Clinical Pharmacist – 7on/7off Nights – Ben Taub

Location: Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, United States
Job ID: 178208
Pay: $56.76 – $73.79 / hour
Position Type: Full Time
Career Area: Pharmacy

Benefits
Harris Health System offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees. Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

• Prescription Drug Plan

• Retirement Plans with employer contributions

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays

• Tuition Reimbursement and continuing education support

• Wellness programs and employee assistance services

• Career advancement opportunities within a Magnet®-designated system

About Harris Health System
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management, and population health services.

Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations, and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of U.S. health systems achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation, the prestigious NCQA designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers, and strong partnerships with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents, and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at UTHealth; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Job Summary
The employee’s primary responsibility is to deliver optimal medication management across all dimensions of care every time. The pharmacy vision is to become a world-class pharmacy recognized for excellence.

In this role, the Clinical Pharmacist ensures the pharmacy department facilitates safe medication use, meets all legal, accreditation, and certification requirements, and complies with all applicable policies, procedures, codes, and standards of the organization. Provides pharmacy services to patients, nurses, physicians, and other medical staff by interpreting and evaluating the validity and safety of orders and prescriptions. Integrates core clinical pharmacy knowledge with dispensing and order review activities.

Core clinical activities include order entry, pharmacokinetics, IV to PO conversion, therapeutic interchange, and other clinical duties as required. Participates in multidisciplinary rounds, clinical initiatives, direct patient care, and educational/training activities. Provides education to technicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare practitioners and serves as a preceptor to pharmacy interns, technicians, and ASHP-accredited pharmacy residents.

Minimum Qualifications

Degrees:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. from an accredited School of Pharmacy

License & Certifications:

• Texas Pharmacist License or eligible (must obtain within 90 days of employment)

• Texas Pharmacist Preceptor Certification within 180 days of employment

• ACPE IV Sterile Certification

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required for inpatient positions within 6 months

• Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification preferred; must maintain current certification

Work Experience:

• ACS positions: Two (2) years progressive, relevant experience in an outpatient/retail setting required (no residency)

• IP positions: Two (2) years progressive, relevant experience in inpatient hospital setting required (no residency)

• PGY1 ASHP-accredited residency highly preferred

Communication Skills:

• Writing reports

Proficiencies:

• MS Word, PC proficiency

Job Attributes:

• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Analytical, Design, Mathematics, Medical Terms, Research, Statistical

• Work Schedule: Weekends, holidays, flexible, overtime, travel, on call

Why Harris Health?
Join an award-winning healthcare system that values innovation, compassion, and community. As part of Harris Health’s pharmacy team, you’ll help advance patient outcomes while working alongside some of the nation’s leading healthcare professionals.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Harris Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.