Houston Methodist
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Full Time - Days - ICU
Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Full Time - Days - ICU
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 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 include precepting pharmacy students and pharmacy residents on clinical patient care rotations within areas of responsibility and contributing to the organization’s mission to provide innovative, personalized, cost‑effective pharmaceutical care in a culture dedicated to quality and safety.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Contributes to the provision of pharmacoeconomically sound medication therapy by upholding HM Formulary standards in area(s) of responsibility and avoiding medication‑related complications.
Develops educational materials and presents in‑services for pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staff members in area(s) of responsibility. Seeks opportunities to expand one’s learning beyond fundamental competencies with a focus on continual development as a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist.
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.
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.
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.
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
BLS – Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) within 90 days AND
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (AHA) within 90 days AND
PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Instructor (AHA) within 90 days.
Licenses And Certifications – Preferred
IV Certification – Intravenous certification (Various) OR
Board of Pharmacy Specialty certification.
Knowledge, Skills, 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 English necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
Effective communication with patients, physicians, family members and co‑workers, applying positive language principles.
Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team; coordinates activities of a major pharmacy service area.
Professional and technical competence in selection, evaluation, utilization, and distribution of drugs and drug information for all patient groups, neonate to geriatric.
Application of evidence‑based guidelines, novel and innovative clinical practices in rational drug therapy.
Knowledge of operational pharmacy practice and demonstrable experience in fundamental clinical pharmacy services and direct patient care activities with nursing and medical staff.
Competence in research related to pharmacy practice and active credentialing with HM Academic Institute as applicable.
Supplemental Requirements WORK ATTIRE: Uniform No, Scrubs Yes, Business professional Yes, Other (department approved) No.
ON‑CALL: Employees may be required to be on‑call during emergencies (e.g., disaster, severe weather events, etc.). On Call Yes.
TRAVEL: May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes; May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes.
Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Contributes to the provision of pharmacoeconomically sound medication therapy by upholding HM Formulary standards in area(s) of responsibility and avoiding medication‑related complications.
Develops educational materials and presents in‑services for pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staff members in area(s) of responsibility. Seeks opportunities to expand one’s learning beyond fundamental competencies with a focus on continual development as a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist.
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.
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.
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.
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
BLS – Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) within 90 days AND
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (AHA) within 90 days AND
PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Instructor (AHA) within 90 days.
Licenses And Certifications – Preferred
IV Certification – Intravenous certification (Various) OR
Board of Pharmacy Specialty certification.
Knowledge, Skills, 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 English necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
Effective communication with patients, physicians, family members and co‑workers, applying positive language principles.
Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team; coordinates activities of a major pharmacy service area.
Professional and technical competence in selection, evaluation, utilization, and distribution of drugs and drug information for all patient groups, neonate to geriatric.
Application of evidence‑based guidelines, novel and innovative clinical practices in rational drug therapy.
Knowledge of operational pharmacy practice and demonstrable experience in fundamental clinical pharmacy services and direct patient care activities with nursing and medical staff.
Competence in research related to pharmacy practice and active credentialing with HM Academic Institute as applicable.
Supplemental Requirements WORK ATTIRE: Uniform No, Scrubs Yes, Business professional Yes, Other (department approved) No.
ON‑CALL: Employees may be required to be on‑call during emergencies (e.g., disaster, severe weather events, etc.). On Call Yes.
TRAVEL: May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes; May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes.
Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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