Clinical Pharmacist Inpatient $10,000 Sign-on Bonus

Intermountain Health; Miles City (MT); On-site; USD 131,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental/Vision Insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Miles City, MT, is seeking a Pharmacist for the inpatient pharmacy at Holy Rosary Hospital. The role provides clinical pharmacy services across a 109-bed critical access hospital, including ICU, OR, Labor & Delivery, and more.

This 40-hour-per-week position features 4×10-hour shifts with weekend/holiday rotations, on-call, and variable shift times. The pharmacist will review orders, counsel patients, and support safety and regulatory compliance across the care team.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited school.
• Current license to practice pharmacy in the state and ability to dispense controlled substances.
• Knowledge of state and federal pharmacy regulations and statutes.
• Effective communication, people management, and project management skills.
• Immunization certification if required by the site.

Responsibilities

• Reviews medication orders for allergies, duplications, and drug interactions to optimize therapy.
• Oversees preparation and timely delivery of medications to care areas, ensuring safety and proper storage.
• Provides patient counseling and promotes medication education and adherence.
• Maintains regulatory training and documentation, compliant with laws and SOPs.
• Supervises interns, technicians, and staff; provides clinical consultation to health professionals.

Job description

Position Overview

Pharmacist position in the inpatient pharmacy at Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, Montana. The role involves providing clinical pharmacy services across a 109‑bed critical access hospital, including ICU, OR, Labor & Delivery, etc.

Schedule & Location

4 × 10‑hour shifts with weekends and holidays rotations, and on‑call. Variable shift times throughout the workday. Location: Inpatient Pharmacy, Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, Montana.

Compensation & Benefits

Hourly rate: $62.89 – $92.44 (dependent on experience). Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, vision, and wellness programs. Eligible for benefits.

Hours

40 hours per week.

Essential Functions

• Reviews patients' medication order for allergy interactions, duplication of therapy, appropriateness of drug therapy, and drug‑drug interaction. Makes appropriate evidence‑based interventions to optimize medication use. Ensures safe, appropriate, cost‑effective therapies and accurately dispenses medications.
• Oversees and/or participates in assuring appropriate medications are prepared and delivered timely to care areas and are stored both securely and appropriate for both stability and effective workflow.
• Provides counseling to patients and promotes quality medication education and adherence. Ensures patient is well informed, treated with respect, and receives the highest level of professional service.
• Completes all regulatory and compliance training and ensures documentation of regulatory requirements is clear and complete. Is knowledgeable and compliant with state and federal laws, regulations, pharmacy policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures.
• Supervises and directs activities of interns, technicians, and support personnel as required. Provides medication related clinical consultation and clarification to other health professionals.
• Takes the initiative to solve problems including, but not limited to, equipment, maintenance, drug availability, staffing issues, and extraordinary patient care concerns.
• Identifies potential areas for improvement including processes that could be streamlined or revised to improve patient satisfaction. Identifies potential safety hazards that may create problems for patients and/or staff and takes appropriate actions. Participates in departmental meetings, contributing ideas or feedback.
• Supports clinic or hospital and system directives, including clinical, compliance, business operations, standardization, and customer service.
• Supports local and enterprise pharmacy leadership initiatives.

Skills

• Pharmacy
• Pharmacy Services
• Medication Management
• Pharmaceutical Care
• Project Management
• Quality Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Federal Pharmacy Laws
• State Pharmacy Laws

Minimum Requirements

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
• Board Certification.
• Health System Residency.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Intermountain Health is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.