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HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital
Advanced Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist
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A Clinical Pharmacist provides medications to patients and educates patients and physicians on the proper use of medications. Works in a clinical setting, directly with physicians and other health professionals, often granted patient care privileges and responsibility of assisting in patient care management. Usually requires a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
$134,685 / year median in South Carolina
+0% projected growth
Job Description
Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Advanced Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist today with HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital. Job Summary and Qualifications The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist (Neonatal/Pediatric/Women's) is responsible for providing general clinical and pharmacy services in compliance with regulatory and hospital policies/procedures to the Level 3 Neonatal ICU, the General Pediatric unit, Pediatric ICU, Pediatric Emergency Department and the Women's units. The Pharmacist will provide patient care using knowledge, skills and abilities in pharmacotherapy, monitoring, compounding and dispensing pharmaceuticals. Come make a difference in patients' lives at our phenomenal hospital. What you will do in this role: You will 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. You will consult with physicians and nursing staff members concerning the availability, dosage form, side effects, and possible incompatibility of new as well as currently used drugs. You will suggest appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff. You will provide medication discharge counseling prior to discharge for pediatric and neonatal patients You will be a subject matter expert for women and children on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee You will collaborate with physicians, mid-level practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapist and dieticians to ensure order sets, orders strings and clinical pathways are current, evidence-based, and meet the needs of the women and children's population. You will precept PGY-1 Pharmacy Residents and APPE pharmacy students You will sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing nonformulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promoting rational drug therapy selection, limiting unnecessary procurement costs. You will provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients. You will interpret orders and transcribe/verify in the pharmacy computer system efficiently. You will accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals. You will monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose. You will maintain appropriate controlled substance records.