Pharmacist

Location

Humble, TX | United States

Job description

Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values.Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.

Townsen Memorial is hiring for a full-time Pharmacist for our Hospital in Humble, TX. The Pharmacist is r esponsible for the dispensing and procurement of medicinal products and supplies used in the hospital.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Dispensing prescription medicines and supplies
• Working with other medical personnel to provide treatments and advice to patients
• Recording patient histories relating to medicinal use
• Ensuring the safe and secure storage of all medicines and hospital supplies
• Prepare medicines and conduct quality checks in instances when individual drug components need to be mixed before treating patients
• Stay up to date on pharmacy regulations, treatments and developments in research and design
• Serves patients by preparing medications, giving pharmacological information to multidisciplinary health care team, and monitoring patient drug therapies
• Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities
• Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals
• Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions
• Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' workflow, verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals, and verifying order entries, charges, and inspections
• Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies
• Develops hospital staff's pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs and training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, and health care professionals
• Complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the drug enforcement administration, and the food and drug administration by monitoring nursing unit inspection
• Maintains records for controlled substances and removes outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory
• Supervises the work results of support personnel
• Maintains current registration, studies existing and new legislation, anticipates legislation, and advises management on needed actions

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Judgment
• Verbal communication
• FDA health regulations
• Pharmacology
• Managing processes
• Legal compliance
• Productivity
• Quality focus
• Attention to detail

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate degree from an accredited pharmacy college recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)
• Registered Pharmacist in the State of Texas; License must remain active and unencumbered while employed
• Current BLS
• Must complete additional educational requirements as assigned by due dates

BENEFITS:

• 3 Medical Plans
• 2 Dental Plans
• 2 Vision Plans
• Employee Assistant Program
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plan
• 401(k) with a 2-year vesting
• PTO + Holidays

Work Week Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 3:00 PM-11:00 PM; call required

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Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

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