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Benefits HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe 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 free 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.
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 Consumer Discounts.
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.
Learn More About Employee Benefits Job Summary And Qualifications The clinical pharmacist shall practice 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 in which they serve. The clinical pharmacist uses advanced knowledge, skills, and professional judgment in all aspects of their work. 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 made within the practice of the clinical pharmacist.
What you will do in this role:
Prepare and dispense medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Verify Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) orders for accuracy and appropriateness and intervene when orders are unclear, potentially unsafe, or inappropriate.
Interpret medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribe to computerized patient medication profiles accurately following facility practices and procedures for documentation in the patient’s medical record.
Trouble‑shoot/clarify Centralized Order Entry (COE) orders.
Prepare and dispense medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations safely and accurately using appropriate techniques, USP 797 & 800 guidelines.
Evaluate Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for appropriateness based on facility policies and guidelines or ASPEN guidelines or recommendations as appropriate.
Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain records as required by law and follow corporate policies and procedures related to dispensing and monitoring of controlled substances.
Ensure safe, appropriate, evidence‑based, and cost‑effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Monitor medication therapy regimens for contraindications, drug‑drug interactions, drug‑food interactions, drug‑laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, indications and therapeutic duplications.
Develop, assist, implement, and execute all drug therapy management protocols including, but not limited to; pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation dosing, IV to PO, pain management, antimicrobial stewardship, and pharmacy‑directed dosing.
Review/interpret culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommend changes as needed for drug‑bug mismatch, de‑escalation and duration of therapy.
Read, extract, and interpret information in patient charts accurately.
Detect and report suspected adverse drug reactions and medication errors accurately and in a timely manner.
Share good catches and clinical outcomes to pharmacy leadership to elevate pharmacist interventions and services.
What qualifications you will need:
Education & Experience: B.S. or Pharm D. degree in Pharmacy Required.
Graduate of an accredited PGY‑1 residency program or 2 years inpatient hospital pharmacy experience Preferred.
Maintains current pharmacist licensure Required.
Pharmacist Board Certification Preferred.
At HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, superior healthcare meets the comfort and convenience of a comprehensive hospital, close to home, in Conroe, Texas. We have been providing high‑quality healthcare to the Montgomery County region for more than 80 years. During that time we have grown to become a
full‑service 330+ bed medical center and a tertiary referral center
– all while remaining true to our mission of providing care, above all else. As a regional, tertiary referral center, other hospitals rely on us when higher levels of acute care are necessary. HCA Houston Conroe was
the first hospital in Montgomery County to achieve the designation of a Level II Trauma Center . We are also a
Certified Primary Stroke Center, an Accredited Chest Pain Center, and a designated Level III Neonatal ICU
in order to treat for the most vulnerable patients of all ages. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient‑centered care you need close to home.
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.
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.
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Clinical Pharmacist
role at
HCA Houston Healthcare
Benefits HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe 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 free 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.
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 Consumer Discounts.
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.
Learn More About Employee Benefits Job Summary And Qualifications The clinical pharmacist shall practice 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 in which they serve. The clinical pharmacist uses advanced knowledge, skills, and professional judgment in all aspects of their work. 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 made within the practice of the clinical pharmacist.
What you will do in this role:
Prepare and dispense medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Verify Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) orders for accuracy and appropriateness and intervene when orders are unclear, potentially unsafe, or inappropriate.
Interpret medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribe to computerized patient medication profiles accurately following facility practices and procedures for documentation in the patient’s medical record.
Trouble‑shoot/clarify Centralized Order Entry (COE) orders.
Prepare and dispense medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations safely and accurately using appropriate techniques, USP 797 & 800 guidelines.
Evaluate Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for appropriateness based on facility policies and guidelines or ASPEN guidelines or recommendations as appropriate.
Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain records as required by law and follow corporate policies and procedures related to dispensing and monitoring of controlled substances.
Ensure safe, appropriate, evidence‑based, and cost‑effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Monitor medication therapy regimens for contraindications, drug‑drug interactions, drug‑food interactions, drug‑laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, indications and therapeutic duplications.
Develop, assist, implement, and execute all drug therapy management protocols including, but not limited to; pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation dosing, IV to PO, pain management, antimicrobial stewardship, and pharmacy‑directed dosing.
Review/interpret culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommend changes as needed for drug‑bug mismatch, de‑escalation and duration of therapy.
Read, extract, and interpret information in patient charts accurately.
Detect and report suspected adverse drug reactions and medication errors accurately and in a timely manner.
Share good catches and clinical outcomes to pharmacy leadership to elevate pharmacist interventions and services.
What qualifications you will need:
Education & Experience: B.S. or Pharm D. degree in Pharmacy Required.
Graduate of an accredited PGY‑1 residency program or 2 years inpatient hospital pharmacy experience Preferred.
Maintains current pharmacist licensure Required.
Pharmacist Board Certification Preferred.
At HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, superior healthcare meets the comfort and convenience of a comprehensive hospital, close to home, in Conroe, Texas. We have been providing high‑quality healthcare to the Montgomery County region for more than 80 years. During that time we have grown to become a
full‑service 330+ bed medical center and a tertiary referral center
– all while remaining true to our mission of providing care, above all else. As a regional, tertiary referral center, other hospitals rely on us when higher levels of acute care are necessary. HCA Houston Conroe was
the first hospital in Montgomery County to achieve the designation of a Level II Trauma Center . We are also a
Certified Primary Stroke Center, an Accredited Chest Pain Center, and a designated Level III Neonatal ICU
in order to treat for the most vulnerable patients of all ages. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient‑centered care you need close to home.
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.
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.
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