Provides pharmacy services to patients and medical practitioners. Receives, reviews, and fills prescriptions;
dispenses pharmaceuticals; consults with patients and caregivers regarding the nature and use of drugs; and
trains and/or supervises personnel. Prepares and maintains all necessary records required by federal, state and
local laws, rules and regulations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reviews, compounds, prepares and/or oversees the preparation and dispensing of pharmaceuticals
to patients or medical practitioners; makes decisions regarding generic substitution of prescribed
pharmaceuticals. - Consults with patients and/or medical practitioners on drug indications/contraindications, dosage,
drug interactions, and side effects; provides other drug and pharmaceutical information as appropriate. - Oversees the acquisition and disbursement of drugs and medications to various offices, clinics, and
other sites. - Provides education, guidance and training to students, pharmacy interns, and or trainees during
course of work and monitors performance. - Establishes and maintains methods and manner of storage and recordkeeping systems to provide for
safekeeping of pharmaceuticals. - May take patient's histories as required; makes initial clinical assessments and refers patients to
appropriate clinicians. - Performs routine quality control testing of equipment, environment and record keeping as required by
federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. - Follows established pharmacy policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement
objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards. - Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D.; at least 6 months of experience directly related to the
duties and responsibilities specified. - Current and active Pharmacist Licensure issued by the Texas Board of Pharmacy.
- Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
- Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
- Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications.
- Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements.
- Knowledge of policies and regulations pertaining to the disbursement of pharmaceutical drugs.
- Ability to supervise and train assigned staff.
- Knowledge of drugs and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration.
- Ability to perform basic patient assessments and referrals.
- Ability to design and implement systems necessary to collect, maintain, and analyze data.
- Knowledge of patient care charts and patient histories.
- Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Position requires: (a) practice of professional pharmacy in a clinical pharmacy setting; (b) independent
preparation, dispensing, and compounding of prescription medications; (c) use of independent
judgment in the provision of information and consultation to the public and health care professionals
on the nature and use of drugs; (d) training and supervision of pharmacy interns and/or technical
support staff; and (e) utilization of a computerized pharmacy data entry system.
Conditions of Employment:
- May require discipline-specific licensure and/or professional certification or accreditation, as specified
by the pharmacy. - Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen.
- May be subject to credentialing process; must maintain credentialed status, if applicable.
- Must maintain certification status.
- Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the company’s influenza vaccination and Covid vaccination requirements.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort:
- Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds or standing
and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day. - Work environment involves minimal exposure to physical risks, such as operating dangerous
equipment or working with chemicals. - Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.