Poison Information Specialist - North Texas Poison Center

Serves as a resource to health professionals and the public by providing professional and technical assistance regarding potential poisonings and conducting educational and research projects to ensure Poison Center operations meets regulatory requirements and the needs of users. I ncumbent have flexibility of shift options, with the ability to choose between 8-hour, 10-hour, or 12-hour shifts as long as the shift covers late-night and overnight hours, specifically from 10 pm 2 am.

Location: Logistics: 2nd FLR BLK 900

Work Schedule: Full-time Rotating (36 hours/week), with rotating weekends and holidays. Incumbent have flexibility of shift options, with the ability to choose between 8-hour, 10-hour, or 12-hour shifts as long as the shift covers late-night and overnight hours, specifically from 10 pm 2 am.

TRAINING ONLY: Must be able to work 4/10-hour shifts for the first four (4) months, which may include Days.

Selected candidate would become eligible for a hybrid work model after one year in the role.

Primary Purpose
Serves as a resource to health professionals and the public by providing professional and technical assistance regarding potential poisonings and conducting educational and research projects to ensure Poison Center operations meets regulatory requirements and the needs of users.

Minimum Specifications

Education

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. degree from an accredited school of Pharmacy OR
• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing OR
• Must have a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an approved college of Medicine/Osteopathy.

Experience

• Must have one (1) year of professional pharmacist, registered nursing or physician experience in a hospital environment (Clinical Rotations as part of degree program, Volunteer, Internships, and/or LVN does not substitute the experience requirement).

Certification/Registration/Licensure

If education is a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. Degree from an accredited school of Pharmacy:

• Must have and maintain a current American Poison Centers (APC) Poison Information Specialist certification; or must obtain within five years of hire/placement into role and maintain thereafter.
• Must be a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Texas or become registered within 90 days of hire

If education is a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing:

• Must have and maintain a current American Poison Centers (APC) Poison Information Specialist certification; or must obtain within five years of hire/placement into role and maintain thereafter.
• Must have current RN license or valid temporary permit with the Texas Board of Nursing, or valid Compact RN license, and maintain thereafter.

If education is a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an approved college of Medicine/Osteopathy:

• Must have and maintain a current American Poison Centers (APC) Poison Information Specialist certification; or must obtain within five years of hire/placement into role and maintain thereafter.

Skills or Special Abilities

• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge involved with poison information services.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of nursing standards.
• Must be able to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing.
• Must be able to understand and interpret poison information to health professionals and the public.
• Must be able to perform mathematical computations.
• Must be able to employ effective problem solving and demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to demonstrate patient-centered/patient-related behaviors.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skill to operate a computer to input and extract information using data base management software.
• Must be able to work rotating shifts.
• RNs Only: Must demonstrate ability to provide care to assigned patient population in accordance with the current State of Texas Nursing Practice Act, established protocols, multidisciplinary plan of care, and clinical area specific standards.

Requisition ID: 989040