Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- Formulatory Management and Outcomes / Medication Safety Specialist

• Full-time and exempt (i.e., salary) and directly reports to the Director of Pharmacy - Medication Safety
• The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, dayshift hours but must be flexible to other hours as needed
• Collaboration with all pharmacy managers and Medical Teams across the institution
• Member of the Formulary Management and Outcomes Team, Supporting Medication Safety as a Medication Safety Specialist in a joint role

The person who fills this position must be:

• Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented and able to work independently
• Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while maintaining professional attitude
• Have good communication skills and be a team player and ensure closed loop communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

RESPONSIBILITIES

Job duties & responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Ensures the medication use process
• Execute VAMS formulary items
• Support implementation of projects and programs and new formulary additions, modifications, and deletions
• Support the annual risk assessment for hazardous drug databases
• Presentations to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee
• Completion and support of Medication Use Evaluations
• Proactively monitor, manage, and communicate medication safety issues
• Participates in Quality Improvement initiatives to enhance and ensure patient safety for all patients
• Build commitment and promote quality services
• Maintain the daily safety scoop DOB grid, investigate safety scoop reports, and
• Perform data collection to support regulatory requirements and for quality improvement measures to support the understanding of medication safety and effectiveness
• Conduct routine audits to ensure compliance
• Participates in the education and training of pharmacy employees, pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and medical staff
• Serves as a preceptor to pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
• Escalate VAMS formulary items with Medication Safety issues to the Medication Quality & Safety Subcommittee of P&T
• Support review of FMEAs being presented to Medication Quality & Safety Subcommittee
• Serves as a member of multiple medical staff committees including Pharmacy & Therapeutics, the Medication Quality & Safety Subcommittee, and others as needed
• Serves as member of medical specialty service patient safety committees. Makes recommendations and implements change to improve patient care.
• Other tasks assigned by leader

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or PharmD
• Must complete a PGY1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency AND a PGY2 Pharmacy Practice Residency in an Advanced Area of Pharmacy Practice or Administration OR
• PGY1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency with four (4) years' experience in a pediatric inpatient hospital pharmacy setting with clinical responsibilities
• License to practice pharmacy in Texas (RPh)

ABOUT US

Since 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children's Health Plan, the nation's first HMO focused on children; Texas Children's Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children's Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

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Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.