Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Clinical Pharmacist with The Womans Hospital of Texas you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!
Job Summary and Qualifications
Responsible for interpreting, filling and checking physician orders. Also, responsible for compounding and checking IV admixtures. Responsible for adherence to hospital policies, standards of practice of the profession and State and Federal laws. Responsible for clinical activities as determined by pharmacy director or lead pharmacist. Responsible for the provision of services for all populations of patients (infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
What you will do in this role:
SHIFT Mon-Friday 12pm - 1030pm.
- Directs and coordinates the timely filling a delivering of drugs and IV solutions from the pharmacy.
- Accurately compounds/checks/supervises the mixing of IVs according to physician orders.
- Checks, dispenses, and documents issuances of controlled substances according to applicable laws and hospital policies.
- Enters orders, files, and checks all medication distribution processes, including prepackaging of medications.
- Ensures that all drugs, IV solutions, and supplies are adequately stocked.
- Recommends changes and ensures that all policy and procedure changes are communicated and followed.
- Consults with and advises Medical Staff and patients, when appropriate, concerning information obtained on medications, such as warning issued on drugs currently on the market, incompatibility of certain drugs, or contraindications of drugs or other pharmaceuticals.
- Reconcile MARs and review antibiotic sensitivities on a regular basis.
- Checks and ensures that all floor stock medications are filled and charges reconciled.
- Assists in Acudose/Robotic/Meditech maintenance and upgrades
- Performs quality-monitoring functions as requested.
- Provides hands-on, day-to-day supervision and direction for all pharmacy support staff.
- Promotes positive customer services with internal and external customers.
- Perform all other job related duties as assigned.
What qualifications you will need:
SHIFT Mon-Friday 12pm - 1030pm.
- Currently licensed to practice Pharmacy in the State of Texas through the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and be in good standing with the Board of Pharmacy.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy, or Pharm. D. Degree from an accredited College Pharmacy required.
- Experience with computerized pharmacy systems required.
- Experience in I.V. admixture and unit dose drug distribution system required.
- Minimum of one (1) years experience in hospital pharmacy preferred.
Benefits
The Womans Hospital of Texas, 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.
At The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, our care philosophy is Woman First. It’s in our name, and it’s in our founding mission. Our 420+ bed hospital was founded in 1976 by 29 physicians who recognized a need in Houston for a facility focused solely on women in all stages of life. We were the first womens hospital in Houston and first facility in Texas dedicated to the health of women and newborns. Today, we are the state’s premier facility dedicated to the health of women and children offering expertise and an outstanding level of care in breast health, imaging, gynecology, minimally invasive surgery, infertility, obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, and pediatrics. We deliver 800+ babies a month, more than any other hospital in Texas, and care for more multiple births than any other hospital in the region. Our Level IV NICU provides the highest level of care for premature babies and we have the areas only March of Dimes NICU Family Support program. As a member of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive healthcare provider in the region, we are a part of a network that delivers stronger, smarter and more accessible care to women than any other medical system across the Houston area.
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.
