Pharmacist Inpatient/Outpatient Houston, TX

Established in 1994, Nite Lines USA has successfully delivered contract support services to more than 144 government institutions and medical treatment facilities across the country. We’re a dynamic and growing health care organization, offering a wide range of employment opportunities. We are seeking professionals and dedicated individuals to be part of our team, where integrity, respect, accountability, and collaboration are among our core principles. Work with a dedicated and caring organization and start doing your life's best work.

Staff Pharmacist – Inpatient & Outpatient

Salary: $110,000.00

Facility: Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)

Address: 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234

Job Summary

Core Duties:

• Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.
• Determines type of substance, strength, dosage, and quantity to be dispensed in accordance with accepted practice and pharmacy standing operating procedures (SOPs).
• Receives and reviews prescriptions for the full range of pharmaceuticals to include controlled drugs on the formulary.
• Performs advanced pharmaceutical calculations in the manufacture of intravenous admixtures and complex parental nutrition solutions dealing with body surface area and creatinine clearance rate formulas.
• Obtains the pharmaceutical, prepares package labels, visually inspects the medication in the bottle to be dispensed, and verifies appropriate medication, checks the printed label affixed to the container against the original prescription for correctness.
• Reviews and interprets medication orders to inpatients to ensure dosage, route, frequency, potential interactions, and allergies have been screened.
• Performs medication distributive functions, including, but not limited to, preparation and/or verification of medications, labeling, compounding, and dispensing.
• Follows established procedures and protocols concerning quality assurance monitoring, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous medications.
• Participates in orientation, instruction and training of pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists, and other health professionals.
• May be identified per shift as a Code Responder and will respond to Code Blues during a particular shift.
• The Department shall establish a schedule for contract personnel to perform services on various shifts, which range from (8-12) hours. Each shift shall include (30 or 60) minutes for unpaid lunch, which may vary depending on the section and/or specific shift assigned.
• Regular duty hours are expected to average (40) hours per week. Unplanned or unannounced schedule changes may occur, based on necessity, and in concurrence of the Contractor.
• All pharmacists can rotate between any ambulatory pharmacy or inpatient pharmacy sites to accommodate staffing needs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy. Graduate from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).
• BLS
• Board Certification:: None
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a pharmacist.
• A minimum of one (1) year of inpatient pharmacy experience within the past two (2) years post-graduation.

Salary : $110,000