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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(an) Clinical Pharmacist today with Texas Orthopedic Hospital.

Benefits

Texas Orthopedic Hospital, 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(an) 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

Under the general supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, processes the dispensing of medications and pharmaceutical supplies; assists in controlling and directing functions of pharmacy technicians when assigned to the shift. Provides drug information to health care professionals and patients to assist in providing rational drug therapy. Participates in oncall system to provide continuous pharmaceutical services

What you will do in this role:

+ Supervises and checks all activities carried out by Pharmacy Technicians.

+ Supervises technicians in the filling of physicians’ orders.

+ Checks all physician orders for accurate filling prior to delivering to the nursing units.

+ Ensures the accurate and prompt delivery of unit-dose medications and controlled substances to hospital inpatients.

+ Translates and profiles all orders for intravenous medications into the Meditech System.

+ Supervises the admixture and/or admixes all intravenous medications/fluids prepared in the Pharmacy including the accurate and efficient preparation of total parenteral solutions, antibiotics, and other medications for intravenous therapy.

+ Maintains appropriate records and inventory on all drugs.

+ Provides information to physicians and other staff members on availability of new drugs, warnings on currently marketed drugs, incompatibilities of certain drugs, and contraindications of drugs and other pharmaceuticals.

+ Assists in the communication and coordination of pharmacy activities with Nursing Service making recommendations for solutions/procedures in applicable areas.

+ Assists pharmacy personnel in answering phone, making rounds and deliveries.

+ Assists in the continual training of and the supervision of all pharmacy and I.V. Technicians.

+ Inspects nursing units to monitor the proper storage and distribution of patient floor stock, controlled drugs, and emergency medications.

+ Assists the Director in the acquisition, sorting, and reporting of established criteria for the Department of Pharmacy Performance Improvement Program and medication use evaluations.

+ Attains/maintains knowledge of the pharmacy computer system from the standpoint as a user of the system and as an advisor to other employees that are involved in the direct application of the system.

+ Performs other related duties as assigned by the Director of Pharmacy.

+ Provides patient education as requested by the physicians or policy

+ Investigates all adverse drug reaction reports and maintains a database.

+ Assists in setting up the I.V. pump, PCA/Epidural pump with appropriate drug, solution and supplies prior to delivering to patient.

+ Utilizes specialized applications of pharmaceutical principles in the compounding and dispensing of medications and other pharmaceuticals.

+ Utilizes specialized applications of pharmaceutical principles in the accurate dispensing of outpatient prescriptions for emergency room, outpatients and hospital employees. This also includes compliance with the State requirements for documented drug information.

What qualifications you will need:

+ Pharmacist - IV Certified must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

+ Pharmacist

+ Bachelors Degree

Opened in 1995, Texas Orthopedic Hospital (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/texas-orthopedic-hospital) was developed to provide high-quality, cost-effective, specialized orthopedic care in a streamlined environment focused on wellness, mobility and quick recovery. As **one of the only specialty hospitals in the country focusing solely on orthopedics** , Texas Orthopedic Hospital is pleased to offer all services conveniently located within one building. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is partially physician-owned and partners with Fondren Orthopedic Group, L.L.P., _the largest and most comprehensive association of private orthopedic surgeons in the Houston area and one of the largest in the nation_ . Our physicians are internationally renowned and as a result, patients at Texas Orthopedic Hospital receive _precise diagnoses and the very latest in treatment options_ . Texas Orthopedic Hospital is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare.

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.

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