Pharmacist Clinical Specialist

Pharmacist Clinical Specialist

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Pharmacist Clinical Specialist? At St. David's South Austin Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Pharmacist Clinical Specialist, you will be responsible for monitoring clinical protocols and guidelines and enhancing the delivery of evidence based medicine. You will serve as the expert medication management team member in collaboration with medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff. You will provide medication distribution support, order entry, clinical intervention, research, performance and quality improvement, and representation at the medical center committees and meetings.

• Provide leadership and comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients.
• 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.
• Educate prescribers and other healthcare professionals as appropriate.
• Provide training and education to pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians as appropriate.
• Foster development of non-specialist pharmacist knowledge, skills, and ability in providing pharmaceutical care to patients in specialists’ area.
• Play an active role in supporting facility, state, federal regulatory and accreditation activities and initiatives.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).
• Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency or Commensurate Board Certification or Commensurate experience.
• Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Specialized Residency in area of specialty - preferred.
• Current Pharmacist license with Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).
• Sterile Products (IV) Certification through the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) within 60 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) as per St. David’s Healthcare Policy.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as per St. David’s Healthcare Policy.
• Pediatric Life Support (PALS) as per St. David’s Healthcare Policy.

Benefits

St. David's South Austin 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.
• 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.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About St. David's South Austin Medical Center

St. David's South Austin Medical Center is a 368-bed acute care hospital within St. David’s HealthCare, offering comprehensive specialty and sub-specialty services. Key programs include a nationally accredited oncology program featuring the region’s only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; a Level II trauma center; advanced cardiac, stroke, and orthopedic services; full-service maternity and newborn care; and four community emergency centers in Bee Cave and Bastrop.

The facility is affiliated with the Texas Institute of Robotic Surgery, providing advanced robotic capabilities for orthopedics, open heart and lung procedures, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general and colorectal surgery, and urology. It was also among the first hospitals in Central Texas to integrate CT imaging with robotics for early lung cancer detection.

About HCA Healthcare

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.

"Good people beget good people." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family of 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Pharmacist Clinical Specialist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

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.

Key skills/competency

• Pharmacist Clinical Specialist
• Clinical Protocols
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Medication Management
• Pharmaceutical Care
• Healthcare Professionals
• Patient Safety
• Quality Improvement
• Regulatory Activities
• Pharmacy Residency