Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Pharmacist Resident today with HCA Midwest Health.

Job Summary and Qualifications

A Pharmacy Resident is a highly motivated pharmacist seeking advanced training leading to an enhanced level of professional pharmacy practice and is responsible for providing general clinical pharmacy services. Join us and become part of a team committed to providing compassionate, efficient, quality, patient-focused healthcare at all times. 

What you will do in this role:  

• Read and adhere to the current residency manual, including residency-specific policies and procedures, received during Orientation. 
• Complete the goals and objectives of each rotation as determined by the resident and preceptor.  Projects may often overlap and/or be of varying sizes. 
• Maintain documentation and self-evaluation in a timely manner within PharmAcademic. 
• Complete a major project culminating in a paper of publishable quality prior to the completion of the residency. 
• Present the results of the major project at a regional residency conference.  
• Deliver case presentations and journal clubs to pharmacy staff as outlined in the residency manual.  
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary committee meetings as assigned, including Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.  Present at least one drug monograph or medication use evaluation presentation to the P&T committee.  
• Comply with facility policy and procedures  
• Comply with all regulatory standards and requirements  
• Practice and adhere to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”  
• Have knowledge of the patient population served and apply that knowledge in the care of those patients  
• Comply with facility pharmacy schedule to work physically at patient care areas to interact with medical staff, nurses and other members of the healthcare team  
• Assess the status of the patient and determine whether the prescribed medications are optimally meeting the patient’s needs and goals of care  
• Evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of patient’s active medication therapy  
• Recognize untreated medical issues that could be improved or resolved with appropriate medication therapy  
• Monitor patient progress for regimen effectiveness and safety  
• Counsel/advise patients and family members regarding medication therapy regimens  
• Communicate effectively with physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers to provide clinical pharmacy services and direct patient care activities  
• Provide general clinical services such as pharmacokinetic-based dosing, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, nutrition support, IV to PO, renal dosing and other programs as defined by pharmacy leadership  
• Provide clinical pharmacokinetic services as appropriate  
• Provide pharmacy anticoagulation services as appropriate  
• Assist with the Antimicrobial Management Program initiatives as appropriate  
• Assist with clinical initiatives as appropriate  
• Provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients  
• 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 regimens or alternatives to medical staff  
• Document all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely  
• Sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promotes rational drug therapy selection  
• Effectively and proactively intervene in conflicts between pharmacy and medical staff regarding drug therapy issue resolutions  
• Support and participate in the goals of the organization’s quality improvement, risk management and patient safety program to include but not limited to National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures and HCAHPS medication-related initiatives  
• Participate in continuous quality improvement of pharmacy operations (operations/clinical) including but not limited to medication use evaluations  
• Provide input for improving pharmacy computer system programs relating to pharmacy, nursing and physician programs  
• Complete notification reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions  
• Identify areas f