Description
**Clinical Pharmacist II**
Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterHouston, Texas
**Requisition ID** 287 **Employment Type** Full Time **Department** Pharmacy **Hours/Pay Period** 80 **Shift** Day **Weekly Schedule** Monday - Friday (8:00am - 5:00pm) **Remote** No **Category** Pharmacy
**Overview**
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Luke's Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center, the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart® Institute, a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD. The hospital was the first facility in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet® hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke's also has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric care for the Greater Houston area.
Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That's what you'll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You'll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we'll create healthier, stronger communities. What sets us apart from other healthcare organizations? How much time do you have? In short, it all starts with our current employees. They believe in living our mission to provide compassion to everyone. We, in turn, believe that growing and supporting our people allows us to deliver a higher degree of quality care to our patients. CHI advocates for all who live in the communities we serve, especially the most vulnerable. Choose an organization who will champion your talents and nurture your career. Choose CHI!
**We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:**
+ Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
+ Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults
+ Care for Caregivers: Resilience Through Adversity is a series of sessions designed to help caregivers build their resilience and advance their mental well-being during these difficult times
+ Flexible spending accountsVoluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
+ Paid Time Off (PTO)
+ Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
+ Matching Retireme
**Responsibilities**
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is looking to add another passionate Medication Safety Clinical Pharmacist II to support our department of Pharmacy and join our amazing and already established team of Pharmacists! Our hospital system is a well-recognized system with some of the top programs in the nation! We are looking for our Pharmacists to provide exemplary patient care to meet our patient's needs. If you are passionate about being an integral part of the patient care experience, you belong with us!
**_What you'll do:_**
+ Oversee the development and assessment of a comprehensive Pharmacy Medication Safety Program for the Department of Pharmacy that monitors and ensures the integrity and safety of services provided by the department
+ Maintain ongoing contact and serves as the Pharmacy liaison for communication and activities required for hospital accreditation
+ Assist with the development and maintenance of institutional and departmental policies related to medication use
+ Help build and implement patient safety systems related to a variety of safety initiatives, including medication processes, promoting the culture of safety for both patients and staff in all healthcare settings
+ Works with all disciplines and levels of staff within the facility, to include but not limited to, front-line staff, top-level management, and patient safety teams (e.g., RCA and FMEA teams) to reach patient safety goals
+ Will relay relevant patient safety information, lessons learned, and understanding facility issues, as well as those that have potential impact beyond the local level. Works to implement patient safety improvements initiated at the national level.
+ Assist in the provision of operational, analytical, and evaluative support regarding medication or patient safety matters. Will provide routine reports to P&T and other Quality and Patient Safety Committees regarding medication errors, audits, or other needed items.
+ Evaluates and addresses challenges of overall safety within a complex healthcare system.
+ Keeps the Clinical Pharmacy Manager and Director of Pharmacy apprised of activities, trends, observations, recommendations, etc., in support of patient safety, medication safety and healthcare system goals and objectives.
+ Provides clinical support, data analysis, performs administrative work, uses research principles, and provides education for our student and resident programs
**Qualifications**
**_Requirements:_**
+ Registered Pharmacist with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy in good standing-(RPH)
+ Aseptic Technique - Complete an ACPE approved 20 hour sterile products course within 90 days of hire
+ PGY1 Pharmacy
**_Preferred qualifications:_**
+ PGY2 in Medicaion safety
+ 5 Years preferred in medication/patient safety, conducting RCAs and FMEAs, as well as managing an adverese event reporting systm
**_Skills:_**
Clinical Pharmacist / EPIC / Sterile Compounding / Medication Safety/ Patient Safety/ Quality
**Equal Opportunity**
CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to
a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status,
ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected
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CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
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