Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Advanced Clinical Pharmacist with HCA Florida Putnam Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Job Summary – The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing all levels of pharmacy clinical services. This includes monitoring patient medication regimens and providing appropriate interventions as well as supporting all aspects of pharmacy operations.

Supervises – Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Students, Pharmacy Interns

Duties (included but not limited to):

Interpret orders and transcribes or verifies them accurately and efficiently into the pharmacy computer system

Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals

Complies with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements

Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose

Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.

Sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing nonformulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promotes rational drug therapy selection

Attend and actively participate in daily multidisciplinary and bedside rounds

Support the hospital formulary decision process by working with medical staff to promote rational drug therapy and make improvements identified by drug utilization evaluations

Provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients

Actively participate in pharmacy 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.

Participate in the antimicrobial management and other clinical programs

Document all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely. Responsible for mentoring and education as well as ongoing analysis of interventions to insure accurate and appropriate documentation and provide summary reports (if assigned)

Support and participate in the goals of the organization’s quality improvement, risk management and patient safety program to include but not limited to National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures and HCAHPS medication related initiatives.

Complete notification reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions

Participate in the data collection of drug utilization evaluations, adverse drug reactions, and pharmacy quality initiatives

Lead the training and mentorship of pharmacists, pharmacy students, residents, technicians, nurses and physicians

• Participate in the training of new pharmacists, pharmacy students, residents, technicians, nurses and physicians

Participate in preceptorship of pharmacy students and/or residents

Maintain professional competency sufficient to meet current and future needs of the facility

Has knowledge of the patient populations served and apply that knowledge in the care of those patients Provide basic technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems Effectively supervise pharmacy operation activities and provides support to the whole pharmacy team Compliant with facility pharmacy schedule to work physically at patient care areas to interact with medical staff, nurses and other members of the healthcare team.

Effectively and proactively intervene in conflicts between pharmacy and medical staff regarding drug therapy issue resolutions.

Train and participate with Disaster Team drills and real-event response as assigned

Train and participate with Code Teams as assigned. Obtain and maintain BLS-ACLS or PALS current certification as appropriate.

Maintain appropriate controlled substance records. Work with the Pharmacy Director and appropriate manager to identify processes to meet or exceed all controlled substance diversion prevention and monitoring standards.

Comply with all regulatory standards. Work with the Pharmacy Director to identify and develop processes to meet or exceed all regulatory standards.

Prioritize work and lead others to comply with facility medication turn-around time policy and procedure. Identify areas for improved efficiency

Supervise and assist pharmacy technicians and other support staff effectively

Participate in establishing pharmacy goals and objectives and assist in their implementation Participate with various nursing and medical staff committees as necessary

Act as supervisor in charge as assigned

Participate in the continuous quality review of order sets and/or computer drug entries Participate in the continuous quality improvement of pharmacy operations (operational/clinical)

Provide input for improving pharmacy computer system programs relating to pharmacy, nursing and physician programs

What qualifications you will need:

• Pharmacist

• Doctorate Degree

No Travel Required

3 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital is a 99-bed acute care facility serving North Central Florida. Our hospital is located in Palatka, Florida. We serve the residents of Putnam County and surrounding areas. We provide the latest technology with the assurance of highly trained and empathetic professionals. We have a 10-bed intensive care unit and a 24-hour emergency department. We have a cardiac catheterization laboratory and offer inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services. Our hospital offers a full complement of quality healthcare services while maintaining cost-effectiveness.

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.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Advanced Clinical Pharmacist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.