The Pharmacist for clinical support and critical care is an exciting, newly created role to help expand our clinical services to the ICU areas during overnight hours and will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment. In addition to operational support, the Pharmacist will provide clinical pharmacy support to critical care areas, emergency medicine, and code response, ensuring optimal medication therapy outcomes. Cook Children’s is growing, and we need you! You will serve with other pharmacists on the overnight team to provide a high level of exceptional clinical support to patients, healthcare providers, and hospital staff. This is a 7 days on/7 days off position, with a balanced rotation of working in Critical Care areas and also in the central pharmacy for operational support.
Qualifications
Graduate from an American Council on Pharmacy Education accredited school of pharmacy
Texas Pharmacist and Pharmacy Preceptor licensures must be obtained within 90 days of employment
New graduates must obtain preceptor license within 90 days after one year of being licensed as a pharmacist
CPR – BLS and PALS required
Experience in critical care, emergency medicine or pediatrics preferred
Catching snowflakes, first kisses, big dreams. These are the things that childhood should be about. Our goal is to prevent illness when we can, heal them when they need, keep them safe and help them grow up in healthy communities where families can raise happy, healthy kids. We invite you to see their stories and learn why it's important that we do everything we can to ensure their dreams come true.
Our not-for-profit organization includes our medical center, physician network, home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health services, and health foundation. With more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet the unique needs of their child. Cook Children's Health Care System earned a top spot on Forbes's list of America's Best Large Employers for 2024, coming in at No. 3 out of a lineup of 500. In addition, Cook Children's also ranked No. 1 on the “health care and social” industry sub-category. These rankings acknowledge that Cook Children's is one of the best places to work among all large businesses across all industries nationwide.
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