Clinical Pharmacist PRN

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Tuition assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

The Woman’s Hospital of Texas in Houston is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist PRN to interpret and check physician orders, compound IV admixtures, and ensure medication safety. You will work under pharmacy leadership to deliver services for all patient ages and supervise pharmacy staff as needed.

Responsibilities include entering and verifying orders, distributing medications, reconciling MARs and supporting Acudose/Robotic/Meditech systems, with emphasis on policy compliance and quality monitoring.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist with valid licensure.
• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or related field.

Responsibilities

• Interprets, fills and checks physician orders.
• Compounds and checks IV admixtures.
• Adheres to hospital policies and laws.
• Performs clinical activities as directed by leadership.
• Provides services for all patient populations (infants to geriatrics).
• Directs timely filling and delivery of drugs and IV solutions.
• Supervises IV compounding and drug distribution processes.
• Consults with medical staff and patients on medications as needed.
• Reconciles MARs and reviews antibiotic sensitivities.
• Maintains stock and supports pharmacy operations.

Skills

Pharmacist

Bachelor's Degree

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 PRN

Job Summary And Qualifications

Responsible for interpreting, filling and checking physician orders. Also, responsible for compounding and checking IV admixtures. Responsible for adherence to hospital policies, standards of practice of the profession and State and Federal laws. Responsible for clinical activities as determined by pharmacy director or lead pharmacist. Responsible for the provision of services for all populations of patients (infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).

What you will do in this role:

• Directs and coordinates the timely filling a delivering of drugs and IV solutions from the pharmacy.
• Accurately compounds/checks/supervises the mixing of IVs according to physician orders.
• Checks, dispenses, and documents issuances of controlled substances according to applicable laws and hospital policies.
• Enters orders, fills, and checks all medication distribution processes, including prepackaging of medications.
• Ensures that all drugs, IV solutions, and supplies are adequately stocked.
• Recommends changes and ensures that all policy and procedure changes are communicated and followed.
• Consults with and advises Medical Staff and patients, when appropriate, concerning information obtained on medications, such as warning issued on drugs currently on the market, incompatibility of certain drugs, or contraindications of drugs or other pharmaceuticals.
• Reconciles MARs and reviews antibiotic sensitivities on a regular basis.
• Checks and insures that all floor stock medications are filled and charges reconciled.
• Assists in Acudose/Robotic/Meditech maintenance and upgrades
• Performs quality-monitoring functions as requested.
• Provides hands-on, day-to-day supervision and direction for all pharmacy support staff.
• Promotes positive customer services with internal and external customers.
• Perform all other job related duties as assigned.

What qualifications you will need:

• Pharmacist
• Bachelors Degree

No Travel Required

Benefits

No experience Required Years of Experience

The Woman's Hospital of Texas, 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

At The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, our care philosophy is Woman First. It’s in our name, and it’s in our founding mission. Our 420+ bed hospital was founded in 1976 by 29 physicians who recognized a need in Houston for a facility focused solely on women in all stages of life. We were the first women's hospital in Houston and first facility in Texas dedicated to the health of women and newborns. Today, we are the state’s premier facility dedicated to the health of women and children offering expertise and an outstanding level of care in breast health, imaging, gynecology, minimally invasive surgery, infertility, obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, and pediatrics. We deliver 800+ babies a month, more than any other hospital in Texas, and care for more multiple births than any other hospital in the region. Our Level IV NICU provides the highest level of care for premature babies and we have the area's only March of Dimes NICU Family Support program. As a member of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive healthcare provider in the region, we are a part of a network that delivers stronger, smarter and more accessible care to women than any other medical system across the Houston area.

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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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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