Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Healthcare; Plantation (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Education support

Employee discounts

Job summary

HCA Florida Westside Hospital is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to ensure safe, evidence-based medication use and patient advocacy within a multidisciplinary rounding team.

You will dispense orders, verify CPOE accuracy, interpret medication orders, and ensure compliance with USP 797 & 800 guidelines while supporting cost-effective therapies.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist must hold a PharmD or BS in Pharmacy and be licensed.
• Residency preferred; hospital experience is valued.
• Ability to manage medication therapy in a clinical setting.
• Strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician requests and policies.
• Verifies CPOE orders for accuracy and intervenes as needed.
• Interprets and transcribes medication orders into patient profiles.
• Troubleshoots COE orders and resolves discrepancies.
• Prepares sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition safely per guidelines.
• Evaluates total parenteral nutrition appropriateness per policy.
• Manages controlled substances with proper documentation.
• Ensures safe, evidence-based, cost-effective therapies.
• Monitors regimens for interactions, allergies, and dosing.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacist

Patient advocacy

Multidisciplinary team

Medication therapy mgmt

Education

B.S. or Pharm D. degree in Pharmacy

Current Pharmacist license in good standing

Residency preferred

2 years hospital pharmacist experience preferred

Tools

CPOE systems

EMR/EHR

Job description

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

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Clinical Pharmacist, you are responsible for the safe, effective, evidence-based, and cost-effective selection and utilization of medications for the patients you serve. You will utilize your advanced pharmacist knowledge, skills, and professional judgment in all aspects of your work. You will serve as a patient advocate when planning and implementing pharmaceutical care within a multidisciplinary rounding team, collaborating with other healthcare professionals in a knowledgeable and professional manner.

• Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols
• Verifies Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) orders for accuracy and appropriateness. Intervenes when orders are unclear or potentially unsafe or inappropriate
• Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately and follows facility practices and procedures for documentation in the patient’s medical record
• Trouble shoots/clarifies Centralized Order Entry (COE) orders
• Prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations safely and accurately using appropriate techniques, USP 797 & 800 guidelines
• Evaluates Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for appropriateness based on facility policies and guidelines or ASPEN guidelines or recommendations as appropriate
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law. In addition follows corporate policies and procedures related to the dispensing and monitoring of controlled substances
• Ensures safe, appropriate, evidence-based, and cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols
• Monitors medication therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, indications and therapeutic duplications

Required Job Qualifications include:

• B.S. or Pharm D. degree in Pharmacy - Required
• Current Pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy - Required
• Graduate of an accredited residency is preferred.
• 2 years hospital pharmacist experience is preferred.

Benefits

HCA Florida Westside Hospital, 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.

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