Clinical Pharmacist - Nights - 7 on / 7 off

Health & Hospital Corp.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskenazi Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist Nocturnist to join the hospital pharmacy team. You will provide expert medication use oversight for hospitalized patients, including rounds, reconciliation, education, and drug information.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with the care team. The position supports Critical Care/Emergency Medicine patients, with prior CC/EM experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree required, or Bachelor of Science (BS) in Pharmacy with equivalent experience.
• Licensure in Indiana or licensure eligible (within 90 days of hire)
• ASHP‑accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency or a minimum of three years hospital/clinical pharmacy experience
• ASHP‑accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency preferred
• Board certification or specialty credential preferred
• BLS/ACLS as required by assignment

Responsibilities

• Optimizes medication regimens through pharmacotherapy plans and safety monitoring.
• Develops therapeutic regimens and monitoring plans; performs drug monitoring and chart documentation.
• Oversees transitions of care including medication history and reconciliation.
• Assists with formulary management and drug use criteria; suggests alternatives during shortages.
• Ensures correct order entry in EHR and proper preparation of medications including IV admixtures.
• Promotes safety and reports medication incidents; supervises pharmacy staff and students.
• Engages in teaching and on‑boarding of staff; participates in research and Grand Rounds.

Skills

Medication therapy monitoring

Drug information

Patient education

Supervisory skills

Education

PharmD or BS in Pharmacy with equivalent experience

Tools

Electronic Health Record

IV admixtures preparation

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Clinical Pharmacist - Nights - 7 on / 7 off

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Date: Oct 2, 2026

Location: Indianapolis, IN, US

Organization: HHC

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Schedule:Full Time

Shift:Nights

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Clinical Pharmacist Nocturnist serves as an essential member of the healthcare team providing expertise in the medication use process and optimizing medication regimens for hospitalized patients. Services provided include : interdisciplinary patient care rounds, medication reconciliation, medication therapy monitoring, medication orders management, patient education, drug information, drug dosing, and various scholarly activities. The Clinical Pharmacist Nocturnist performs both clinical and distributive tasks necessary to ensure that patients’ medication therapy is safe, effective, timely, and efficient. The Clinical Pharmacist Nocturnist will provide training and education through practical and didactic experiences. The pharmacist ensures that medication use is compliant with the department's policies, rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy, and other applicable regulatory bodies. This position will support Critical Care/Emergency Medicine patients. Prior experience in these areas is preferred.

The Clinical Pharmacist Nocturnist is a 7 day on, 7 day off, 70 hour per two-week pay period position.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Optimizes medication regimens for assigned patients by collecting necessary information needed to evaluate medication therapy and develop patient-specific pharmacotherapy plans, considerate of therapeutic duplication, potential drug interactions or contraindications, therapeutic goals, safety, efficacy, and financial stewardship
• Develops and helps implement appropriate therapeutic regimens and monitoring plans for patients; carries out therapeutic drug monitoring, drug therapy protocols, and required chart documentation according to departmental or health-system standards
• Performs and/or supervises transitions of care activities including medication history, medication reconciliation, medication education, coordinating follow-up care, and ensuring access to medications at admission and discharge
• Assists with formulary management and medication use processes in any of the following capacities:critically evaluates non-formulary requests; adheres to drug use criteria and recommends therapeutic alternatives to prescribers; or assists with development of alternative strategies during drug shortages
• Consistently and accurately enters/verifies orders into the electronic health record and ensures medications are accurately prepared and labeled prior to dispensing; prepares/oversees preparation of IV admixtures, including parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy; understands departmental workflows; offers and implements suggestions to improve quality and efficiency; understands and consistently utilizes all information systems
• Promotes a culture of safety by identifying, mitigating, preventing, and reporting potential or actual medication incidents and adverse drug reactions
• Performs the following supervisory skills: supervises and directs pharmacy technicians, students, and residents; provides feedback on performance to area manager; analyzes and adapts to changes in volume and staffing; organizes, deploys, and redeploys staff to maintain workflow; ensures efficient use of downtime; works with a sense of urgency to assist customers and encourages the same sense of urgency in others; resolves crisis situations in a calm, constructive, and professional manner
• Engages in teaching which may include new employee onboarding, precepting, shadowing experiences; additional opportunities may include direct instruction, mentorship, in-services, assistance with research projects, and Grand Rounds
• Maintains responsibility for regulatory compliance, to include the following: performs controlled substance accountability duties in assigned work area; ensures 100% timely completion of unit inspections; ensures constant state of readiness for all regulatory bodies
• Consistently maintains compliance with all hospital and departmental policies and procedures; completes all required educational activities and competencies in a timely manner; remains up to date on departmental processes by attending staff meetings, reviewing meeting minutes, and reading email communications

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree required, or Bachelor of Science (BS) in Pharmacy with equivalent experience
• Licensure in the State of Indiana or licensure eligible (if licensure eligible, attainment of license within 90 days of hire)
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency or a minimum of three years full-time experience in hospital/clinical pharmacy required
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency preferred
• Certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (e.g., BCPS, BCCCP, BCSCP) and/or specialty credential preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification as required by job assignment
• Participation in continuing education activities to meet licensure and certification requirements

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Accredited by The Joint Commission and named as one of Indiana’s best employers by Forbes magazine for two consecutive years and the top hospital in the state for community benefit by the Lown Institute , Eskenazi Health’s programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city’s primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, the first community mental health center in Indiana, just to name a few.