Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Lake City (FL); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) match with 3–9% of pay

Education assistance

Job summary

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist PRN to coordinate clinical pharmacy programs and ensure safe, effective medication use for our patient population.

The role emphasizes critical care focus, collaboration with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, and maintaining high standards of patient care in a 140+ bed facility.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a college of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE.
• Pharmacist license in Florida or eligibility; board certification preferred.
• Hospital acute-care experience or residency preferred.
• Excellent patient-focused service and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Review medication orders for accuracy and safety, adjusting doses as needed.
• Ensure sterile IV admixtures comply with USP 797.
• Support clinical pharmacy programs and toolkit development.
• Oversee distribution activities and controlled substances handling.
• Assist physicians with consults and provide reliable drug information.
• Contribute to a patient-centered care culture and collaborate with the care team.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

BS or Pharm.D degree

Job description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist PRN with HCA Florida Lake City Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the HCA Florida Lake City Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Pharmacist PRN to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

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:

• Reviewsmedication 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.
• Participatesin 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 wholesalers 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
• Experienceas 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

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is a 140+ bed acute care hospital. For over 60 years, we have served Columbia, Hamilton, and Suwannee counties and surrounding communities. Our hospital is a part of HCA Healthcare North Florida. We offer medical and surgical programs including 24-hour emergency care, heart care, interventional cardiology, orthopedics, cancer care, and imaging and rehabilitation services. We are an Accredited Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. We are an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology. We have achieved Disease Specific Certification in the treatment of Sepsis by the Joint Commission. For 20 years in a row, we have been named the areas Best of the Best Hospital. We were named an employer of choice in 2019 by the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Advanced Clinical Pharmacist PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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.