Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Florida Osceola Hospital; Kissimmee (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JobRx, Inc. is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist focused on critical care to develop, implement and maintain clinical pharmacy programs supporting patient-centered care.

The role includes reviewing orders, ensuring safe dispensing, and collaborating with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to optimize therapy. The successful candidate will have ACPE-accredited education, a Pharm.D or BS, and Florida licensure or eligibility, with experience in acute-care hospital or residency

Qualifications

• Graduate of a college of Pharmacy accredited by the ACPE.
• BS or Pharm.D degree.
• Experience as a Pharmacist in an acute-care hospital setting or general pharmacy practice residency preferred.
• Current Florida Pharmacist License or License eligible. Board certified.
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Reviews medication orders and checks technician work for drug appropriateness, dosage, route and interactions; adjusts dosage/schedule as needed.
• Ensures safe dispensing per age guidelines and USP 797 for IV admixtures.
• Evaluates clinical data and supports toolkit development.
• Oversees pharmacy distribution activities including order receipt, storage, CS process, dispensing.
• Monitors narcotic transactions and reconciles quantities with DEA 222 forms and invoices.
• Assists physician consults and retrieves reliable drug information.
• Contributes to patient-centered care in a quiet healing environment.
• Communicates with patients, families and team respectfully.
• Interprets physician orders accurately and clarifies when needed.

Skills

Customer service

Effective listening

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Education

ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy

BS or Pharm.D degree

Job description

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist will focus on critical care and will coordinate and assist with the development, implementation and maintenance of clinical pharmacy programs to ensure clinical services meet the requirements and needs of the patient population and community. Position tasks and responsibilities include:

• Reviews medication orders and quality of technicians work to ensure appropriateness of drugs ordered, dosage, route and interactions. Adjusts medications dosage/schedule as appropriate for patient condition as per policy.
• Ensures medications are safely dispensed to patients in accordance with age specific guidelines. Follows appropriate procedures for the sterile preparation of IV admixtures in compliance with USP 797 standards.
• Participates in the evaluation and analysis of clinical data, medication use, drug and drug class monograph development in support of clinical toolkit development.
• Provides oversight of pharmacy distribution activities including order receipt, product storage, controlled substance process, dispensing and other distributional functions.
• Closely monitors narcotic transactions by checking all controlled substances that are dispensed and reconciles the quantity/type of narcotics leaving the pharmacy. Promptly signs in narcotics received from the wholesaler; checks against pharmacy copy of the DEA 222 form and the wholesaler's invoices.
• Assists the department in addressing physician consults as needed. Provides timely retrieval of reliable drug information from available sources.
• Contributes to a culture of patient centered care by ensuring a quiet healing environment.
• Communicates and interacts with patients, families and others in a caring, empathetic, courteous, and respectful manner.
• Communicates effectively and works with physicians and/or other members of the interdisciplinary team in meeting patient needs.
• Receives, interprets and implements physician orders accurately and in a courteous manner. Consults resources in clarifying unfamiliar or questionable orders.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a college of Pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmacy Education
• BS or Pharm.D degree
• Experience as a Pharmacist in an acute-care hospital setting or general pharmacy practice residency preferred
• Current Florida Pharmacist License or License eligible. Board certified
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for 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), 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
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.