**Description** **Introduction** Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Clinical Pharmacist with HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back! **Benefits** HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest 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._** Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential! **Job Summary and Qualifications** The clinical pharmacist shall practice the profession of pharmacy with the utmost code of ethics demonstrating the organization’s mission and values. The clinical pharmacist is responsible for the safe, effective, evidence-based, and cost-effective selection and utilization of medications for the patients in which they serve. The clinical pharmacist uses advanced knowledge, skills, and professional judgment in all aspects of his or her work. The clinical pharmacist serves as a patient advocate when planning and implementing pharmaceutical care within a multidisciplinary rounding team, collaborating with other healthcare professionals in a knowledgeable and professional manner. Adherence to all regulatory and medication safety guidelines are at the forefront of all actions and decisions made within the practice of the clinical pharmacist. **what you will do in this role:** + Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols + Verifies Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) orders for accuracy and appropriateness and intervenes when orders are unclear, potentially unsafe, or inappropriate + Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately and follows facility practices and procedures for documentation in the patient’s medical record + Trouble shoots/clarifies Centralized Order Entry (COE) orders + Prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations safely and accurately using appropriate techniques, USP 797 & 800 guidelines + Evaluates Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for appropriateness based on facility policies and guidelines or ASPEN guidelines or recommendations as appropriate + Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and follows corporate policies and procedures related to the dispensing and monitoring of controlled substances + Ensures safe, appropriate, evidence-based, and cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols + Monitors medication therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, indications and therapeutic duplications + Based on knowledge & expertise, develops, assists, implements, and executes all drug therapy management protocols including, but not limited to; pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation dosing, IV to PO, pain management, antimicrobial stewardship, and pharmacy-directed dosing + Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes, as needed for drug-bug mismatch, de-escalation and duration of therapy + Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient charts accurately + Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions and medication errors accurately and in a timely manner + Shares good catches and clinical outcomes to pharmacy leadership to elevate pharmacist interventions and services + Reviews medication related events that have occurred to prevent recurrences + Models, mentors, and encourages pharmacy students, residents, and colleagues in a manner that fosters highly professional pharmaceutical care and high personal standards of integrity. + Sustains the formulary by instituting drug therapy modifications for formulary compliance, SKU reduction and management of shortages as applicable + Evaluates and responds to patient-specific drug information questions from clinicians + Provides drug information to patients and their families/performs applicable medication reconciliation + Ensures CPW rules/alerts are reviewed and completed in a timely manner and utilizes Vigilanz/CPW to document clinical interventions. + Documents communication for pharmacy consults, information documentation for the permanent medical record or for other disciplines in the permanent electronic health record. + Documents all required double checks per facility practice + Participates in the quality improvement and medication-use review activities of the department. Collects data; conducts quality monitors and inspections; and maintains logs, records, and other documentation as assigned + Participates in rounds and/or direct follow up with providers - may include interdisciplinary rounds, rounds with individual providers, onsite/in person follow up with providers, and phone follow up or written communication based on urgency/ability to meet with provider in person + Participates in the nursing, physician, or ancillary team onboarding and staff meetings as appropriate to explain clinical pharmacy services and educate on new drugs or updated clinical guidelines + Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel and verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians + Participates in the performance appraisal of pharmacy support personnel + Works independently with minimal supervision as evidenced by organizing and prioritizing work assignments. + Ensures pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner + Completes daily unit medication inspections, identifies and replaces outdated or unusable medications, and identifies and remedies unsafe medication security issues + Answers the telephone, identifying self and department, directs calls to appropriate personnel, and answers requests at the pharmacy window + Performs essential duties of the pharmacy supervisors/director in his/her absence **What qualifications you will need:** + Pharmacist + Bachelors Degree, or Doctorate Degree, or Pharmacy Practice Residency - PGY1 HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/hca-houston-healthcare-northwest) is a **415+ bed acute care hospital** that has been serving the north Houston communities for more than 40 years, providing a wide range of medical services including cardiology, maternity care, **Level III NICU** , pediatrics, bariatrics and neurology. We comprehensively serve our community by employing expert physicians, specialists, nurses and support staff who work together as a unified team to offer a range of diagnostic treatment and support services. From our 24-hour emergency department with **Level II Trauma** capabilities, to women’s services, to cardiology, we are dedicated to improving the health of our community by delivering exceptional, personalized healthcare. We are members of 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. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home. 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. "There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Clinical Pharmacist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care! 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.