Sup Pharmacy Transition Spec

Pharmacist Transition Specialist

The Pharmacist Transition Specialist priority is to deliver optimal medication management across all dimensions of care at all times and ensure world class service recognized for excellence. The Pharmacy Transition Specialist is responsible for actively engaging patients, fulfilling prescriptions for accuracy and safety, and coordinating medication delivery and medication education to patient's bedside prior to discharge. The Pharmacy Transition Specialist simplifies the discharge medication process, making it easy, so that patients can focus on what really matters - getting better and staying healthy.

The Pharmacy transition specialist will work closely with individuals from pharmacy, nursing, and medical staff to ensure prescriptions are filled, delivered, and education provided on time before patient is discharged from the hospital. Coordination of efforts with nursing and physicians is critical. The clinical pharmacist Transition Specialist recognizes physicians and nurses as essential partners with shared goals of delivering the remarkable patient experience.

The Pharmacist Transition Specialist will oversee Pharmacy Technician Transition Specialists, reconcile patient discharge medications, fill prescriptions, perform bedside medication education and make follow-up phone calls to discharged patients to validate medication education and to answer any questions patient may have following hospital discharge. Pharmacist Transition Specialist will be responsible for ensuring that all patients are discharged on appropriate therapy. The need for accuracy and precision in all aspects of the job is essential to ensure patient health and safety.

During down time, the clinical pharmacist transition specialist is expected to work with inpatient staff and managers to support inpatient pharmacy operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degrees:
  Bachelor of Pharmacy Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.
  
  D. degree from an accredited school of Pharmacy
• Doctor of Pharmacy Preferred
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Board Certified Pharmacy Specialist Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification Preferred Basic Life Support American Heart Association or Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of employment. Pharmacist Texas Pharmacist License or eligible for Texas Pharmacist License; must obtain licensure within 90 days of employment. Texas Pharmacist Preceptor Certification Preferred IV Sterile Certification Required for all inpatient areas and Fondren Pharmacy at Smith Clinic.
  
  Preferred for All Other Outpatient
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Two (2) Years Work Experience related pharmacy experience or PGY1 residency Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Bilingual Spanish Preferred Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Verbal/Written