical project per year Occupational Hazards • Potential for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances (includingchemotherapeutic, cytotoxic drugs and cleaning solutions), sticks or cuts byneedles and other sharp items. • Risk 0 exposure category. • Potential for musculoskeletal injuries if proper lifting and carryingtechniques are not used. • Potential exposure to biologic material when participating in direct patientcare activities (e. g. patient education, code attendance). _**Requirements:**_**A. EducationSkills** * Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy degree required. * One of the following required: BPS Board Certification, Residency, Fellowship or at least 5 years of hospital experience.**B. Experience** * PGY-1 and PGY-2 residency completion, Board certification, or 5 years hospital experience required at hire.**C. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications** * Pharmacy registration in the State of practice. * Must have pharmacy State licensure within 60 days of start date. * Pharmacist preceptor within 90 days. * BLS or ACLS and PALS (pediatric practice) within 180 days of start date. * Must accrue ASHP Residency Preceptor status within 180 days of hire (for Ministries with Residency programs).**_Work Schedule:_** Varies**_Work Type:_ **Full Time **EEO is the law - click below for more information:**We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. 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