Clinical Pharmacist

HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital; Summerville (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to deliver general clinical and pharmacy services in accordance with regulations. You will apply knowledge to compounding, dispensing and patient care, contributing to safe and effective pharmacotherapy.

You will collaborate with physicians and nursing staff on drug therapy, monitor for interactions, and support formulary management while upholding high standards of patient safety.

Qualifications

• ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy is required.
• PharmD Degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret orders and transcribe/verify in the pharmacy computer system efficiently.
• Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals.
• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, interactions, allergies and dosing.
• Consult with physicians and nursing staff about drugs, dosage forms, side effects and interactions; suggest cost-effective alternatives.
• Sustain the hospital formulary, minimize nonformulary procurements, and promote rational drug therapy.
• Provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients.
• Maintain appropriate controlled substance records.
• Assist with clinical services such as drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV to PO, renal dosing and other programs.

Education

ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy

PharmD Degree (preferred)

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.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing general clinical and pharmacy services in compliance with regulatory and hospital policies/procedures. The Pharmacist will provide patient care through the use of knowledge, skills and abilities in compounding and dispensing pharmaceuticals. Come make a difference in patients' lives at our phenomenal hospital.

What you will do in this role:

• You will interpret orders and transcribe/verify in the pharmacy computer system efficiently.
• You will accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals.
• You will monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• You will consult with Physicians and nursing staff members concerning the availability, dosage form, side effects, and possible incompatibility of new as well as currently used drugs. You will suggest appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff.
• You will sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing nonformulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promoting rational drug therapy selection, limiting unnecessary procurement costs.
• You will provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients.
• You will maintain appropriate controlled substance records.
• You will 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.

What qualifications you may need:

• Graduate of ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy is required; PharmD Degree is preferred
• An active Pharmacist license with the Board of Pharmacy in the state which you practice, in accordance with law and regulation is required
• Minimum of 1 year of hospital Pharmacy experience is preferred
• Prior hospital Pharmacy Residency is preferred

Benefits

HCA Healthcare Summerville 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Trident Health is a 445-bed HCA Healthcare hospital system comprised of two acute care hospitals, HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital and HCA HealthCare Summerville Hospital and three freestanding emergency departments, Brighton Park Emergency, Moncks Corner Medical Center and Centre Pointe Emergency.

We provide care to nearly 375,000 South Carolina Low country residents each year. Every day Trident Health's more than 2,600 employees, more than 500 physicians and more than 130 volunteers are dedicated to fulfilling our mission.

"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.