Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Healthcare•Lehigh Acres, FL

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About The Position

HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to provide clinical pharmacy services for patients and ensure the safe procurement, preparation, labeling, distribution, and control of medications. The pharmacist supports and carries out clinical pharmacy programs across patient-care areas, helping ensure services meet the needs of the patient population and community. The schedule consists of four 10-hour shifts. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is offered, subject to restrictions. The role includes reviewing medication orders and technicians’ work for drug, dosage, route, and interaction appropriateness; adjusting medication doses or schedules as appropriate for patient condition and policy; monitoring controlled-substance transactions; responding to physician consultations; retrieving reliable drug information; and collaborating with physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team. The hospital is an 88-bed acute-care facility in Lehigh Acres, Florida, accredited by The Joint Commission. It provides services including emergency care, cardiology, critical care, gastroenterology, general surgery, nephrology, orthopedics, and pathology.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or PharmD degree in Pharmacy from a College of Pharmacy.
Current Florida pharmacist license or eligibility for licensure.
Eligible to sit for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam (NAPLEX).
Critical-thinking skills, service excellence, and good interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and follow verbal instructions.
PC skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a pharmacist in an acute-care hospital setting or completion of a general pharmacy practice residency is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of clinical pharmacy programs.
Provide clinical pharmacy support and execute clinical pharmacy programs for all patient areas.
Review medication orders and the quality of technicians’ work for appropriateness of drugs, dosage, route, and interactions.
Adjust medication dosage or schedule as appropriate for the patient’s condition and department policy.
Ensure medications are safely dispensed to patients in accordance with age.
Monitor narcotic transactions and reconcile the quantity and type of controlled substances dispensed and leaving the pharmacy.
Assist the department in addressing physician consultations as needed.
Retrieve reliable drug information from available sources in a timely manner.
Communicate and collaborate with physicians and other interdisciplinary team members to meet patient needs.

Benefits

$7,500 sign-on bonus, subject to restrictions.
Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
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.