Clinical Pharmacist

**Description**

**Introduction**

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Clinical Pharmacist today with Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals.

**Benefits**

Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

+ Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

+ Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

+ Colleague recognition program

+ Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

**_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._**

Come join our team as a Clinical Pharmacist. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

**Job Summary and Qualifications**

_* This is a Full Time position *_

Our Clinical Pharmacists are responsible for providing general clinical and operational pharmacy services. This includes supervision of technical staff. The commitment to service, safety and professionalism is critical to achieving the best experience for our patients. Come join our team of dedicated professionals that are committed to delivering the best patient care.

What You Will Do In This Role:

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

+ Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals

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

+ Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff

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

+ Provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients

+ Assist with the antimicrobial management and other clinical programs

+ Document all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely

+ Complete notification reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions

+ Participate in the training of new pharmacists, pharmacy students, and technicians

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

+ Has knowledge of the patient population 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.

+ Comply with 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

+ Act as supervisor in charge as assigned

+ Participate in the continuous quality improvement of pharmacy operations (operational/clinical)

+ Perform other duties as assigned

What Qualifications You Will Need:

+ B.S. or PharmD from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy

+ Pharmacist license in good standing with the TX State Board of Pharmacy

+ Minimum of 1 year hospital experience required, 3 years hospital experience preferred or PGY1 residency trained

Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals are hospitals for specialized advanced cardiovascular and spine care. The facilities are located near Medical City Dallas. They are designed to be efficient and result in faster recoveries. We offer an enhanced patient experience. Patients will benefit from leading edge treatments and technology. We offer clinical trials. You will have access to the entire network of Medical City Healthcare hospitals and specialists. Medical City Heart Hospital has 65+ private patient rooms. The facility provides a wide array of cardiac services. Services include complex vascular and heart surgery and advanced heart failure treatment. We offer minimally invasive vascular surgery and other specialized heart care. The facility has a dedicated cardiac emergency room. Medical City Spine Hospital has 25+ beds. It provides spine care for common spine disorders. Spine care is also provided for rare, hard-to-treat spinal deformities. Those include adult and pediatric scoliosis and spondylolistheses. We offer complex spine surgery and minimally invasive surgical options.

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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"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Clinical Pharmacist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. **Unlock the possibilities and apply today!**

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