Prime Healthcare

Inpatient Pharmacist

Facility Harlingen Medical Center
Location
US-TX-Harlingen
ID
2025-213798
Category
Clinical Professional
Position Type
Full Time
Shift
Nights
Job Type
Non-Exempt

Overview

We are seeking an Inpatient Pharmacist, also referred to as an Acute Care Pharmacist or Hospital Pharmacist. As a Hospital Pharmacist for our Inpatient Pharmacy, you will prepare, dispense, and manages medications for patients in our hospital under the supervision of our Pharmacy Director. Hospital Pharmacists work closely with doctors and nurses to ensure medications are safe, effective, and correctly dosed, while also monitoring for side effects or drug interactions. 

 

Shift’s Available:  Graveyard 

Employment Type: Full Time 

Hours: 8-hour shift  8:00pm -7:00am and 6:30pm - 7:00am 

Location: Harlingen Medical Center 

 

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare: 

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options 
  • Paid vacation, sick time and holidays 
  • Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options 
  • Employer 401K options 
  • Tuition reimbursement options  
  • Life, disability, and other insurance options 
  • Many other amazing benefits 

 

** Approximately one weekend every five weeks, rotating through main pharmacy; clinical monitoring on the floors on the day shift. 

 

 

Responsibilities

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to): 

 

  • Conduct patient interviews to obtain accurate and complete medication histories during admission or transition of care 
  • Review and verify physician medication orders for appropriateness, dosage, route of administration, frequency, and potential drug interactions 
  • Ensure medication orders comply with hospital protocols, clinical guidelines, and patient-specific factors (e.g., renal function, allergies, weight) 
  • Prepare and dispense medications accurately, including IV admixtures, unit-dose medications, and controlled substances, following all safety and sterility protocols 
  • Monitor medication therapies and provide clinical recommendations to optimize therapeutic outcomes and minimize adverse drug events 
  • Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to develop and adjust patient-specific medication plans 
  • Coordinate daily operations within the pharmacy to ensure efficient medication distribution and inventory management 
  • Deliver pharmaceutical care to a wide range of inpatient units, includingGeneral Medicine/Surgery, Intensive Care Units (ICU), Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Emergency Department, Oncology, Perioperative Services, Geriatrics and other departments 

 

Qualifications

 

Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:

  • Current state Registered Pharmacist License.
  • Experience in hospital pharmacy operations preferred.
  • B.S. degree in Pharmacy required; Doctor of Pharmacy degree preferred.
  • BLS certification preferred

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/ 

 

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Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.  If you need special accommodation for the application process, please contact Human Resources.  Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf 

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