Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist? At HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing all levels of pharmacy clinical services. This includes providing an advanced level of consultative or direct pharmaceutical care as a member of the health care team in the trauma and/or critical care setting. This includes monitoring patient medication regimens and providing appropriate interventions as well as supporting all aspects of pharmacy operations. The practitioner is expected to collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate pharmacotherapy to ensure effective, safe, and economical patient care. Advanced Clinical Pharmacist will assist the Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Manager in the development of Pharmacy clinical services and participate in the clinical training of pharmacists, pharmacy residents, students, and other health professionals. Practices according to the policies and procedures of Ocala Health System. May be required to work at Ocala Regional Medical Center, West Marion Community Hospital, or The Free Standing Emergency Departments as needed. 

• Proficient in all skills as per Clinical Pharmacist essential duties.  
• Develop, promote, maintain, and evaluate patient care services to achieve appropriate care standards, quality improvement, and cost savings.  
• Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.  
• Review non-formulary requests and provide overall formulary management for the critical care and trauma areas.  
• Assumes an active role in multi-disciplinary teams and committees such as Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Medication Safety Team, or other clinical task teams or committees as needed.  
• Attends meeting as required  
• Provide clinical pharmacy services to patients in the ICU and/or Trauma areas. 
• Assist the Clinical Pharmacy Manager in developing the clinical goals of the Pharmacy department. 
• Maintain an active role in the Medication Utilization Evaluation and Adverse Drug Reaction reporting.  
• Supports staff in the Pharmacy department and provides help and assistance when possible.  
• Keeps fellow employe03es in the department informed of relevant information
• Establishes and maintains effective working relations among the critical care and/or trauma areas.  
• Disseminate information through intermittent distribution of department, committee or hospital newsletters with critical care information and updates. 
•  Perform other related duties as assigned or requested by the Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy Manager.  
• 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 non formulary 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. 
• 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. 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 
• Practice and adhere to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”. 

What qualifications you will need:

• 4 year Bachelor Degree or Pharm.D. Required.  
• Florida Pharmacist License required
• BLS required
• ACLS required
• 2 – 5 years of pharmacy experience required
• Residency preferred
• 5+ years of pharmacy experience preferred

Benefits

HCA Florida Ocala 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital is a 323-bed facility. We are located in the heart of Ocala, Florida. Our hospital is a part of Ocala Health. Our facility is an ACS Level I Trauma Center. We are the region's only Comprehensive Stroke Center. We are committed to patient-centered care!  We offer a host of quality and award-winning services. Our services include orthopedic, cardiovascular, emergency, and neurological care, robotic and weight loss surgery, and rehabilitation services.

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.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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