Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Women's Services
Company: Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
Location: Conroe
Posted on: September 26, 2024
Job Description:
At Houston Methodist, the Pharmacy Clinical Specialist position
is responsible for performing advanced clinical pharmacy duties
enabling the delivery of optimal pharmacotherapy to patients and
facilitating safe, efficacious, and pharmacoeconomically rational
use of medications in the population(s) served. This position
involves daily reactive and targeted proactive medication regimen
reviews for patients within the designated area(s) of
responsibility or populations served. The Pharmacy Clinical
Specialist position supports the delivery of pharmacy managed
protocols, formulary processes and medication reconciliation
activities while providing education to fellow pharmacists, nurses,
and medical staff. Additional duties for this position include
precepting pharmacy students and pharmacy residents on clinical
patient care rotations within areas of responsibility and
contributing to fulfilling the organization's mission to provide
innovative, personalized, cost-effective pharmaceutical care in a
culture dedicated to quality and safety.
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/or
achievement of 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
being 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 standard and
documents patient care activities and patient 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, but are not limited to, 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, but not
limited to: 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
prioritizing 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 one's 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.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the
employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job
duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise
job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
EDUCATION
- Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing
body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the
Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section
WORK 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); 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
- - - - --- Neonatal and maternal health experience higly
preferred
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
- PHRM - Pharmacist - State Licensure -- Texas Pharmacist License
or eligible for Texas Pharmacist License within 90 days AND
- PPC- Pharmacist Preceptor Cert - State Licensure within 90 days
AND
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA) -- For pharmacists
regularly assigned to Code Blue events within 90 days AND
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA) -- For pharmacists
regularly assigned to Code Blue events within 90 days AND
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation -- If applicable to primary work
assignment within 90 days AND
- IV Certification - Intravenous certification (ACPE) -- If
applicable to primary work assignment within 90 days AND
- BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) within 90 daysLICENSES AND
CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED
- Board of Pharmacy Specialist (BPS)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely
perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills,
competency assessments, and performance evaluations
- Sufficient proficiency 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 manner consistent with a
customer service focus 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 regards to one's
application of the principles of rational drug therapy including
but not limited to: application of current evidence-based
guidelines, novel and innovative clinical practices
- Knowledge of operational pharmacy practice and demonstrated
record of experience providing fundamental clinical pharmacy
services and demonstrated experience with direct patient care
activities and 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)SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTSWORK ATTIRE
- Uniform No
- Scrubs Yes
- Business professional Yes
- Other (department approved) NoON-CALL**Note that employees may
be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe
Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.
- On Call* NoTRAVEL****Travel specifications may vary by
department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area
Yes
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area YesCompany
Profile:Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital opened in June
2017 as the eighth hospital in the Houston Methodist system. This
267-bed, 725,000-square-foot, full-service, acute-care hospital
offers many of the same services as our flagship hospital in the
Texas Medical Center. Also, on the beautiful hospital campus,
located at the intersection of Interstate 45 and Texas State
Highway 242, are two medical office buildings, which include a
Breast Care Center; Cancer Center; infusion center; heart and
vascular services; neurology; orthopedics and sports medicine;
rehabilitation services; wellness services; an outpatient
laboratory; and several other multispecialty physician practices.
In January 2022, Houston Methodist The Woodlands opened Healing
Tower - a $250 million expansion project that added 106 beds,
focused on medical-surgical and women's services, and provided nine
operating rooms. The project also included the expansion of the
endoscopy center, emergency department and diagnostic imaging
department with an enhanced neurodiagnostic and interventional
center.Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer inclusive
of women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.Equal
Employment OpportunityHouston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept
to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will
not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person
employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or
other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor -
priority referral Protected Veterans requested.
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