Position Title: Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm.
Facility: Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)
Address: 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234
Salary: $120,000.00 per year.
Requirements:- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ASHP-accredited post-graduate year one residency training program (PGY1) with Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) board certification.
- OR ASHP - accredited post -graduate year two (PGY2)
- OR ASHP - accredited PGY-1 with three (3) years of clinical practice experience in with Board of Pharmacy Specialties
- (BPS) board certification.
- Shall not request an equivalency determination as a substitute for education requirements on this labor category.
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification for all acute care pharmacists (i.e. critical care, cardiology, emergency medicine, internal medicine)
- Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Board Certification
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a clinical pharmacist.
- All hospital clinical experience must be recent within the past 2 years post-graduation/training.
- Candidate must meet standards of an ASHP-Qualified Residency Preceptor within one year of employment.
Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine- Provides direct patient care, including treatment assessment and medication management activities.
- Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy.
- Clinically evaluates all patients in specified area daily with relevant documentation placed in the medical record regarding pharmacy recommendations, plans, interventions, and medication reconciliation.
- Reviews the patient's drug regimen for appropriate indication, dosing allergy verification, interactions potential, lab monitoring, duplication of therapy, drug interactions and medication documentation.
- Provides cost-effective management of drug utilization within the clinic, monitors process and outcome of patient care relating to drug therapy, monitors polypharmacy and high dose pharmaceutical dosing to prevent adverse effects.
- Clinical Pharmacists provide education on pharmaceuticals to BAMC staff and beneficiaries as requested and in support of residency requirements for rotation opportunities.
- Responds to Level I Trauma, code blue and massive blood transfusion emergencies.
- Provides direct patient care and medication therapy monitoring, including antibiotic stewardship, pharmacokinetic drug dosing, renal and hepatic dosing, and patient education.
- Facilitates discharge planning and smooth transition to alternate sites of care from a pharmacy perspective.
