Pharmacist

HCA Healthcare•Round Rock, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, the Pharmacist monitors, evaluates, and makes recommendations to ensure appropriate and effective pharmaceutical use in patient care. The role involves interacting with patients and healthcare providers, as appropriate, to support current standards of practice and continuity of services, with the aim of achieving desired patient outcomes through safe, timely, and cost-effective pharmaceutical care. The Pharmacist interprets medication orders and enters them into the computer system, provides medication therapy, and compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals. The role also includes monitoring medication regimens for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of the medication and dose; recommending appropriate, cost-effective alternatives; supporting the hospital formulary and rational drug selection; contributing to clinical pharmacy services; and reporting medication errors and adverse drug reactions.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).
Current Pharmacist license with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).
Sterile Products (IV) Certification through the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital experience.
Post-graduate residency training.
Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Monitor, evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure appropriate and effective pharmaceutical use in patient care.
Interact with patients and healthcare providers, as appropriate, to support standards of practice and continuity of services.
Interpret medication orders and transcribe them into the computer system.
Provide medication therapy accurately and effectively.
Compound and dispense pharmaceuticals accurately.
Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of the drug and dose.
Suggest appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff.
Sustain the hospital formulary, minimize non-formulary procurements, utilize therapeutic interchanges, and promote rational drug therapy selection.
Assist with clinical services such as drug consultations, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV-to-oral conversion, renal dosing, and other programs defined by Pharmacy Leadership.
Complete notification reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
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.