ICU Clinical Pharmacist

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Medical City Mc Kinney

Clinical Pharmacist, Intensive Care Unit (Specialist)

Hours:

Monday – Friday 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, with rotating weekends (every 4th weekend).

Looking for candidates with a PGY‑2 residency in critical care, or experience in ICU. May be eligible for a sign‑on bonus!

• Comprehensive medical coverage, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine services, and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, 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 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, consumer discounts through Abenity, retirement readiness and rollover assistance, 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).

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing general clinical and operational pharmacy services, including supervision of technical staff.

• Interpret orders and transcribe or verify them accurately and efficiently into the pharmacy computer system.
• Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals.
• Comply with facility policy, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug‑drug interactions, drug‑food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Suggest appropriate, cost‑effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff.
• Sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing non‑formulary procurements and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients.
• Assist with clinical services such as drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV‑to‑PO conversion, renal dosing and other programs defined by Pharmacy Leadership.
• Assist with antimicrobial management and other clinical programs.
• Document all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
• Support and participate in the organization’s quality improvement, risk management and patient safety program, including National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures and HCAHPS medication‑related initiatives.
• Complete notification reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions.
• Participate in the training of new pharmacists, pharmacy students and technicians.
• Maintain professional competency sufficient to meet current and future needs of the facility.
• Apply knowledge of the patient population served in the care of those patients.
• Provide basic technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems.
• Effectively supervise pharmacy operation activities and support the entire pharmacy team.
• Intervene proactively in conflicts between pharmacy and medical staff regarding drug therapy issue resolutions.
• Train and participate in Disaster Team drills, real‑event responses, and Code Teams as assigned.
• Obtain and maintain BLS‑ACLS or PALS current certification as appropriate; maintain appropriate controlled substance records.
• Comply with all regulatory standards and prioritize work to meet facility medication turn‑around time policy and procedure.
• Identify areas for improved efficiency and supervise pharmacy technicians and other support staff effectively.
• Act as supervisor‑in‑charge as assigned.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement of pharmacy operations (operational/clinical).
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