Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Womans Hospital of Texas is recruiting an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to lead medication-related policies and service lines within a multidisciplinary hospital team. You will advance pharmacy practice, educate pharmacy and interdisciplinary teams, and mentor residents while upholding safety and ethics in patient care.

You will also oversee CPOE accuracy, drug therapy management, TPN/chemotherapy preparation, and adherence to USP 797/800 guidelines, ensuring safe and cost-effective therapies

Responsibilities

• Leads committees responsible for establishing and implementing medication-related policies and procedures (e.g. Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Medication Safety, Antimicrobial Management Program)
• Directs one or more pharmacy service lines (e.g. cardiovascular, pediatrics, critical care) within the hospital
• Demonstrates leadership through measurable improvements in pharmacy practice
• Provides regular, formal education to pharmacy and interdisciplinary teams
• Mentors students, residents, and colleagues to deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care
• Verifies CPOE orders for accuracy and intervenes when orders are unclear or unsafe
• Interprets medication orders, updates patient profiles, and documents in medical records
• Prepares and dispenses medications including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition safely following USP guidelines
• Evaluates TPN appropriateness using facility or ASPEN guidelines
• Manages controlled substances with proper records and compliance
• Ensures evidence-based, cost-effective medication therapies across patient care
• Monitors therapy for interactions, allergies, and dose appropriateness
• Develops and implements drug therapy management protocols (pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation, IV to PO, pain, antimicrobial stewardship)
• Reviews culture and susceptibility data to guide antibiotic prescribing and duration of therapy
• Reads and interprets patient charts, detects adverse reactions and medication errors, and escalates as needed

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Advanced Clinical Pharmacist today with The Womans Hospital of Texas.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The advanced clinical pharmacist practices the profession of pharmacy with the utmost code of ethics demonstrating the organization’s mission and values. The clinical pharmacist is responsible for the safe, effective, evidence-based, and cost-effective selection and utilization of medications for the patients in which they serve. The clinical pharmacist uses advanced knowledge, skills, and professional judgment in all aspects of his or her work. The clinical pharmacist serves as a patient advocate when planning and implementing pharmaceutical care within a multidisciplinary rounding team, collaborating with other healthcare professionals in a knowledgeable and professional manner. In addition, the advanced clinical pharmacist is expected to lead pharmacy services within the hospital by serving or chairing hospital committees, presenting at conferences and contributing to publications, and providing regular, formal education to pharmacy and interdisciplinary teams. The advanced clinical pharmacist is responsible for one or more specialty services within the hospital, such as infectious disease (ID), critical care, and pediatrics, among others. Adherence to all regulatory and medication safety guidelines are at the forefront of all actions and decisions made within the practice of the clinical pharmacist.

Your role will include:

• Leads committees responsible for establishing and implementing medication-related policies and procedures (e.g. Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Medication Safety, Antimicrobial Management Program)
• Is primarily responsible for the direction of one or more service lines with respect to pharmacy service lines (e.g. cardiovascular, pediatrics, critical care, etc.)
• Demonstrates leadership within the pharmacy department through a documented record of improvements in and contributions to pharmacy practice
• Maintains ongoing commitment to advancing the profession in the area of pharmacy practice in which they serve
• Provides regular, formal education to pharmacy and interdisciplinary teams in their field of expertise
• Models, mentors, and encourages pharmacy students, residents, and colleagues in a manner that fosters highly professional pharmaceutical care and high personal standards of integrity
• Performs all responsibilities of the clinical pharmacist as outlined below
• Verifies Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) orders for accuracy and appropriateness and intervenes when orders are unclear or potentially unsafe or inappropriate
• Interprets medication orders (verbal and written), transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately, follows facility practices and procedures for documentation in the patient’s medical record and trouble shoots/clarifies Centralized Order Entry (COE) orders as appropriate
• Prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations safely and accurately using appropriate techniques, USP 797 & 800 guidelines
• Evaluates Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for appropriateness based on facility policies and guidelines or ASPEN guidelines or recommendations as appropriate
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and follows corporate policies and procedures related to the dispensing and monitoring of controlled substances
• Ensures safe, appropriate, evidence-based, and cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols
• Monitors medication therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug- laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, indications and therapeutic duplications
• Based on knowledge and expertise, develops, assists, implements, and executes all drug therapy management protocols including, but not limited to; pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation dosing, IV to PO, pain management, antimicrobial stewardship, and pharmacy-directed dosing
• Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes, as needed for drug-bug mismatch, de-escalation and duration of therapy
• Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient charts accurately Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions and medication errors accurately and in a timely manner, shares good catches and clinical outcomes to pharmacy leadership to elevate pharmacist