$10,000 Sign-On Bonus (taxable) Available
Part-time, 16 Hours/week
Variable Shift (630AM-3PM and/or 2PM - 10:30PM)
Weekend/holiday rotation
Onsite Akron, OH - Inpatient Pharmacy

Summary:

The Clinical Pharmacist I provides centralized pharmacy services through medication distribution support, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This role functions primarily in a staffing capacity while supporting clinical pharmacy initiatives, including antimicrobial stewardship, anticoagulation monitoring, medication safety, and pharmacotherapy optimization.

Responsibilities:

1. Review, verify, and dispense medications in accordance with hospital policies, state regulations, and clinical best practices.
2. Promote cost-effective medication use through formulary management, therapeutic interchange recommendations, stewardship initiatives, and optimization of medication utilization while maintaining high standards of patient care and safety. 
3. Provide pharmacy services in centralized and decentralized pharmacy areas as assigned.
4. Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize medication therapy outcomes.
5. Provide drug information and pharmacotherapy recommendations to healthcare staff and patients.
6. Document clinical interventions and patient care activities in the electronic medical record and pharmacy systems.
7. Participate in medication safety, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
8. Precept pharmacy students, residents, or new staff as assigned and support departmental education efforts.
9. Monitor medication therapy for appropriateness, dosing, duration, results, and opportunities for clinical intervention.
10. Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

1. Experience in pharmacy is required; or pediatrics is preferred.
2. Experience with regulatory requirements (e.g., Joint Commission, OSHA, DEA) and medication safety practices.
3. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
4. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
5. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. Experience with quality improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) is preferred.

Part Time

FTE: 0.400000

Status: Onsite