Description
Job description: Rotating, full time position for a Clinical Pharmacist for Pediatrics; day and evening shift with up to one out of every third weekend rotation. This position will rotate through the following areas: Pediatric Acute Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Neonatal ICU, Pediatric Congenital Cardiac ICU, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Pediatric Evening shift.
Responsibilities of this position:
Deliver all aspects of programmatic clinical services for pediatric and neonatal patients with emphasis on best practices, safety and quality initiatives, therapeutic drug monitoring
Provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services for pediatric and neonatal patients to optimize safe, effective and cost-effective drug therapy including:
o Multi-disciplinary patient care rounds (daily)
o Pharmacotherapy consults
o Code blue response
o Patient, provider and nursing education
Conduct timely and accurate medication order verification, clinical and consultative coverage for pediatric and neonatal patients
Oversee medication distribution to ensure safe, effective, and timely medication dispensing to patients
Maintain cross-coverage competency for all pediatric and neonatal shifts
Provide primary coverage for scheduled days off, paid time off, administrative days, and unplanned absences for all pediatric and neonatal shifts as listed above
Provide formal and informal pharmacotherapy education to pharmacists, pharmacy residents and interns, medical students, interns, residents and faculty
Perform or precept quality initiative projects, drug use evaluations, resident rounds or pharmacotherapy research project as needed by Clinical Management
Provide support for and participate in Pharmacy & Therapeutic Sub-Committee(s)
Actively participate in the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Group, and assume ownership towards achieving goals and objectives established by the group and departmental leadership
Requirements
Required:
o Pharmacy licensure in the state of Texas and a B.S. Pharmacy or Pharm.D. degree
o Pharmacy Preceptor license, or eligibility for licensure, in the state of Texas
o Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency in a Pediatric hospital; or equivalent experience (3 years’ experience in pediatrics)
o Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Preferred
o Board Certification in Pediatric Pharmacotherapy or eligibility to test
o Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency; or equivalent experience (PGY1 plus 2 additional years of experience in pediatrics; or 5 years’ experience in pediatrics)
