Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to provide clinical and operational pharmacy services in a hospital setting. You will interpret orders, compound and dispense medications, and monitor drug therapies for interactions and patient safety.

The role supports clinical services, education, and participation in quality initiatives to promote optimal patient care. A pharmacy degree and licensure are required, with PGY1 residency completed and at least 1 year of experience

Qualifications

• Pharmacist credential and license required.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1 year of experience required; PGY1 residency completed.

Responsibilities

• Interpret orders and transcribe or verify into the pharmacy system.
• Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals.
• Monitor drug therapy for interactions and contraindications.
• Provide medication information to staff and patients.
• Assist with clinical services such as drug consults and anticoagulant monitoring.
• Support quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Clinical Pharmacist

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing general clinical and operational pharmacy services.

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
• Complies with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindictions, drug-drug interactions, drug -food interactions, allergies and appropriatenes of drug and dose
• Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff
• Sustin 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 served and apply that knowledge in the care of those patients
• Provide basic technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems

What qualifications you will need:

• Pharmacist
• Bachelors Degree

No Travel Required

• Pharmacist
• Bachelors Degree

No Travel Required

1 years experience Required Years of Experience

PGY1 Residency Completed

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

As afull-service, 420+ bed acute care hospital, HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood has provided the northeast Houston community with high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for over 25 years. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive, quality care, close to home. Our Women's Center offers high-risk OB care, aLevel III NICU, and pediatric services. We have an advanced Brain & Spine Center, which includes a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center and the Sleep Center of Excellence. Our Orthopedic Center offers total joint replacement surgery using advanced technology. Other services include innovative and customized cardiovascular services, including open heart and vascular surgery and state-of-the‑art imaging and endoscopy services for more accurate diagnosis and treatment plans. We are also aCertified Level I Stroke Center and an Accredited Chest Pain Center. 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 region, 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.

"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

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.