Clinical Pharmacist

Job Summary

Our Pharmacists provide comprehensive pharmaceutical services for hospital inpatients. The role of the Pharmacy is to promote safe and effective medication therapy for all patients and to provide oversight and leadership of the medication use system.

What you will do in this role:

• Interpret orders and transcribe into the pharmacy computer system.
• Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals.
• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Suggest appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff.
• Sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promote rational drug therapy selection.
• Assist with clinical services such as drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV to PO, renal dosing and other programs as defined by Pharmacy Leadership.
• Complete notification reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions.
• Provide oversight of staff schedules.

Qualifications

• B.S. or PharmD from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy, a Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy is preferred.
• Active pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy.
• State Specific Medications Therapy Management Certification.
• At least one of the following: Minimum of 1 year of hospital clinical pharmacy experience or at least 2 years of general hospital pharmacy experience preferred; within area of focus.
• Completion of hospital PGY1/ pharmacy general practice residency or fellowship highly preferred.
• Specialty BCPS certification preferred.

Benefits

Centerpoint 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 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.

About the Company

We are part of HCA Midwest Health, a network of hospitals in Kansas City and surrounding areas. 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.