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About the Position

The Clinical Pharmacist at Harris Health will ensure the pharmacy department is facilitating safe medication use and meets all legal, accreditation, and certification requirements while complying with all applicable policies and procedures. Your primary responsibility will be to provide pharmacy services to patients, nurses, physicians, and other staff by interpreting and evaluating the validity of medication orders and prescriptions. In line with this, it will be important for you to integrate core clinical pharmacy knowledge as you dispense and order review activities. The Clinical Pharmacist will also perform order entry, pharmacokinetics, IV to PO, therapeutic interchange, and other clinical activities. 

About Harris Health Systems

Harris Health is a nationally recognized health system comprising three teaching hospitals and an extensive network of ambulatory care centers serving the people of Harris County, Texas, since 1966. Staffed by the faculty, fellows and residents from two nationally ranked medical schools, Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Harris Health is the first healthcare system in Houston to receive the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) designation for its network of patient-centered medical homes, and both LBJ and Ben Taub Hospitals earned the ANCC Magnet Designation in 2020.

Each year, Harris Health provides more than 1.8 million total outpatient visits through its more than 40 ambulatory care facilities. Additionally, Harris Health sees more than 177,000 emergency visits at its Level 1 and Level 3 trauma centers and 35,000 hospital admissions through its three hospitals: Ben Taub, LBJ and Quentin Mease.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. degree from accredited school of Pharmacy
• Texas Pharmacist License 
  • May also be eligible and wiling to obtain licensure within 90 days of employment
• Texas Pharmacist Preceptor Certification within 180 days of employment
• ACPE IV Sterile Certification
• BLS Certification within 90 days of employment
• ACLS Certification within 180 days of employment
• Board of Pharmacy Specialities Certification preferred
• 2 years of progressive and relevant experience in an inpatient hospital setting
• Completion of PGY1 ASHP-Accredited residency preferred

Benefits

• Day 1 Benefits - Benefits are available the first day of hire
• $10k student loan repayment
• Shift differentials (Evenings, Nights, Weekends, Holidays)
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee assistance program
• Subsidized parking
• Credit union
• Employee disaster relief
• Tuition Reimbursement - After 6 months of employment
• and more!

Harris Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace.

Apply today.

Our short application process takes less than 3 minutes on your phone, tablet or computer.