Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacy, Shift Varies
About The Position
UC Health is hiring a Clinical Staff Pharmacist for the Inpatient Pharmacy Department at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Facility. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a varying shift and an every-third-weekend rotation. There are no on-call requirements. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered. Clinical staff pharmacists fill medication orders, monitor patient medication therapies, provide drug information, and supervise and direct support personnel. In the pharmacy manager’s absence, the pharmacist may be required to assume the manager’s essential responsibilities and duties. The role includes preparing and dispensing medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations; maintaining accurate medication profiles and controlled-substance records; supporting safe and cost-effective medication therapy; and assisting with pharmacokinetics consultations and drug dosing under organizational protocols. The position is in a learning environment that supports ongoing development. The expected starting salary range is $58.40 to $89.17 per hour. Actual pay depends on factors including experience, skills, alignment with internal candidates, market factors, and other position requirements.
Requirements
- B.S. in pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy.
- Licensed or eligible for pharmacist licensure in the state of Ohio.
- Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision.
- Ability to work 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.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the patient populations served by UC Health.
Nice To Haves
- PharmD degree.
- ACLS certification.
- At least six months of hospital pharmacy internship or pharmacist hospital experience.
- Completion of a PGY1 pharmacy residency program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and dispense medication orders in response to physician requests, following established policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Interpret verbal and written medication orders and accurately transcribe them into 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 records as required by law.
- 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 current job title and position.
- 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 absence of the pharmacy manager, potentially assume the manager’s essential responsibilities and perform the manager’s duties.
Benefits
- $20,000 sign-on bonus
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employee-paid short- and long-term disability
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement opportunities
- Community discounts
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