COE Pharmacist — Patient-Centered Drug Therapy (CA)

HCA Healthcare; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) and retirement plans

Paid time off and family leave

Tuition assistance and education stip–

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Centralized Order Entry Pharmacist to monitor, evaluate, and optimize pharmaceutical use for patient care in a hospital setting. You will ensure safety and effectiveness, enter orders, and adhere to policies and procedures.

Requires California Pharmacist license; PharmD preferred; hospital experience and Meditech exposure are a plus. Schedule includes rotating days/evenings, weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Provide patient care activities to ensure safe and effective drug therapy.
• Accurately enter orders in the computer in a timely manner.
• Screen for drug interactions, allergies, order duplications, appropriate diagnosis, renal and liver function prior to order entry.
• Assess orders for age-specific appropriateness from neonatal through geriatric.
• License required by State Board of Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care activities to ensure safe and effective drug therapy.
• Accurately enter orders in the computer in a timely manner.
• Follow facility procedures when non-formulary drugs, target drugs, restricted drugs and investigational drugs are ordered.
• Screen for drug interactions, allergies, order duplications, appropriate diagnosis, renal and liver function prior to order entry.
• Address facility queues in a timely manner.
• Investigate and report adverse drug events and medication incidents.
• Review and interpret all physician orders received, using the patient profile.
• Monitor for incompatibilities, concentration and rate on intravenous drugs.
• Document clinical interventions and follow-up when indicated.
• Assess orders for age-specific appropriateness from neonatal through geriatric.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Order entry accuracy

Patient care

Drug safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college of pharmacy

PharmD preferred

Tools

Meditech

Job description

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Centralized Order Entry Pharmacist to monitor, evaluate, and optimize pharmaceutical use for patient care in a hospital setting. You will ensure safety and effectiveness, enter orders, and adhere to policies and procedures.

Requires California Pharmacist license; PharmD preferred; hospital experience and Meditech exposure are a plus. Schedule includes rotating days/evenings, weekends and holidays.