Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Pharmacist Clinical Specialist with Las Palmas Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Las Palmas 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)

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Las Palmas Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacist Clinical Specialist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY

The Pharmacist Clinical Specialist serves as the expert medication management team member in collaboration with medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff. The position ensures appropriate pharmacotherapy in areas of specialty. The Pharmacist Clinical Specialist implements and monitors clinical protocols and guidelines, and enhances the delivery of evidence based medicine. The position provides medication distribution support, order entry, clinical intervention, research, performance and quality improvement, and representation at the medical center committees and meetings.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients within their specialty.
• Communicate effectively between providers, nursing, pharmacy and related staff in providing pharmaceutical care.
• Collaborate with others to resolve medication-related issues, including the development of interventions, monitoring and documentation of actions and outcomes.
• Promote and demonstrate pharmaceutical care that optimizes safety, efficacy and cost; including monitoring for adherence to the formulary, criteria-for-use/restrictions, goals/desired outcomes. Develop, participate, and lead targeted programs and medication use evaluations to improve outcomes while being cost-effective (e.g. Antibiotic stewardship)
• Educate prescribers and other healthcare professionals as appropriate.
• Provide training and education to pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians as appropriate on pharmaceutical care and disease state management.
• Demonstrate understanding of HCA’s and “Patients First” safety initiative by strict compliance to all safety protocols and procedures.
• Foster development of non-specialist pharmacist knowledge, skills and ability in providing pharmaceutical care to patients in specialists’ area. (e.g. case review with pharmacist)
• Play an active role in supporting facility, state, federal regulatory and accreditation (e.g. TJC, AHA Stroke Accreditation) activities and initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

LEVEL OF FORMAL EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Required: PharmD or BS Pharm degree

EXPERIENCE

• Required: (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency or commensurate Board
• Certification or commensurate experience
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ENLS certifications (if applicable to clinical
• specialty) within six months of employment.
• Preferred: (PGY2) Specialized Residency in area of specialty

LICENSED/CERTIFICATION

• Required: Current Texas Pharmacist License or within two months of hire.
• Certification in sterile products preparation or complete within two months of hire.

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).

Las Palmas Medical Centeris a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso. It is home to the region’s only kidney transplant center. The facility offers a range of services including emergency care with a Level III trauma center, cardiac care, women’s services, pediatric care and NICU, cancer care, and more. Las Palmas Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.

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.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Pharmacist Clinical Specialist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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.