Clinical Pharmacist (Full-time, Evenings and Weekends)
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacist reports to the Director of Pharmacy and provides safe, effective, evidence-based medication therapy management in collaboration with physicians, nurses, pharmacy team members, and other interdisciplinary care partners. The role reviews, verifies, and monitors medication orders; evaluates medication therapy for appropriateness, safety, efficacy, and patient-specific factors; and supports timely, accurate medication dispensing in accordance with organizational policies, regulatory standards, and applicable state and federal requirements. The Clinical Pharmacist serves as a medication therapy resource for clinical teams, patients, and caregivers by providing drug information, patient education, medication reconciliation support, and clinical recommendations. The position also supports daily pharmacy operations, medication safety and quality improvement activities, inventory stewardship, documentation, and the supervision and guidance of pharmacy support personnel and students.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy.
- Licensed as a pharmacist in the state of Arkansas.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in an acute care pharmacy setting.
Responsibilities
- Review, verify, and process medication orders for accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, safety, and compliance with policies, provider orders, clinical guidelines, and applicable regulations.
- Evaluate patient-specific medication therapy, including indication, dosing, route, frequency, allergies, renal and hepatic function, laboratory values, interactions, contraindications, therapeutic duplication, and opportunities for optimization.
- Monitor patient drug regimens and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to promote safe, effective, evidence-based medication use and improved outcomes.
- Provide drug information, clinical consultation, and medication-related recommendations to providers, nursing staff, pharmacy personnel, patients, and caregivers.
- Perform medication histories and reconciliation, and educate patients about medication purpose, administration, adherence, expected outcomes, adverse effects, and safety considerations.
- Prepare, dispense, and oversee distribution of medications, including controlled substances and sterile and non-sterile preparations, in accordance with departmental procedures and professional standards.
- Identify, document, communicate, and help resolve medication-related concerns, near misses, adverse drug events, formulary issues, and process improvement opportunities.
- Supervise and guide pharmacy technicians, support personnel, interns, residents, and students, including workflow oversight, task prioritization, and training support.
- Assist with pharmacy operations, workload coordination, medication distribution, inventory stewardship, automated dispensing cabinet support, controlled substance accountability, and responses to clinical and operational needs.
- Maintain accurate documentation, records, reports, and required logs in accordance with hospital policy, accreditation standards, department procedures, and applicable law.
- Participate in multidisciplinary committee meetings, pharmacy and therapeutics activities, medication-use evaluations, quality improvement initiatives, regulatory readiness efforts, and policy or protocol review as assigned.
- Serve as a professional role model and pharmacy department resource, demonstrating sound clinical judgment, effective communication, service excellence, confidentiality, and patient-centered care.
- Serve as backup to pharmacy leadership as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
