Clinical Pharmacist Inpatient

Intermountain Health

4d • $63 - $92 • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist works on the Inpatient Pharmacy Team at Lutheran Hospital, a 226-bed Level II Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The pharmacy team partners with physicians, nurses, and other caregivers to provide safe, effective medication therapy across inpatient, hospice, and infusion care settings. The position rotates through centralized and decentralized practice areas and supports clinical and operational services, including sterile compounding, interdisciplinary rounds, and pharmacy automation systems such as Omnicell and Swisslog.

The role applies pharmacy knowledge and skills to deliver appropriate, safe, efficient, and cost-effective pharmaceutical care within the assigned practice scope. It includes responsibility for patient care and professional relationships with the multidisciplinary team. The pharmacist supports services including trauma and emergency medicine, critical care, internal medicine, cardiology, antimicrobial stewardship, and medication distribution operations, as well as the Lutheran Collier Hospice Inpatient Unit and the Cancer Centers of Colorado Infusion Center at Denver West.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution; education must be verified.
• License to practice pharmacy in the state of practice and dispense controlled substances.
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes governing pharmacy practice in the state of practice.
• Effective communication, people management, and project management skills.
• Immunization certification if applicable to the practice site's needs.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
• Board certification.
• Health system residency.

Responsibilities

• Review medication orders for allergies, duplicate therapy, appropriateness, and drug interactions; make evidence-based interventions to optimize medication use and ensure safe, appropriate, cost-effective therapy and accurate dispensing.
• Oversee or participate in timely preparation and delivery of medications to care areas and ensure medications are stored securely and appropriately for stability and workflow.
• Counsel patients and promote quality medication education and adherence, treating patients with respect and providing professional service.
• Complete regulatory and compliance training and maintain clear, complete documentation of regulatory requirements; comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures.
• Supervise and direct interns, technicians, and support personnel as required; provide medication-related clinical consultation and clarification to other health professionals.
• Take initiative to address problems involving equipment, maintenance, drug availability, staffing, or extraordinary patient-care concerns.
• Identify process improvements and potential safety hazards, take appropriate action, and participate in departmental meetings with ideas and feedback.
• Support hospital, clinic, system, and pharmacy leadership directives and initiatives, including clinical, compliance, business operations, standardization, and customer service.
• Rotate through centralized and decentralized pharmacy practice areas and support clinical and operational services such as sterile compounding and interdisciplinary rounds.

Benefits

• Benefits are available; the posting refers applicants to a comprehensive benefits package covering programs intended to support physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, but does not enumerate specific benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time