Description
Description
Introduction
Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Pharmacist Clinical Specialist with Del Sol Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!
Benefits
We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At Del Sol Medical Center, we offer eligible colleagues an attractive benefit package that includes medical, wellbeing, dental and vision benefits along with some unique benefits including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Flexible Spending
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Personal Leave
- 401K(100% annual match - 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)
- Academic Assistance and Reimbursements for Tuition and Student Loans
- Employee Discounts including Tickets, Retail, Mental Health Apps, Education Apps, Identity Theft Protection etc.
- Home, Auto, and Pet Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability coverage
- Adoption Assistance
- Legal Benefits and lots more!
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Del Sol Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacist Clinical Specialist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!
Job Summary and Qualifications
POSITION SUMMARY
The Pharmacist Clinical Specialist serves as the expert medication management team member; in collaboration with medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff. The position ensures appropriate pharmacotherapy in their specialized units. The Pharmacist Clinical Specialist implements and monitors clinical protocols and guidelines, and enhances the delivery of evidence based medicine. Provides medication distribution support, order entry, clinical intervention, research, performance and quality improvement, and representation at the medical center committees and meetings.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide leadership and comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients within their specialty.
- Communicate effectively between providers, nursing, pharmacy and related staff in providing pharmaceutical care.
- Collaborate with others to resolve medication-related issues, including the development of interventions, monitoring and documentation of actions and outcomes.
- Promote and demonstrate pharmaceutical care that optimizes safety, efficacy and cost; including monitoring for adherence to the formulary, criteria-for-use/restrictions, goals/desired outcomes. Develop, participate, and lead targeted programs and medication use evaluations to improve outcomes while being cost-effective (e.g. Antibiotic stewardship)
- Educate prescribers and other healthcare professionals as appropriate.
- Provide training and education to pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians as appropriate on pharmaceutical care and disease state management.
- Demonstrate understanding of HCA's and "Patients First" safety initiative by strict compliance to all safety protocols and procedures.
- Foster development of non-specialist pharmacist knowledge, skills and ability in providing pharmaceutical care to patients in specialists' area. (e.g. case review with pharmacist)
- Play an active role in supporting facility, state, federal regulatory and accreditation (e.g. TJC, AHA Stroke Accreditation) activities and initiatives.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
LEVEL OF FORMAL EDUCATION REQUIRED:
Required: PharmD or BS Pharm degree
LICENSED/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
- Current Texas Pharmacist License or within two months of hire.
- Certification in sterile products preparation or complete within two months of hire.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Required: (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency or commensurate Board
- Certification or commensurate experience
- Minimum one year pharmacist experience
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ENLS certifications (if applicable to clinical
- specialty) within six months of employment.
- Preferred: (PGY2) Specialized Residency in area of specialty
Del Sol Medical Center is a full service, acute-care hospital in east El Paso, Texas. We have a Level II trauma designation. This facility has 300+ patient beds. Our range of services include emergency care, cardiac care, women's services, Level III NICU, rehabilitation, a bariatric clinic , and a Minimally Invasive Surgery Center. Del Sol Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.
HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for over a decade. 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 Pharmacist Clinical Specialist 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 and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Company Description:
HCA Healthcare is a collaborative healthcare network, driven by physicians, nurses and colleagues helping each other champion the practice of medicine to give people a healthier tomorrow. With a comprehensive network of more than 270,000 people across approximately 1,800 care facilities, our scale enables us to deliver great outcomes for our patients, provide superior nursing care and be a preferred place for physicians to practice medicine. We never stop in our pursuit of insights and care advances based on the knowledge and data we gain from approximately 30 million patient encounters a year. Every day, we raise the bar to improve the way healthcare is delivered, not just in our facilities, but everywhere. We're committed to improving more lives in more ways, and above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
