Clinical Pharmacist PRN
About The Position
At HCA Florida JFK Hospital, the Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for the safe, effective, evidence-based, and cost-effective selection and utilization of medications for patients. The pharmacist applies advanced pharmacy knowledge, skills, and professional judgment, advocates for patients when planning and implementing pharmaceutical care, and collaborates professionally with healthcare professionals on a multidisciplinary rounding team. The role prepares and dispenses medications in accordance with physician requests and established policies, procedures, and protocols; verifies and clarifies medication orders; documents medication profiles and records; and prepares sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition medications using appropriate techniques and USP 797 and 800 guidelines. The pharmacist evaluates TPN and monitors medication therapies for safety, appropriateness, interactions, allergies, and therapeutic duplication.
Requirements
- B.S. or Pharm.D. degree in Pharmacy.
- Current Pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate of an accredited residency.
- Two years of hospital pharmacist experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and dispense medication orders according to physician requests and established policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Verify CPOE orders for accuracy and appropriateness, intervening when orders are unclear, potentially unsafe, or inappropriate.
- Interpret verbal and written medication orders and accurately transcribe them to computerized patient medication profiles.
- Follow facility practices and procedures for documenting in patients’ medical records.
- Troubleshoot and clarify COE orders.
- Safely and accurately prepare and dispense medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations, using appropriate techniques and USP 797 and 800 guidelines.
- Evaluate TPN for appropriateness according to facility policies and guidelines or ASPEN recommendations, as appropriate.
- Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain records as required by law and corporate policies.
- Ensure medication therapies are safe, appropriate, evidence-based, and cost-effective.
- Monitor medication regimens for contraindications, drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-laboratory test interactions, allergies, drug and dose appropriateness, indications, and therapeutic duplication.
- Advocate for patients and plan and implement pharmaceutical care in collaboration with a multidisciplinary rounding team.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- 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, 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.
