Clinical Pharmacist PRN
HCA Healthcare•Atlantis, FL
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. 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 includes preparing and dispensing medication orders, verifying and clarifying orders, documenting medication information, preparing sterile and other specialized medications, evaluating parenteral nutrition, managing controlled substances, and monitoring medication therapies for safety and appropriateness.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy degree in Pharmacy.
- Current pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy.
Nice To Haves
- Graduation from 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 computerized physician order entry (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 documentation procedures.
- Troubleshoot and clarify Centralized Order Entry (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 Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for appropriateness using facility policies and guidelines or applicable ASPEN guidelines and recommendations.
- Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain records required by law; follow corporate policies and procedures for dispensing and monitoring controlled substances.
- Ensure medication therapies are safe, appropriate, evidence-based, and cost-effective according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Monitor medication regimens for contraindications, drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriate drug and dose, indications, and therapeutic duplication.
- Advocate for patients when planning and implementing pharmaceutical care and collaborate with healthcare professionals on a multidisciplinary rounding team.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
- 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.
