Clinical pharmacy specialists at University Health provide services to a wide range of adult acute care practice areas.  Current openings include:

• Critical care operational support – day/evening, 7 on 7 off
• Emergency medicine – overnight, 7 on 7 off
• Internal medicine – days
• Solid organ transplant – rotating organs – days
• Stewardship (Anticoagulation) – days
• Stewardship (Endocrine/Diabetes) – days

Clinical pharmacy specialists at University Health are responsible for the provision of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services related to a specific area of practice to optimize safe, efficacious, and cost-effective drug therapy in accordance with all regulatory agencies.  They serve as a pharmacotherapy expert member of an inter-disciplinary patient care team to provide direct patient care.  Other general expectations include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver all aspects of programmatic clinical services for patients in your practice area with emphasis on best practices, safety and quality initiatives, therapeutic drug monitoring, and disease state management
• Provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services for patients in your practice area to optimize safe, effective and cost-effective drug therapy including:
  • Multi-disciplinary patient care rounds
  • Pharmacotherapy consults
  • Patient, provider and nursing education
  • Weekend coverage
  • Protocol creation, and review
• Precept pharmacist interns and/or pharmacy residents on clinical learning experiences
• Provide support for and participate in Pharmacy & Therapeutic Sub-Committee(s)
• Develop and maintain medication-related best practice guidelines and policies related to their specific area of practice

About University Health

For more than 100 years, University Health has been here to heal, to improve health, to lead, innovate and advance the practice of medicine. Above all, the people of University Health are here to serve all who entrust us with their health and lives with the highest-quality care, respect and compassion. As the only locally owned and operated health system in San Antonio and Bexar County, University Health takes to heart its responsibility to serve the health needs of our community today and into the future. Our mission is to improve the good health of the community through high quality compassionate patient care, innovation, education and discovery. We fulfill this mission through a set of core values. Our patient care will be: High quality and compassionate above all, Attentive, kind and helpful without exception, and Wise in the use of resources. As we continue this legacy of service to our growing community and region, we embrace a bold vision: We are leading the way to be one of the nation’s most trusted health institutions.

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