Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

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Job Summary and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for developing and coordinating initiatives directed at improving and assuring the safe use of medications within the organization. This includes developing and maintaining productive working relationships and providing support to other disciplines on which safe medication use is dependent, standardizing medication management practices, ensuring regulatory compliance, implementing national quality agenda related to medication management, medication safety programs, and staff development/education. Exceeds Meets Needs Improvement

JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES  : Exceeds = Consistently Exceeds Standards

Meets = Consistently Meets Standards Needs Improvement = Does Not Meet Standards and Needs Improvement

Medication Use Safety

1. Develops a strategic plan to improve the safety of the medication-use system.

2. Assesses the medication management system for risk points and identifies strategies to improve safety.

3. Conducts at least one FMEA annually.

4. Coordinates the reporting and analysis of adverse drug reactions.

5. Coordinates the reporting and analysis of medication errors.

6. Develops policy and procedures that promote safe medication use practices.

7. Participates in the development, implementation, and maintenance of medication-use safety initiatives.

8. Effectively uses the appropriate analytic tools and process improvement techniques to assess andimprove medication-use processes.

9. Coordinates with organizational leaders to assure that medication-use processes are conducted in asafe physical environment.

10. Coordinates the development and implementation of strategies to eliminate or minimize medication errors.

11. Assesses and reports medication use safety improvement activities to leadership and appropriate committees.

12. Ensures appropriate and safe use of medication-related automation including smart pumps, order entry systems, and automated dispensing machines.

13. Assesses published literature to identify best practices and/or guidelines relevant to medication-use safety and opportunities for reducing medication errors. Performance Improvement

1. Chairs Drug Safety Team and submits report of medication safety activities to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

2. Chairs Medication Error Team and submits report of medication safety activities to the Drug Safety Team, Patient Safety Team, and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

3. Maintains a performance improvement program that improves medication safety throughout the  organization. Regulatory Compliance

1. Complies with federal, state, and local regulations and accreditation standards relating to medication- use safety.

2. Assesses and reports compliance with Medication Management accreditation standards.

3. Develops policy and procedures to meet regulatory compliance standards.

4. Reviews controlled substance waste and return records and reconciles discrepancies.

5. Assesses and documents compliance with corporate controlled substance monitoring requirements.

6. Monitors for controlled substance theft or diversion, assists with investigations and reporting requirements.

Education and Training

1. Manages pharmacy staff development, competency and training in collaboration with the Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator and Pharmacy Supervisors.

2. Provides medication-use safety education to pharmacy staff, healthcare providers and other appropriate staff.

3. Provides orientation and training to new staff members.

4. Provides regulatory or accreditation compliance education to healthcare providers and other appropriate staff.

5. Provides education and training to pharmacy students.

What qualifications you will need:

• Pharmacist
• Bachelors Degree, or Doctorate Degree

No Travel Required

3 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Florida Osceola 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 Osceola Hospital is a 404-bed tertiary care hospital. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and are a Level II Trauma Center. We are a teaching hospital in collaboration with UCF College of Medicine. Our hospital is conveniently and centrally located in the Heart of Kissimmee. We are only minutes from Orlando, St. Cloud, Celebration, and Poinciana. We are committed to enhancing the standard of healthcare by providing services including Emergency Care, Trauma Care, Pediatric ER, Heart & Vascular Institute, and Comprehensive Stroke Center. Other services include The Baby Suites Maternity Care, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Level II, Women’s Services, Behavioral Health, Orthopedics & Spine, and a Graduate Medical Education Program. We expand our care to the community with our freestanding Emergency Department at Hunter’s Creek ER.

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 Advanced 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.