Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Healthcare•Panama City, FL

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About The Position

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist practices pharmacy ethically and in alignment with the organization’s mission and values. The role is responsible for the safe, effective, evidence-based, and cost-effective selection and use of medications for patients, applying advanced knowledge, skills, and professional judgment. The pharmacist advocates for patients while planning and implementing pharmaceutical care as part of a multidisciplinary rounding team and collaborates professionally with other healthcare providers. The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist provides leadership for pharmacy services within the hospital, including serving or chairing hospital committees, presenting at conferences, contributing to publications, and providing regular formal education to pharmacy and interdisciplinary teams. The position directs one or more specialty pharmacy services, such as infectious disease, critical care, or pediatrics. Regulatory compliance and medication safety guide the pharmacist’s decisions and practice. The role also performs clinical pharmacist duties, including verifying medication orders, preparing and dispensing medications, evaluating parenteral nutrition, monitoring controlled substances, and assessing medication regimens for safety and appropriateness. The position is with HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital, a 238-bed acute care hospital in Bay County. No travel is required.

Requirements

Master’s degree or doctorate degree.
Five years of experience required.

Responsibilities

Lead committees responsible for establishing and implementing medication-related policies and procedures, such as Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Medication Safety, and Antimicrobial Management Program committees.
Direct one or more pharmacy service lines, such as cardiovascular, pediatrics, or critical care.
Demonstrate pharmacy department leadership through documented improvements and contributions to pharmacy practice.
Advance the profession in the pharmacist’s area of practice.
Provide regular, formal education to pharmacy and interdisciplinary teams in the area of expertise.
Model, mentor, and encourage pharmacy students, residents, and colleagues to foster professional pharmaceutical care and high standards of integrity.
Perform clinical pharmacist responsibilities.
Verify Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) orders for accuracy and appropriateness, intervening when orders are unclear, unsafe, or inappropriate.
Interpret verbal and written medication orders; accurately transcribe them to computerized patient medication profiles; document according to facility practices; and troubleshoot or clarify Centralized Order Entry (COE) orders as appropriate.
Safely and accurately prepare and dispense medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations, using appropriate techniques and USP 797 and 800 guidelines.
Evaluate Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for appropriateness using facility policies and guidelines or ASPEN recommendations, as appropriate.
Issue controlled substances to patient care areas, maintain legally required records, and follow corporate dispensing and monitoring policies and procedures.
Ensure medication therapies are safe, appropriate, evidence-based, and cost-effective in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Monitor medication regimens for contraindications, drug interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, indications, and therapeutic duplication.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.