Clinical Pharmacist-Overnight

Lloyd Central Compounding Pharmacy; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 143,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Lloyd Central Compounding Pharmacy in Portland, OR seeks a Clinical Pharmacist- Overnight to ensure safe and proper distribution and use of drugs for inpatients and outpatients across age groups. This position operates in a flexible model transitioning centralized functions toward decentralized practice as patient care evolves.

The role requires a current Oregon pharmacist license, proficiency in interpreting orders, providing drug information, and monitoring therapy.

Qualifications

• Current Pharmacist license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy
• OHSU may require specialized training or experience at time of recruitment
• Ability to interpret physician orders and ensure medication safety

Responsibilities

• Identifies, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems; applies advanced knowledge to patient care
• Responds to drug information requests from physicians, nurses, patients and families; reviews literature for patient care situations
• Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects; reports adverse drug reactions and medication errors
• Directs the work of students/residents and monitors their performance
• Influences standards of therapy and is recognized as a drug authority by clinicians and pharmacists
• Interprets and evaluates physician orders for accuracy; supervises pharmacy technicians

Skills

Pharmaceutical care principles

Interpersonal communication

Project management concepts

EMR/computer skills

Education

BS in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. PLUS Residency or Specialist Certification

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Description

Clinical Pharmacist-Overnight

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2026-41083

Position Category: Pharmacy

Job Type: AFSCME union represented

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Posting Department: Inpatient Pharmacy

Posting Salary Range: $142,755.68 - $216,172.0 per year with offer based on experience, education and internal equity

Posting FTE: 0.90

Posting Schedule: Monday-Sunday

Posting Hours: 7 on 7 off overnight; 9pm-7:30am

Drug Testable: Yes

LinkedIn Job Code: #LI-MS1

Department Overview

The purpose of this position is to provide the services of a licensed pharmacist which includes the responsibility for the safe and proper distribution and use of drugs in inpatients and outpatients who range in age from neonates, infants less than one year of age, children and adolescents ages 10-18, adults ages 19-65 and the elderly over age 65. This position is to function at higher decision making levels regarding drug therapy, proactively affecting drug use by making recommendations at the time prescribing decisions are being made or, in some cases, making independent decisions about drug therapy in cooperation with other health team members. This is a flexible model where traditionally centralized functions, such as order entry/verifications, will become part of decentralized practice as the technology associated with patient care evolves.

Function/Duties of Position

• Identifies, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems, demonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to a specific patient population.
• Responds accurately to requests for drug information from physicians, nurses, patients and patient's families; independently reviews and interprets the literature and applies this information to specific patient care situations.
• Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of medications to guided drug therapy. Consults with provider when questions or problems are identified. Appropriately reports all adverse drug reactions, drug defects, and medication errors.
• Directs the work of students/residents and monitors and evaluates their performance.
• Influences standards of therapy by forming peer level relationships with attending medical staff members; is recognized as a drug authority in a specialized practice area by physicians, nurses and pharmacists.
• Assists in the development of treatment guidelines to be used in patients with specific diagnosis. Documents activities in the patient medical record, pharmacy monitoring profile, drug use evaluation data collection or adverse drug reaction reporting program.
• Interprets and evaluates physician's orders and prescriptions for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness. Verify the accuracy and appropriateness of medications prepared and dispensed from the central pharmacy. Supervise the activities and assume responsibility for all duties being performed by pharmacy technicians in your work areas.
• Participates in both intra and interdepartmental education programs; participates in the development of peers.

Required Qualifications

• A current Pharmacist's license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy.
• OHSU may require training or experience in a specialized area at time of recruitment.

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• Pharmaceutical care principles
• Age-related modification of drug therapy
• Disease-related modification of drug therapy
• Contemporary medication use systems
• Interpersonal, formal and informal communication, including presentations
• Project management concepts
• Systematic problem solving Computer skills including use of the EMR, and common word processing, spreadsheet, and databases

Preferred Qualifications

• BS in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. PLUS Practice Residency or Specialist Certification (BCPS, BCOPS, etc)
• Inpatient hospital pharmacy practice
• PGY-2 Specialty Residency BLS/ACLS/PALS certification Vaccination certification

Additional Details

The pharmacist will experience competing demands from nurses, physicians, pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals, as they attempt to influence clinical decision-making, clinical policies and practices and work flow. The pharmacist must deal with intense situations on a daily basis. In addition, within the healthcare setting there can be significant lack of control over the work pace, with frequent interruptions (work is often dictated by external factors) that may lead to mental fatigue or stress.

Job ID: 85692745