Clinical Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacist – HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or with low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and Air Med medical transportation.
• Options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and other programs.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee‑only coverage to full‑time and part‑time colleagues based on income.

The clinical pharmacist practices the profession of pharmacy with the utmost code of ethics, demonstrating the organization’s mission and values. The clinical pharmacist is responsible for the safe, effective, evidence‑based, and cost‑effective selection and utilization of medications for the patients they serve. They serve as a patient advocate when planning and implementing pharmaceutical care within a multidisciplinary rounding team, collaborating with other healthcare professionals in a knowledgeable and professional manner.

Adherence to all regulatory and medication safety guidelines is at the forefront of all actions and decisions.

• Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Verifies Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) orders for accuracy and appropriateness and intervenes when orders are unclear, potentially unsafe, or inappropriate.
• Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles, following facility practices for documentation.
• Troubleshoots/clarifies Centralized Order Entry (COE) orders.
• Prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations safely and accurately using USP 797 & 800 guidelines.
• Evaluates Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for appropriateness based on facility policies, guidelines, or ASPEN recommendations.
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and corporate policies.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, evidence‑based, and cost‑effective medication therapies according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Monitors medication therapy regimens for contraindications, drug–drug, drug–food, drug–laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, indications, and therapeutic duplications.
• Develops, assists, implements, and executes all drug therapy management protocols (e.g., pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation dosing, IV to PO, pain management, antimicrobial stewardship).
• Reviews and interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes for de‑escalation and duration of therapy.
• Detects and reports suspected adverse drug…