Advanced Clinical PharmacistHCA Healthcare

Monday-Friday 1030am-7pm & every 4th weekend

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist with Medical City Alliance you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacistis responsible forproviding all levels of pharmacy clinical services. This includes monitoring patient medication regimens and providingappropriate interventionsas well as supporting all aspects of pharmacy operations.

What you will do in this role:

• Interpret orders and transcribes or verifies them accurately and efficiently into the pharmacy computer system

• Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals

• Complies withfacility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements

• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose

• Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners.Suggestsappropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.

• Sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing nonformulary procurements,utilizingtherapeutic interchanges and promotes rational drug therapyselection

• Attend and activelyparticipatein daily multidisciplinary and bedside rounds

• Support the hospital formulary decision process by working with medical staff to promote rational drug therapy and make improvements identified by drugutilizationevaluations

• Provideaccurateandtimelymedication information to healthcare staff and patients

• Activelyparticipatein pharmacy clinical services such as drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV to PO, renal dosing and other programs as defined by Pharmacy Leadership.

• Participate in the antimicrobial management and other clinical programs

• Document all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely. Responsible for mentoring and education as well as ongoing analysis of interventions to insureaccurateand appropriate documentation and provide summary reports (if assigned)

• Support andparticipatein the goals of the organizations quality improvement, riskmanagementand patient safetyprogramto include but not limited to National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures and HCAHPS medication related initiatives.

• Complete notification reportsregardingmedication errors and adverse drug reactions

• Participate in the data collection of drugutilizationevaluations, adverse drug reactions, and pharmacy quality initiatives

• Lead the training and mentorship of pharmacists, pharmacy students, residents, technicians,nursesand physicians

• Participate in the training of new pharmacists, pharmacy students, residents, technicians,nursesand physicians

• Participate in preceptorship of pharmacy students and/or residents

• Maintain professional competency sufficient to meet current and future needs of the facility

• Has knowledge of the patient populations served andapplythat knowledge in the care of those patients.Provide basic technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems

• Effectivelysupervisepharmacy operation activities and provides support to the whole pharmacy team

• Compliant with facility pharmacy schedule to work physicallyatpatient care areas to interact with medical staff,nursesand other members of the healthcare team.

• Effectively and proactively intervene in conflicts between pharmacy and medical staffregardingdrug therapy issue resolutions.

• Train andparticipatewith Disaster Team drills and real-event response as assigned

• Train andparticipatewith Code Teams as assigned.

• Maintainappropriate controlledsubstance records. Work with the Pharmacy Director andappropriate managertoidentifyprocesses to meet or exceed all controlled substance diversion prevention and monitoring standards.

• Comply withall regulatory standards. Work with the Pharmacy Director toidentifyand develop processes to meet or exceed all regulatory standards.

• Prioritize work and lead others tocomply withfacility medication turn-around time policy and procedure.Identifyareas for improved efficiency

• Supervise andassistpharmacy technicians and other support staff effectively

• Participate inestablishingpharmacy goals andobjectivesandassistin their implementation

• Participate with various nursing and medical staff committees as necessary

• Act as supervisor in charge as assigned

• Participate in the continuous quality review of order sets and/or computer drug entries

• Participate in the continuous quality improvement of pharmacy operations (operational/clinical)

• Provide input for improving pharmacy computer system programs relating to pharmacy,nursingand physician programs

What qualifications you will need:

• Pharmacist
• Bachelors Degree
• No Travel Required
• 1 year experience is required

Benefits

Medical City Alliance, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Medical City Alliance serves families from Fort Worth, Keller, Haslet, Saginaw and Tarrant County. Our 99+ bed hospital offers 30+ specialties. We offer 2 convenient ER locations, including our off-campus ER in Saginaw. Our maternity floor includes labor and delivery suites and c-section ORs. We have a well-baby nursery, postpartum rooms, and a Level III NICU. We offer compassionate care with state-of-the-art surgical equipment. Our hospital offers robotic surgery to perform procedures. Our facility provides comprehensive cardiology services. We prioritize early detection and treatment of heart disease. Our advanced technology provides quick results to our patients. Our patient satisfaction scores rank in the top decile of hospitals nationwide. Our physicians rank Medical City Alliance as excellent in quality of care. We are a part of the Medical City network of hospitals. Patients are ensured access to medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Advanced Clinical Pharmacist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.