Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacy, Shift Varies

UC Health•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

UC Health is hiring a full-time Clinical Staff Pharmacist for the Inpatient Pharmacy Department at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Facility. The role fills medication orders, monitors patient medication therapies, provides drug information, and supervises and directs support personnel. When the pharmacy manager is absent, the pharmacist may be required to assume the manager’s essential responsibilities and duties. The pharmacist prepares and dispenses medication orders in accordance with physician requests and established policies, procedures, and protocols. The role includes interpreting and transcribing medication orders, maintaining accurate patient medication profiles, preparing sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition medications, managing controlled substances, supporting safe and cost-effective medication therapies, and assisting with pharmacokinetics consultations and drug dosing under organizational protocols. The position is based at UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hours are 40 per week, with a varying shift and an every-third-weekend rotation. There are no on-call requirements. The expected starting salary range is $58.40 to $89.17 per hour, with actual pay depending on factors including experience, skills, internal alignment, and marketplace considerations. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy.
Licensed or eligible for pharmacist licensure in Ohio.
Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision and cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff.
Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.
Ability to set priorities, make critical decisions, and respond quickly to emergent requests.
Ability to exercise sound professional judgment.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the patient populations served by UC Health.

Nice To Haves

PharmD degree preferred.
ACLS preferred.
At least six months of hospital pharmacy internship or pharmacist hospital experience preferred.
Completion of a PGY1 pharmacy residency program is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.

Responsibilities

Prepare and dispense medication orders according to physician requests and established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Interpret verbal and written medication orders and accurately transcribe them to computerized patient medication profiles; maintain complete and accurate profiles.
Safely and accurately prepare and dispense medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations, using appropriate techniques.
Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain legally required records.
Ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication therapies according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Contribute to the quality and effective operation of the department.
Maintain competence required for the job title and meet hospital and department performance standards.
Assist with the pharmacokinetics consult service and drug dosing according to organizational protocol.
Supervise and direct support personnel.
In the pharmacy manager’s absence, potentially assume the manager’s essential responsibilities and perform the manager’s duties.