Pharmacy Clinical Specialist

HCA Healthcare • Largo, FL

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About The Position

HCA Florida Largo Hospital is seeking a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist to provide clinical pharmacy services for patients, supporting the safe procurement, preparation, labeling, distribution, and control of medications. The specialist coordinates and assists with developing, implementing, and maintaining clinical pharmacy programs that meet the needs of the patient population and community, and provides clinical pharmacy support across patient care areas. The role includes reviewing medication orders and technicians’ work, assessing drug appropriateness, dosage, route, and interactions, and adjusting medication dosages or schedules as appropriate for a patient’s condition and hospital policy. The specialist ensures medications are dispensed safely in accordance with age-specific guidelines and follows procedures for sterile preparation of IV admixtures in compliance with USP 797 standards. The hospital is a 455-bed facility serving Pinellas County and beyond, with a range of specialty services and an affiliated graduate medical education program.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or Pharm.D. degree in Pharmacy from a College of Pharmacy.
• Current Florida pharmacist license or eligibility for licensure.
• Board certified.
• Critical-thinking, service-excellence, and good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions.

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 to ensure appropriate drugs, dosages, routes, and interactions.
• Adjust medication dosages or schedules as appropriate for the patient’s condition and in accordance with policy.
• Ensure medications are safely dispensed in accordance with age-specific guidelines.
• Follow procedures for sterile preparation of IV admixtures in compliance with USP 797 standards.
• Provide clinical pharmacy services that support safe medication procurement, preparation, labeling, distribution, and control.

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

• Job Type: Full-time