Pharmacy Resident

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. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Pharmacy Resident

The Pharmacy practice resident fulfills the requirements of the PGY-1 Residency Program at HCA Florida West Hospital.

This position provides clinical services, staffing services, on-call services, and drug information to patients, physicians, nurses, and other pharmacists as a primary responsibility. The pharmacy resident completes a longitudinal research project leading to the development of a manuscript for publication. The resident works on a number of additional projects, along with the primary longitudinal project, that lead to formal presentations at the regional residency conference and national pharmacy associations meetings. The Resident assists with the education of pharmacy students from colleges of pharmacy.

• Provide clinical pharmacy services, promoting safe and rational use of medications to improve patient outcomes
• Coordinate the delivery of clinical pharmaceutical care to assigned areas
• Provide pharmaceutical care through appropriate, safe, and cost-effective drug therapy protocol/policies
• Maintain strong knowledge of hospital policies and government regulations and dispense medications accordingly
• Consult with physicians and nursing staff regarding patient reactions, errors, and complaints
• Determine and consult on possible drug interactions
• Assist in the supervision and training of pharmacy technician personnel
• Participate in drug utilization review
• Assist with quality improvement initiatives, inventory, and ordering of pharmaceuticals
• Monitor, record, and communicate as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems
• Utilize knowledge of age specific needs of patients in performance of duties and responsibilities
• Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
• Participate in educational activities such as pharmacy student case conferences, student journal clubs, and other student development projects. Perform in mentored residency research and present findings in the form of a poster and/or formal presentation at national and regional pharmacy organizational meetings
• Supports and adheres to HCA Code of Conduct, related Ethics and Compliance policies, and HIPAA requirements.
• Supports and adheres to personnel policies and programs which specify privileges and responsibilities of employment, including compliance with an adverse incident reporting system, quality improvement program, patient safety initiatives, and risk management program.
• Displays willingness to speak up about safety issues or change practices to enhance safety; asks for help when needed; enhances teamwork; follows the safety literature/policies.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate from an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program
• Pharmacist License in the State of Florida required within 90 days of hire

HCA Florida West Hospital, 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida West Hospital is a 515-bed facility. We are proud to be the area's leading health care facility in quality outcomes performance. We are the area's first Accredited Chest Pain Center and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Our hospital is the first in the state of Florida to have earned Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation. We have an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We provide a specialized Emergency Department tailored to the needs of seniors and children. We have a Kid's ER dedicated to our youngest patients. We are the area's only comprehensive CARF-accredited physical rehabilitation hospital. Our facility has a behavioral health facility. We offer services including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, oncology, and orthopedics. Other services that we offer include robotic-assisted surgery, critical care, and neurology/neurosurgery. We also offer urology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, and pulmonary and rehabilitative medicine.

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.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Pharmacy Resident opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

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.