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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) Pharmacy Clinical Oper Spec today with Wesley Medical Center.

Benefits

Wesley Medical Center 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) Pharmacy Clinical Oper Spec. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

This positions schedule will be a mix of days/evenings and every other weekend

**Position Summary:** Takes a leadership role within the pharmacy and the hospital to develop and maintain state-of-the-art clinical pharmacy services within adult medicine. Leadership is demonstrated through example, program development, presentations to other professionals, medication use evaluations and analysis, and provision of high-level clinical services to patients and health care providers. Under general supervision of a Pharmacy Manager, is responsible for directly overseeing and participating in all aspects of the hospital medication use system. Must take personal responsibility and accountability for patient medication-related outcomes. Should represent themselves, the pharmacy department, and the medical center in a positive and courteous manner, assisting all customers promptly. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. Pharmacy services are provided 24 hours a day/seven days a week. Schedule may vary according to the needs of the medical center/department and may include weekend, shift, holiday, on-call, and additional hours.

Job Responsibilities:

+ Demonstrates the ability to adapt technique/treatment to age of population served, including newborn, pediatric, adolescent,

+ adult and geriatric patients, while providing care/service with respect to cultural differences and spiritual needs.

+ Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles, timely and accurately. Maintains accurate, complete patient medication profiles.

+ Delivers clinical, patient problem-based care according to the standards defined within the American Society of Health-System Pharmacist (ASHP) and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Standards.

+ Oversees, coordinates, or performs activities associated with potential exposure to hazardous drugs/cytotoxic drugs.

+ Acquires and maintains current knowledge in pharmacy practice to promote optimal patient outcomes.

+ Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others by serving as a preceptor for staff, students, residents and other medical professionals.

+ Decisions and actions on behalf of patients are made as a patient advocate.

+ Collaborates with the patient, significant other, and healthcare providers in providing patient care.

+ Considers factors relating to safety, effectiveness, and cost in evaluating, planning and delivering patient care.

+ Supports and promotes the organization’s safety and risk management programs.

+ Complies with hospital and department policies and procedures, state/federal laws, regulations promulgated by the government or other third parties, TJC and ASHP standards.

+ Takes a leadership role within the pharmacy department and hospital, and advances pharmacy practice and patient care services within adult medicine.

+ Evaluates drug therapy orders for appropriateness of dosage, route, interval, schedule, and duration throughout patient's hospital course; makes recommendations for change when appropriate.

+ Timely and effective management of orders assigned to your challenge queue.

+ Appropriately documents clinical care via progress notes on a daily basis.

+ Completes assignments accurately and on time.

+ Takes initiative in identifying ways that drug costs can be minimized through appropriate use of drugs within specialty area (expectation of completing at least two such projects annually).

+ Provides didactic lectures/presentations to healthcare professionals such as pharmacists, physicians, residents and nurses within area of specialty (expectation of one didactic lecture per year).

+ Grows and maintains professional relationship with at least four key physicians within area of specialty.

+ Actively serves as mentor and preceptor for clinical staff pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy residents through example, training, and education

+ Conducts planned, written, and systematic evaluation of patient care-related issue or problem; produces program change to improve patient care (expectation of one such evaluation annually).

+ Develops pre-printed orders and/or pathways in conjunction with key attending physicians that optimize pharmacotherapy management of adult medicine patients (expectation of at least two such order sets annually).

+ Conducts and/or participates actively in the department's medication use evaluation (MUE) program (expectation is to lead at least one such MUE annually).

+ Takes initiative to develop, implement, and monitor programs that improve the quality of care provided to patients (expectation of one such program annually).

+ Provides didactic lectures/presentations to healthcare professionals such as pharmacists, physicians, residents and nurses within area of specialty (expectation of one didactic lecture per year).

+ Grows and maintains professional relationship with at least four key physicians within area of specialty.

+ Actively serves as mentor and preceptor for clinical staff pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy residents through example, training, and education.

+ Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Registration, Licensure or Certification:

+ Current licensure as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Kansas

+ Current Pharmacist Liability Insurance

+ Current Basic Life Support (BLS) verification course through American Heart Assoc. or American Red Cross -Healthcare Provider CPR

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) verification course through American Heart Assoc. or American Red Cross within 180 days of hire

+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) verification course through American Heart Assoc. or American Red Cross within 180 days of hire

Preferred Registration, Licensure or Certification:

+ Board Certified as Pharmacotherapy specialist or other recognized specialty practice area

+ Registered as a preceptor with the Kansas Board of Pharmacy

Required Education or Experience:

+ Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD)

+ Pharmacy residency (PGY1) or 2 years of hospital clinical experience

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

+ Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively

+ Knowledge of State and Federal laws, TJC, and professional practice standards

**For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care** to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center (https://wesleymc.com/locations/wesley-medical-center/) is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.

Our physicians treat more than **24,000 patients annually** , making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff **deliver more than 6,000 babies each year** , more than any hospital in a 13-state region.

Home to Wesley Children's Hospital (https://wesleymc.com/locations/wesley-childrens/) , the region's first and Wichita's only children's hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center (https://wesleymc.com/specialties/trauma-center?location=wesley-medical-center) and the **only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas** , we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.

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 Pharmacy Clinical Oper Spec 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.