Pharmacist

HCA Healthcare • Miami, FL

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About The Position

As a Clinical Pharmacist at HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, you are responsible for the safe, effective, evidence-based, and cost-effective selection and utilization of medications for the patients you serve. You will apply advanced pharmacist knowledge, skills, and professional judgment in all aspects of your work. You will serve as a patient advocate while planning and implementing pharmaceutical care within a multidisciplinary rounding team, collaborating knowledgeably and professionally with other healthcare professionals.

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 per physician request according to 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 practices and procedures for the patient’s medical record.
• 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 according to facility policies and guidelines or ASPEN guidelines and recommendations, as appropriate.
• Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain legally required records; follow corporate policies and procedures for dispensing and monitoring controlled substances.
• Ensure safe, appropriate, evidence-based, and cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Monitor medication therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, indications, and therapeutic duplications.
• Plan and implement pharmaceutical care as a patient advocate within a multidisciplinary rounding team.

Benefits

• 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.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through 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

• Job Type: Full-time