PRN Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Lake City (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & vision

Counseling services

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Fertility benefits

Referral services

Disability coverage

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist PRN to join our ICU-focused clinical team. You will coordinate and implement clinical pharmacy programs, review medications, supervise distribution, and collaborate with physicians to optimize patient care in a high-acuity setting.

Qualified candidates hold a BS or Pharm.D, a Florida license (or eligibility), and have strong customer service, critical thinking, and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a college of Pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmacy Education.
• BS or Pharm.D degree.
• Experience as a Pharmacist in an acute-care hospital setting or general pharmacy practice residency preferred.
• Current Florida Pharmacist License or License eligible. Board certified.
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Reviews medication orders and quality of technicians work to ensure appropriateness of drugs ordered, dosage, route and interactions.
• Adjusts medications dosage/schedule as appropriate for patient condition as per policy.
• Ensures medications are safely dispensed to patients in accordance with age specific guidelines.
• Follows appropriate procedures for the sterile preparation of IV admixtures in compliance with USP 797 standards.
• Participates in the evaluation and analysis of clinical data, medication use, drug and drug class monograph development in support of clinical toolkit development.
• Provides oversight of pharmacy distribution activities including order receipt, product storage, controlled substance process, dispensing and other distributional functions.
• Closely monitors narcotic transactions by checking all controlled substances that are dispensed and reconciles the quantity/type of narcotics leaving the pharmacy.
• Promptly signs in narcotics received from the wholesaler; checks against pharmacy copy of the DEA 222 form and the wholesaler's invoices.
• Assists the department in addressing physician consults as needed. Provides timely retrieval of reliable drug information from available sources.
• Contributes to a culture of patient centered care by ensuring a quiet healing environment.
• Communicates and interacts with patients, families and others in a caring, empathetic, courteous, and respectful manner.
• Communicates effectively and works with physicians and/or other members of the interdisciplinary team in meeting patient needs.
• Receives, interprets and implements physician orders accurately and in a courteous manner. Consults resources in clarifying unfamiliar or questionable orders.

Skills

Customer service

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Minimal supervision

Listening skills

Education

BS or Pharm.D degree

Job description

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist PRN to join our ICU-focused clinical team. You will coordinate and implement clinical pharmacy programs, review medications, supervise distribution, and collaborate with physicians to optimize patient care in a high-acuity setting.

Qualified candidates hold a BS or Pharm.D, a Florida license (or eligibility), and have strong customer service, critical thinking, and collaboration skills.