Clinical Pharmacist

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Clinical Pharmacist you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida Englewood Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 11:30am to 8pm.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist to join our hospital pharmacy team. In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring the safe, effective, and efficient use of medications throughout the organization. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, you will support optimal patient care through clinical oversight, medication safety initiatives, formulary stewardship, and evidence-based pharmacotherapy.

The ideal candidate is committed to excellence in pharmacy practice, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous quality improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, interpret, verify, and accurately process medication orders in accordance with hospital policies, regulatory requirements, and professional standards.
• Evaluate medication therapies for safety and appropriateness, including indications, dosing, allergies, contraindications, renal function, and potential drug-drug or drug-food interactions.
• Provide clinical pharmacy services, including medication consults, pharmacokinetic dosing, nutritional support, anticoagulation management, pain management, IV-to-PO conversion, renal dose adjustment, antimicrobial stewardship, and other pharmacy-driven initiatives.
• Collaborate with prescribers and interdisciplinary team members to optimize medication therapy and recommend evidence-based, cost-effective treatment alternatives.
• Support formulary management through therapeutic interchange programs, promotion of appropriate medication utilization, and reduction of unnecessary non-formulary medication use.
• Accurately compound, prepare, dispense, and distribute medications in accordance with established standards and regulations.
• Provide clinical oversight of pharmacy technician activities and workflow to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient medication preparation and distribution.
• Monitor, reconcile, and document controlled substance transactions while supporting diversion prevention and regulatory compliance programs.
• Serve as a medication information resource for physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers.
• Document all clinical interventions, recommendations, and patient care activities accurately and completely.
• Support organizational goals related to quality improvement, medication safety, risk management, and regulatory compliance, including medication error prevention, adverse drug reaction reporting, National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures, and patient experience initiatives.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of clinical pharmacy programs and services that enhance patient outcomes and support organizational objectives.
• Participate in the orientation, training, and mentorship of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and other learners.
• Maintain professional competency through continuing education, certification, and ongoing professional development.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor of Science or Pharm D degree in Pharmacy from College of Pharmacy
• Experience as a pharmacist in an acute-care hospital setting or general pharmacy practice residency preferred.
• Current FL Pharmacist license or license eligible.
• Eligible to sit for North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam (NAPLEX).
• Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, PC skills.

Benefits

HCA Florida Englewood 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Englewood Hospital is a 100 bed acute care hospital. We offer a wide variety of healthcare services. We have been recognized for our efforts in the prevention and treatment of illnesses. Illnesses including heart disease, general surgery, emergency care, urology and orthopedics. We have earned accolades for our orthopedic, stroke and cardiac achievements. We are an accredited chest pain center. We have achieved our vision of being the healthcare provider of choice in the community. At HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, we work hard to contribute to the health of our patients and ensure happiness of our people. We strive to create a culture that fosters compassion and kindness. We are located in Englewood, a friendly beachfront community on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The area has affordable housing and a great quality of life. We are near beaches and the Myakka State Forest Park. Englewood is located 50 miles north of Fort Myers and 30 miles south of Sarasota. We hope you’ll consider a career at HCA Florida Englewood Hospital.

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.

 

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- 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. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.