Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- Cardiovascular- Ben Taub

Overview

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 health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine;
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth);
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

The employee's number one job responsibility is to deliver optimal medication management across all dimensions of care every time. The pharmacy vision is to become world-class pharmacy recognized for excellence. This individual will serve as a resource to the interdisciplinary team, and other pharmacists while delivering innovative practices and service delivery models that ensure cost effective and optimal medication management in the population we serve.

Individual will participate in operational and clinical duties of a clinical pharmacist as assigned and required. Multi-disciplinary rounds including clinical initiatives, direct patient care and educational/training activities will be performed. Individual will also provide education to technicians, pharmacists, and other health care practitioners. They will serve as a preceptor of pharmacy interns, technicians, and ASHP-accredited pharmacy residents.

• Degrees: Bachelor of Pharmacy;
  Doctor of Pharmacy (preferred)
• Work Experience: Three (3) years progressive clinical practice within specialty area and completion of PGY1 from an ASHP-accredited residency program. (OR) No experience required with completion of PGY1 and PGY2 from an ASHP-accredited residency program.
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required for inpatient positions & outpatient oncology within 6 months; IV Sterile Certification required for all inpatient areas and preferred for outpatient;
  Board Certified Pharmacy Specialist certification to be completed within 18 months;
  Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days;
  Neonatal Resuscitation Program (only NICU/EC Clinical Pharmacy Specialist);
  Pediatric Advanced Life Support (only NICU/EC Clinical Pharmacy Specialist);
  Texas Pharmacist License or eligible within 90 days;
  Texas Pharmacist Preceptor Certification within 90 days.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Above average verbal communication (heavy public contact); writing/reports.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Analytical abilities; design knowledge and skills; mathematics; medical terminology knowledge; research knowledge and abilities; statistical knowledge and abilities.
• Work schedule:
  
  flexible; holidays; on-call; overtime; travel; weekends.
• Other requirements: MS Word, PC.