Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Join our team as a day shift, full-time Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Tyler, TX.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.

People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.

Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team

UT Health Tyler is the flagship hospital of the system serving hundreds of thousands annually. Specializing in advanced acute care medicine, our midtown location boasts a Level 1 trauma center and comprehensive stroke center, the region’s only EMCO program and a Level III NICU. Our medical staff includes more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.

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Responsibilities

The clinical pharmacist specialist is responsible for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy.

Provide patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in a decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel.

In this clinical role, the specialist participates in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to the patients in the assigned areas.

As well as provide support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

B.S. or Pharm D. from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.

Clinical Pharmacy Experience in a Hospital Setting

Completion of an accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency or fellowship AND Completion of an accredited PGY-2 Specialty Pharmacy Residency or fellowship (in an appropriate specialty field).

OR Completion of an accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy residency or fellowship AND 3+ year’s clinical pharmacy experience (if no PGY-2 is completed).

• OR 5+ year’s clinical pharmacy experience with no history of residency or fellowship.
• Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) certification (or attained within 1 year).
• Active Pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy.

Other applicable state requirements – i. e. sterile compounding, etc.

BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

• ALS/ACLS certification.
• Board Certification.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy.
• Experience working in Microsoft Office applications, Electronic Medical Record Systems