Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Houston Healthcare; Cypress (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Education support

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress is seeking a General Clinical Pharmacist to provide clinical and operational pharmacy services. You will supervise technical staff and ensure safe, effective medication use across the hospital.

The role requires Texas pharmacist licensure, a PharmD preferred, and willingness to work a 9:30 pm–7:30 am schedule with a 7 on/7 off rotation. You will participate in drug therapy monitoring and collaboration with the healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensed in the state of Texas.
• Bachelor's degree required, PharmD preferred.
• Must be able to work nights 9:30 pm–7:30 am.
• 7 on, 7 off rotation.

Responsibilities

• Interpret orders and verify them in the pharmacy computer system.
• Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals.
• Monitor drug therapy for interactions, allergies, and dosing appropriateness.
• Advise on cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff.
• Maintain formulary and minimize nonformulary procurements.
• Provide medication information to staff and patients.
• Assist with clinical services and antimicrobial management.
• Document clinical activities and mentor staff.
• Contribute to quality improvement and patient safety programs.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Staff supervision

Drug safety

Interdisciplinary communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Tools

Pharmacy information system

Job description

Job Summary And Qualifications

The General Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing general clinical and operational pharmacy services. This includes supervision of technical staff.

Shift

Full-Time (9:30pm-7:30 am) 7days on & 7 days off

What you will do in this role:

• Interpret orders and transcribes or verifies them accurately and efficiently into the pharmacy computer system
• Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals
• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose
• Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff
• Sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing nonformulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promotes rational drug therapy selection
• Provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients
• Assist with clinical services such as drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV to PO, renal dosing and other programs as defined by Pharmacy Leadership.
• Assist with the antimicrobial management and other clinical programs
• Document all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely. Responsible for mentoring and education as well as ongoing analysis of interventions to
• Support and participate in the goals of the organization’s quality improvement, risk management and patient safety program to include but not limited to National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures and HCAHPS medication related initiatives.
• Complete notification reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions
• Participate in the training of new pharmacists, pharmacy students, and technicians
• Maintain professional competency sufficient to meet current and future needs of the facility
• Has knowledge of the patient population they serve and apply that knowledge in the care of those patients
• Provide basic technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems
• Effectively supervise pharmacy operation activities and provides support to the whole pharmacy team
• Compliant with facility pharmacy schedule to work physically at patient care areas to interact with medical staff, nurses and other members of the healthcare team.
• Effectively and proactively intervene in conflicts between pharmacy and medical staff regarding drug therapy issue resolutions.
• Train and participate with Disaster Team drills and real-event response as assigned
• Train and participate with Code Teams as assigned. Obtain and maintain BLS-ACLS or PALS current certification as appropriate.
• Maintain appropriate controlled substance records
• Comply with all regulatory standards

What qualifications you will need:

• Pharmacist licensed in the state of Texas is required
• Bachelors Degree as a minimum, or Doctorate Degree is preferred
• Must be able to work nights 9:30 pm - 7:30 am
• Must be able to work 7 on and 7 off

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, a campus of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, is a 165+ bed, general acute care hospital, founded in 2006 by local physicians who wanted to create a sophisticated, patient-friendly healthcare environment for their community. We strive to provide world-class healthcare to patients throughout Cypress, TX and Northwest Houston. HCA Houston North Cypress provides comprehensive services utilizing the latest in medical technology and equipment. We employ well-respected area physicians and aim to provide an upscale five-star hotel-like ambiance with the comfort of those we care for in mind. Our services include a 20+ bed unit ICU, robotic-assisted surgery, orthopedic care, joint replacement surgery, cancer care, advanced wound care services using hyperbaric medicine, advanced breast cancer screening and imaging, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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.

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