Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 81,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge in Colorado is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to enhance drug distribution and clinical services for inpatient and outpatient care. You will support safe, cost-effective medication use and collaborate with the care team.

The role includes decentralized staffing on patient care areas, participation in patient rounds with medical staff, and other specialized projects to improve pharmacotherapy outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current Pharmacist License by the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy; BCPS certification or equivalent preferred.
• Education: Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) or Pharm. D. required.

Responsibilities

• Performs tasks associated with drug distribution for inpatient and outpatient use, ensuring safe, cost-effective medication use.
• Monitors patient drug therapy and provides drug information to clinicians and patients.
• Advanced Clinical Pharmacists provide additional clinical services including decentralized staffing and patient rounds.

Skills

Pharmacist License

BCPS Certification

Hospital Pharmacy Experience

Drug Therapy Knowledge

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) or Pharm.D.

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $58.97 - $76.67 / hour

Learn more about the benefits offered ( https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Advanced Clinical Pharmacist? At HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

1. Position Summary: Performs tasks associated with drug distribution (procurement, storage, control, preparation, compounding, dispensing) for inpatient and outpatient use. Ensures the safe and cost-effective use of medications by monitoring patient drug therapy and providing drug information.

Advanced Clinical Pharmacists provide additional clinical pharmacy services in addition to staff pharmacists. These services include but not limited to decentralized staffing on patient care areas, patient rounding with medical staff, and other specialized roles and projects.

1. Position Requirements:

2. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current Pharmacist License by the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy. BCPS certification or equivalent preferred.

3. Education: Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) or Pharm. D. required

4. Experience: Hospital Pharmacy experience preferred

5. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Drug therapy knowledge; drug dispensing, sterile product preparation, problem-solving, and communication skills; ability to supervise and provide direction to support staff, prioritize workload and use computers (medication order entry systems and word processing/spreadsheet programs).

Driver’s License/Vehicle: Occasionally may require driving to deliver pharmaceuticals to off‑site HealthONE pharmacies such as free‑standing emergency departments or surgery centers; employee needs access to a personal vehicle, a valid driver’s license, and a current auto insurance policy.

III. Degree of Supervision Required: Performs essential functions with minimal supervision. Director and Pharmacy Manager assigns projects, provides direction, and evaluates performance.

IV. Orientation Period: 4‑6 weeks. May be modified at the discretion of the supervisor.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver‑metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals is Mountain Ridge (formerly North Suburban Medical Center), a 157‑bed, Level II state‑designated trauma facility. Mountain Ridge strives to meet and exceed the needs of the north metro Denver communities by also providing two freestanding, full‑service emergency rooms and an outpatient surgery center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver‑metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community‑minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in‑kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“Good people beget good people.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Advanced Clinical Pharmacist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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.