Pharmacist

HealthTrust Supply Chain; Florida; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Education assistance

Job summary

HealthTrust Supply Chain within HCA Healthcare invites applications for a Clinical Pharmacist role at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital. You will be responsible for safe, evidence-based medication selection and utilization, serving as a patient advocate within a multidisciplinary rounding team and collaborating with healthcare professionals to optimize care.

The role involves preparing and dispensing meds, verifying CPOE orders, and ensuring documentation accuracy while adhering to USP 797 & 800

Qualifications

• B.S. or PharmD degree in Pharmacy required.
• Current Pharmacist license in good standing with the State Board of Pharmacy required.
• Graduate of an accredited residency preferred.
• 2 years hospital pharmacist experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense medication orders per physician request.
• Verify accuracy of CPOE orders and intervene as needed.
• Transcribe orders to patient profiles accurately in the medical record.
• Prepare sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition meds following USP 797 & 800 guidelines.
• Ensure safe and cost-effective pharmacotherapy per policies.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Patient advocacy

Medication safety

CPOE review

Education

B.S. or PharmD in Pharmacy

Active Pharmacist license

Residency preferred

Tools

CPOE system

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Clinical Pharmacist with HCA Florida Aventura 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

• 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.

HealthTrust Supply Chain is a critical part of HCA Healthcare's strategy. Our focus is toimprove performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitorcost-efficient initiatives and programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.

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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