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Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Advanced Clinical Pharmacist PRN? At North Suburban 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.

Benefits

North Suburban 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 medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional 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.
  
• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny
  
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
• Retirement readiness and rollover 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)

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Advanced Clinical Pharmacist PRN like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Pharmacist shall perform drug procurement, drug packaging, patient billing, all aspects of drug compounding and distribution, and shall provide drug information and clinical service to health professionals and patients. A Clinical/Operations Specialist Pharmacist supervises Pharmacy Technicians, Interns, Students and Volunteers, and monitors all aspects of drug therapy in the facility. Pharmacy services require specialized skills and/or age-specific competencies, which include adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients from neonatal through adolescent ages. The delivery of Pharmacy services at NSMC is based upon criteria that are appropriate for the age of the patients served and includes aspects of care related to the safety of the individual patient. The Pharmacy Department provides services for patients in all age groups.

1) Performs drug procurement (inventories pharmacy stock, prepares drug purchase orders, orders drugs, borrows drugs, receives drugs and prepares products for final distribution, assures that drug inventories are adequate for existing need, makes recommendations where warranted to help control the drug budget).

2) Packages and labels drug products (unit-dose solids, liquids, parenteral solutions, bulk compounds, bulk reconstitution and extemporaneous compounding).

3) Processes medication orders and prescriptions, including related patient charges (receives orders and prescriptions, labels, maintains medication profiles, reconstitutes prefabricated oral medications, compounds parenteral admixtures, and assures the accurate and timely dispensing of medications).

4) Supervises other staff in accordance with applicable law. Facilitates daily operational workflow to use department personnel in the most efficient manner. Assists in the training and orientation of new staff and extern students. Observes, supervises, and provides feedback to pharmacy techs/interns to ensure quality and adherence to facility P&Ps.

5) Identifies, monitors, intervenes, and documents interventions related to medication order processing, as appropriate. These interventions include the identification of drug interactions and adverse drug reactions. Assists in maintaining a closed Formulary at NSMC. Works with physicians on therapeutic alternatives where available.

6) Performs clinical pharmacy functions (addresses clinical pharmacist workflow activations, clinical report review pharmacokinetic assessments and consults, participates in interdisciplinary patient rounding, actively participates in patient medication counseling, patient satisfaction rounding, and the documentation of both). Provides input regarding department clinical pharmacy functions to improve clinical care to patients.

7) Utilizes appropriate resources in problem solving (people, literature, etc).

8) Assumes responsibility for ongoing professional development. Actively seeks and obtains continuing education in aspects of drug therapy as defined by State law and department P&P.

9) Performs duties/projects as assigned in the best interest of the department. Active participation in the development of project areas designed to better the department’s overall operation is required.

10) Demonstrates good communications skills (reports the status of incomplete orders/projects to ensure continuity; provides upward/downward communication in problem prone situations; exercises judgment in determining when to involve department leadership; provides adequate documentation of out-of-the-ordinary events via the occurrence report mechanism; communicates with appropriate staff with respect to scheduling/time-off/tardiness, etc.; answers the telephone in a timely manner, conveys/receives information in an accurate manner; consults with coworkers when appropriate).

11) Consistently fulfills position requirements with a conscientious degree of accuracy and care. Demonstrates a proactive attitude, seeking to remedy situations before they arise. Reports quality concerns to his/her immediate supervisor. Documents events via the risk management module of the clinical patient care system.

12) Demonstrates a willingness to start projects and accept job responsibilities related to areas of expertise. Is willing to further develop areas of expertise.

13) Ensures that the conduct of himself/herself is in accordance with Corporate Ethics and Compliance policies and procedures.

14) Performs other duties as assigned.

A. Interaction with Other Departments. The Clinical/Operations Specialist Pharmacist:

1) Provides drug information to health care professionals and patients (receives drug information requests, researches and responds to questions, provides medication in-services as determined).

2) Monitors and intervenes in all aspects of drug therapy (evaluates drug and lab orders to determine the potential for adverse effects, toxicity, sub-therapeutic effects, drug interactions, incompatibilities, etc.; notifies health care providers of problems in drug therapy).

Provides clinical services to health care professionals, patients, and families (responds to Code Blue/Code White/Trauma/Clinical Assessment Team, reviews adverse drug reactions, provides clinical consult when requested).

What qualifications you will need:

• Licensure with the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy.

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  Previous experience in Hospital Pharmacy, as a Pharmacist, preferred.

• Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, or Doctor of Pharmacy degree required.

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

For nearly 40 years, North Suburban Medical Center has served the north metro Denver community at its location in Thornton, Colorado with an unwavering dedication to quality and community. At North Suburban, you’ll find the strongest history of quality of any north Denver hospital, and that dedication to quality continues today. We provide labor and delivery services, award-winning emergency care, vital health screenings such as mammograms, cardiovascular care, cancer care, orthopedic care, robotic surgery, and of course, hospital care. North Suburban also provides advanced wound care and hyperbaric treatments and operates a neonatal intensive care unit for newborns in need.

For the children in our community, North Suburban is affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children and provides kid-friendly emergency room care, and has a dedicated pediatric hospital unit staffed by pediatric doctors and nurse. As an affiliate hospital of HealthONE and HCA Healthcare, North Suburban is part of an internationally known and highly-regarded system of hospitals founded on the mission to serve and deliver on our mission statement: Above all else, we are dedicated to the care and improvement of human life.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, 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 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Advanced Clinical Pharmacist PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

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.