Internal Medicine Pharmacist PRN

HCA Healthcare • Kansas City, KS

11d

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist provides pharmacy clinical services, with a focus on patients on internal medicine units. The role monitors medication regimens, provides appropriate interventions, and supports pharmacy operations. The pharmacist is supervised by the Pharmacy Director, Pharmacy Operations Manager, and/or Pharmacy Clinical Manager. The position works physically in patient care areas and interacts with medical staff, nurses, and other healthcare team members. It is a PRN opening.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited school or college of pharmacy; the posting states this credential is preferred.
• Active Missouri pharmacist license is required and will be confirmed at application.
• Certification in Medication Therapy Management is required.
• Proactive organization, communication, and interpersonal skills; customer-service orientation; clear judgment; reliability; computer skills; ability to follow policies and procedures; and basic math and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, interns, and other support staff when assigned.
• Interpret medication orders and accurately enter, transcribe, or verify them in the pharmacy computer system.
• Compound and dispense pharmaceuticals accurately.
• Respond to Code Blue activations as needed; train and participate in Code Team activities as assigned, and obtain and maintain BLS-ACLS certification.
• Monitor drug therapy for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of medication and dose.
• Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners, including cost-effective therapeutic alternatives when appropriate.
• Support the hospital formulary and rational medication selection, including therapeutic interchanges and minimizing nonformulary procurement.
• Participate in disaster drills and real-event response as assigned.
• Attend and participate in multidisciplinary and bedside rounds.
• Support formulary decisions and improvements identified through drug utilization evaluations in collaboration with medical staff.
• Provide timely and accurate medication information to healthcare staff and patients.
• Participate in clinical pharmacy services and programs, including drug consultations, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV-to-oral conversion, renal dosing, antimicrobial management, and other programs designated by Pharmacy Leadership.
• Document clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely; mentor and educate others and analyze interventions to support appropriate documentation and summary reporting when assigned.
• Support quality improvement, risk management, and patient safety initiatives, including National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures, and medication-related HCAHPS initiatives.
• Complete reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions, and participate in related data collection and pharmacy quality initiatives.
• Train new pharmacists, students, residents, technicians, nurses, and physicians; precept pharmacy students and/or residents.
• Maintain professional competency and apply knowledge of the patient populations served to patient care.
• Provide basic technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems.
• Support pharmacy operations and the pharmacy team, including prioritizing work and leading others to meet medication turnaround-time policies and identify efficiency improvements.
• Proactively address conflicts with medical staff regarding drug therapy issues.
• Maintain controlled-substance records and work with pharmacy leadership to meet or exceed diversion-prevention and monitoring standards.
• Comply with regulatory requirements and work with the Pharmacy Director to develop processes that meet or exceed applicable standards.
• Participate in establishing pharmacy goals and objectives and assist with implementation.
• Participate in nursing and medical staff committees as necessary.
• Review and improve order sets, computer drug entries, and pharmacy operations continuously.
• Provide input on improvements to pharmacy computer system programs used by pharmacy, nursing, and physicians.
• Perform other duties as assigned and adhere to the organization’s Code of Conduct, Mission, and Values.

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, 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.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree