Pharmacist

St. David's HealthCare; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Education support

Fertility & family benefits

Job summary

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center is recruiting a Pharmacist to monitor, evaluate, and optimize pharmaceutical care for patients.

You will interact with patients and health care professionals to ensure standard-of-care and safe, timely therapy. Responsibilities include interpreting orders, dispensing medications, monitoring regimens, and participating in clinical services and formulary management within a 200+ bed acute-care facility north of Austin, TX.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current Pharmacist license with Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).
• Experience in hospital setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret medication orders and transcribe to computer system.
• Provide medication therapy and counsel patients as needed.
• Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals.
• Monitor drug therapy regimens for interactions and dosing.
• Suggest cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff.
• Support formulary maintenance and rational drug therapy selection.
• Assist with clinical services such as drug consults and anticoagulant monitoring.
• Complete notification reports for medication errors and adverse reactions.

Skills

Interpret medication orders

Therapy administration

Pharmaceutical compounding

Drug interaction monitoring

Formulary management

Clinical services support

Medication safety reporting

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Pharmacist you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. David's Round Rock Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Pharmacist you will be responsible for monitoring, evaluating and making recommendations to assure the appropriate and effective use of pharmaceuticals for patient care. You will interact patients and health care providers as appropriate to define compliance with current standard of practice as well as assure continuity of services to achieve desired patient outcomes through safe, timely, cost-effective pharmaceutical care.

• You will interpret medication orders and transcribe to computer system
• You will accurately and effectively provide medication therapy
• 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 suggest appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff
• You will sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promote rational drug therapy selection
• 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
• You will complete notification reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions

What qualifications you will need:

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Experience

• Previous hospital experience – preferred
• Post-graduate Residency training - preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Current Pharmacist license with Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP)
• Sterile Products (IV) Certification through the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
• Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy or related discipline - preferred

Benefits

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, 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.

St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center is a 200+ bed acute-care facility located north of Austin, Texas. This comprehensive medical center features the only hybrid operating room in the county, a 24-hour emergency department with a Level II trauma center, and leading-edge cardiac care through the Heart Hospital of Austin at St. David’s Round Rock. Patients may also receive care related to rehabilitation services, women’s services, cancer care, neurology, joint replacement and orthotics, and more when visiting this facility.

St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center is part of St. David’s HealthCare, which is one of the largest healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the Austin area. St. David’s HealthCare was formed through a unique partnership between HCA Healthcare and two local non-profits — St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.

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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder