Pharmacist Per Diem

• Department: Pharmacy
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Location: Legacy Montrose - 1415 California St. Houston, TX 77006
• Schedule: As Needed

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Location: Legacy Montrose - 1415 California St. Houston, TX 77006

Pharmacist Per Diem - Job Overview

Schedule: As Needed

Join our family as a Per Diem Pharmacist and bring your clinical expertise, compassion, and passion for patient-centered care to a multidisciplinary team. You'll help patients across the ages we serve use medications safely, understand their treatment plans, and remain connected to the care they need.

In this meaningful role, you'll combine clinical knowledge, thoughtful counseling, and careful prescription management to support healthier outcomes throughout the community. You'll build trusted relationships with patients and families while collaborating closely with providers and healthcare staff to ensure every medication decision is accurate, appropriate, and centered on the individual.

Why this role matters

• Make a direct difference in community healthcare through safe, accessible, and integrated pharmacy services.
• Help identify and prevent drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, duplicative therapies, and other medication-related concerns.
• Support medication adherence through compassionate counseling, education, and follow-up.
• Work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary care team where your perspective and expertise are valued.
• Contribute to evidence-based medicine by staying current with new drugs, devices, and medical literature.
• Serve as a trusted resource for patients, families, providers, and pharmacy staff.
• Help eligible patients access needed medications by supporting reimbursement processes, 340B requirements, prescription assistance programs, inventory replenishment, and special billing conditions.
• Find meaningful fulfillment in a per diem role built around teamwork, patient relationships, and high-quality care.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret, clarify and transcribe all medication orders accurately and timely.
• Ensure the appropriateness of all medication orders, new prescriptions or refills, in reference to the client's diagnosis, weight/body surface area, allergies, and drug interactions as evidenced by a review of the active medication profile, provider notes, and available pertinent laboratory information.
• Practice pharmacy in compliance with all governing regulatory authorities.
• Review patient profile to ensure appropriate drug selection and dosage.
• Conduct/Review Drug Utilization Reviews to check for drug duplication, interactions or allergies.
• Document adverse drug reactions and all relevant interactions with patient and healthcare provider.
• Dispense medications and maintain accurate inventory records as required by appropriate regulatory authorities.
• Promote the practice of evidence-based medicine by keeping abreast of new drugs, devices, and medical literature.
• Interview and advise patients regarding health and illness prevention, including FQHC-required voluntary family planning services and related preventative health services in compliance with funding requirements and state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
• Provide accurate, adequate, drug information/education to patients, families, and providers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Assess medication adherence during the process of medication counseling.
• Demonstrate the ability to set priorities, work independently and cooperatively with others within and outside the department.
• Perform and oversee pharmacy staff to ensure they provide service in an efficient, courteous and professional manner.
• Function as a primary resource in handling patients clinical and non-clinical questions from routine to complex, while ensuring a high level of customer service and maximizing productivity.
• Demonstrate competence related to financial reimbursement from available grants, prescription assistance programs and understand 340B requirements for eligible patients, replenishing inventory and special billing conditions.
• Present information, verbal and/or written, in a clear and concise manner.
• Display friendliness, compassion, sensitivity, kindness and appropriate manners in interactions with patients, physicians and other ancillary healthcare staff.
• Display open-mindedness and objectivity in relations with patients, physicians, and other ancillary healthcare staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited college/university of pharmacy (Pharm. D or B.S. with equivalent experience)
• Certification in immunization delivery, smoking cessation, and naloxone (or eligible)
• Valid license from the Board of Pharmacy of the State of Texas
• Valid Texas Pharmacist Preceptor license
• Must maintain First Aid /CPR
• Provider shall obtain, maintain and participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, workers' compensation, other federal and state reimbursement programs, and the payment plan of any commercial insurer, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, accountable health plan, and other health benefit program requested by Legacy.

Required Years of Experience

• 2+ years of healthcare experience, required

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• Post-graduate pharmacy residency preferred
• 1+ years of community pharmacy experience, preferred
• 1+ years of medication adherence counseling experience, preferred
• 1+ years of Medicare market experience, preferred
• Experience in HIV/AIDs, Geriatrics, and/or Pediatrics, preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Computer experience – Windows, Excel, and Accounting software.
• Must be able to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize

About Legacy Community Health

Approachable & Collaborative — Leads with humility, values diverse perspectives, and builds trust through teamwork.

Driven & Committed — Takes initiative and goes the extra mile to improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

Thoughtful Communicators — Pairs clinical/technical skill with emotional intelligence, navigating complex situations with empathy and professionalism.

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