Travel Pharmacist
New Braunfels, TX
Med Ninjas
5x8 hrs, Nights

Job Summary (List Format):

- Prepare and dispense medications according to physician orders, established protocols, and legal requirements.
- Interpret and verify medication orders (both verbal and written) using EPIC; maintain accurate patient drug records.
- Compound and dispense pharmaceuticals, including sterile and non-sterile products, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition.
- Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain required documentation per law and policy.
- Maintain current pharmacist licensure and continuing education; attend staff meetings and complete skills assessments.
- Supervise and direct pharmacy technicians and support personnel; verify daily activities of pharmacy staff.
- Provide ambulatory pharmaceutical care (e.g., drug therapy management, anticoagulation, patient education, medication reconciliation).
- Monitor and adjust pharmacokinetics and assist with renal drug dosing per hospital protocol.
- Ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective drug therapy by monitoring for drug interactions, allergies, and appropriate dosing.
- Detect and report adverse drug reactions; sustain hospital formulary and promote rational drug therapy selection.
- Provide clinical consultation and drug information to practitioners and hospital staff as needed.
- Educate patients and families regarding medications per institutional protocol.
- Participate in quality improvement and medication use review activities, including data collection and documentation.
- Conduct clinical interventions (e.g., IV to PO conversions, renal dosing, pharmacokinetic support, anticoagulation).
- Participate in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and drug shortage management activities as assigned.
- Attend interdisciplinary rounds when scheduled and provide timely pharmacy services.
- Comply with occupational safety protocols to minimize exposure to hazardous substances and biological materials.
  Work rotating shifts: 07:30-16:00, 08:00-16:30, and 14:00-22:30.

Requirements:
- Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy degree.
- TX state Pharmacy licensure.
- BLS or ACLS (AHA only) and PALS (AHA only) certifications.
- Hospital experience preferred.   Use EPIC and Pyxis systems proficiently; IV certification and ability to mix sterile compounds required.