Pharmacy Clinical Specialist PRN

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Qualifications

• Education
  • Graduate of an education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section
• Experience
  • Must have one of the following:
  • Successful completion of an ASHP-accredited post-graduate year one (PGY1) residency training program or equivalent experience (i.e., three years of pharmacy experience per residency year) required; ASHP-accredited post-graduate year two (PGY2) or fellowship preferred
  • Three years of clinical practice experience
  • Meets HM standards of an ASHP-Qualified Residency Preceptor within one year of employment
• Licenses and Certifications
  • Required
    • PHRM – Pharmacist – State Licensure – Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation: PSI Texas Pharmacist license or eligible for Texas Pharmacist license within 90 days
    • PPC – Pharmacist Preceptor Certificate – State Licensure – Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation: PSI within 90 days
    • BLS – Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) – American Heart Association within 90 days
  • Preferred
    • ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (AHA)
    • PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Instructor (AHA)
    • IV Certification – Intravenous certification (Various)
    • Board of Pharmacy Specialty certification
• Knowledge and Abilities
  • Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
  • Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
  • Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and co‑workers in a customer‑service mindset and application of positive language principles
  • Exhibits strong interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians, and co‑workers; capable of assuming responsibility for coordinating the activities of a major pharmacy service area
  • Demonstrates professional and technical competence in the selection, evaluation, utilization, and distribution of drugs and drug information and applies these to all patient groups, neonate to geriatric
  • Operates at a proficient level with respect to the principles of rational drug therapy, including but not limited to application of current evidence‑based guidelines and innovative clinical practices
  • Knowledge of operational pharmacy practice and demonstrated record of experience providing fundamental clinical pharmacy services and direct patient‑care activities, including interactions with nursing and medical staff members
  • Competence in research in an area related to the practice of pharmacy and maintains active credentialing with HM Academic Institute as applicable to primary work assignment (refer to manager for details)

Essential Functions

People Essential Functions

• Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic, team‑focused work unit that actively helps one another to achieve optimal department results; collaborates with other health care professionals as needed for problem resolution and for meeting identified patient‑specific goals.
• Serves as a rotation preceptor for students from affiliated colleges of pharmacy and PGY1 or PGY2 pharmacy residents as well as a mentor for staff pharmacists supporting clinical skill advancement.

Service Essential Functions

• Processes all orders/requests accurately and efficiently, verifying appropriateness of all drugs in reference to the patient’s diagnosis, allergies, height, and weight; exercises good judgment in patient‑care decisions per performance standards and documents patient‑care activities and outcomes impacted by pharmaceutical care and clinical interventions.
• Provides patient‑specific and non‑patient‑specific drug‑information support regularly.
• Serves as a member on one or more Medical Staff committees and actively contributes to accomplishing the goals of the committee.

Quality/Safety Essential Functions

• Collaborates with other health care professionals to manage patient’s drug therapy for maximal effectiveness while minimizing side effects, adverse drug reactions, toxicities, drug interactions, and incompatibilities using established internal and external guidelines.
• Provides pharmaceutical care at the fundamental to advanced level for patients within the designated practice area(s); activities include proactive drug‑therapy reviews and monitoring, patient counseling, transitions‑of‑care management including medication acquisition process support, and management of pharmacist‑based dosing protocols.
• Participates in quality management initiatives such as medication‑use evaluations, adverse drug reaction and medication‑error reporting, clinical interventions, medication‑center reviews, and inventory‑management documentation and reporting.

Finance Essential Functions

• Contributes to the provision of pharmacoeconomically sound medication therapy by upholding HM Formulary standards in area(s) of responsibility and avoiding medication‑related complications.
• Self‑motivated to independently manage time; effectively prioritizes tasks for self and for others within the specialty area of focus.

Growth/Innovation Essential Functions

• Presents in‑services for pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staff members in area(s) of responsibility; develops educational materials and provides educational programs for the pharmacy staff and other hospital personnel.
• Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond fundamental competencies with a focus on continual development as a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist.
• Contributes to the design, analysis and reporting of quality improvement program findings.
• Participates in research projects to advance organizational quality of care and the pharmacy profession; submits research and scholarly work for publication, platform presentations, and/or poster presentations.

Supplemental Requirements

Work Attire

• Uniform: No
• Scrubs: Yes
• Business Professional: Yes
• Other (department approved): No

On‑Call

Note that employees may be required to be on‑call during emergencies (e.g., disaster, severe weather events) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* Yes

Travel

Travel specifications may vary by department.

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area: Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area: Yes