Travel Pharmacist
Panama City, FL
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA
4x10 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Hospital:  HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital

Location: Panama City, Florida

Address: 449 W 23rd Street, Panama City, FL 32405

Unit: N/A

Building: Main Hospital, 2nd Floor

General Information

Unit Specifics:

·         Number of Beds: 282 Beds with a Level III NICU, PICU and Peds

·         Unit staffing description: 365 days, 24 hours/day, 7 days a week, including holidays

·         Types of equipment: Meditech information system, Pyxis ES cabinets throughout hospital

·         Documentation system: Meditech Magic

·         Scheduling requirements: 10-hour shifts, rotating weekends, 40 hrs per week

·         Patient Experience requirements: N/A

Hospital Specifics-

·         Certifications: BLS and ACLS would be helpful but not required

·         NICU/PICU/Peds experience a plus but not required

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set:

·         Adaptability – Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures

·         Building Strategic Work Relationships – Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals

·         Contributing to Team Success– Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.

·         Customer Focus– Ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving force behinds business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs.

·         Technical / Professional Knowledge and Skills– Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.

Work Standards– Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

Must have:

 PharmD or Bachelor’s degree with recent acute care hospital experience, current pharmacist licensure in Florida

Advanced skills needed:

Ability to accurately check and/or double check pediatric oral and intravenous solutions

Experience in Pharmaceutical Calculations and PK dosing of Aminoglycoside and Vancomycin

Experience in TPN calculations

Ability to solve issues with Pyxis

Procedures performed on unit:

·         Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement.

·         Verifies Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) orders for accuracy and appropriateness and intervenes when orders are unclear or potentially unsafe or inappropriate

·         Interprets medication orders (verbal and written), transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately, follows facility practices and procedures for documentation in the patient’s medical record and trouble shoots/clarifies Centralized Order Entry (COE) orders as appropriate.

·         Prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile, chemotherapy (limited), and parenteral nutrition preparations safely and accurately using appropriate techniques, USP 797 & 800 guidelines.

·         Based on knowledge and expertise, develops, assists, implements, and executes all drug therapy management protocols including, but not limited to; pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation dosing, IV to PO, pain management, antimicrobial stewardship, and pharmacy-directed dosing

·         Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and follows corporate policies and procedures related to the dispensing and monitoring of controlled substances

·         Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient charts accurately

·         Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions and medication errors accurately and in a timely manner, shares good catches and clinical outcomes to pharmacy leadership to elevate pharmacist interventions and services and reviews medication related events that have occurred to prevent recurrences

·         Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians. Participates in the performance appraisal of pharmacy support personnel