Inpatient Pharmacist - PRN Nights (Edmond Location)

OU Health; Edmond (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k)

Medical insurance

Dental plan

Job summary

OU Health in Edmond is seeking an experienced Inpatient Pharmacist for PRN night shifts. You will oversee inpatient operations, supervise staff, and partner with physicians to optimize patient care, safety, and medication use.

The role requires expert clinical judgment, strong leadership, and a commitment to quality and regulatory standards in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• PharmD or BPharm degree from ACPE-accredited college.
• Licensed pharmacist with Oklahoma license or eligibility.
• At least 1 year of licensed pharmacist experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee medication order verification, compounding, and distribution.
• Lead staffing and timekeeping for inpatient units.
• Improve workflow, safety, and high-reliability operations.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and readiness for inspections.
• Mentor pharmacists, residents, technicians, and students.

Skills

Inpatient pharmacy operations

Leadership / supervision

Clinical decisionmaking

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Pharmacy systems proficiency

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy

Job description

Position Title: Inpatient Pharmacist - PRN Nights (Edmond Location)

Department: Pharmacy

Job Description:

General Description

The Inpatient Pharmacist is an expertlevel practitioner responsible for advanced operational oversight, highlevel clinical decisionmaking, and daytoday leadership of assigned inpatient pharmacy units. This role ensures safe, efficient, and compliant medicationuse processes; supervises pharmacists and pharmacy technicians; resolves complex operational and clinical issues; and partners with nursing and physician leadership to optimize patient care, pharmacy workflow, and medicationsafety performance. The Inpatient Pharmacist III functions with full professional autonomy, supporting departmental strategy and driving highreliability pharmacy operations.

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities, with or without an accommodation, may result in disqualification from the position.

Shared Responsibilities

• Provide expertlevel oversight of medication order verification, compounding, and distribution to ensure accuracy, safety, and compliance with all USP, state, and federal requirements.
• Develop, monitor, and adjust staffing schedules; oversee timekeeping compliance; and coordinate immediate responses to unexpected staffing or workload changes.
• Lead daily operational workflow, identifying inefficiencies and implementing corrective actions to ensure consistent delivery of highquality pharmaceutical care.
• Oversee inventory management, ensuring accurate records, proper storage conditions, adequate supply levels, and prompt resolution of discrepancies.
• Ensure completion and accuracy of required qualitycontrol documentation, including temperature logs, laminar flow hood and biological safety cabinet checks, and medication storage inspections.
• Lead pharmacy huddles and facilitate clear, effective communication of priorities, operational updates, and safety information to the team.
• Serve as an expert resource for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to resolve problems, clarify medication therapy questions, and support highquality patient care.
• Serve as an expert preceptor and mentor for pharmacists, residents, technicians, and students, advancing competency and professional growth.
• Maintain expert knowledge of pharmacy practice standards, compounding requirements, medicationuse systems, and evolving clinical drug information.
• Support readiness for accreditation and regulatory surveys through active monitoring of compliance, documentation accuracy, and qualitysafety practices.
• Drive a culture of safety, quality, and evidencebased practice through leadership, communication, and continuous process improvement.

Investigational Drug Studies (IDS) Pharmacist

• Provide expert oversight and coordination of investigational drug services across the organization, serving as a subject matter expert in regulatory and operational requirements.
• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of investigational drug workflows, accountability systems, and documentation processes.
• Direct strategic initiatives to expand and optimize research pharmacy operations, including technology integration, automation, billing workflows, and EHR alignment.
• Lead or participate in protocol development and review for investigational drug studies, ensuring safe handling, labeling, dispensing, and documentation.
• Provide advanced mentorship and performance feedback to IDS Pharmacist I and II staff, residents, and technicians involved in research workflows.
• Oversee initiation, conduct, and closure of complex or multicenter trials, ensuring compliance with FDA, ICHGCP, IRB, and institutional standards.
• Offer expert consultation for investigational product preparation, blinding/unblinding, and placebo design as needed.
• Lead processimprovement and technologyenhancement initiatives for investigational drug tracking, temperature monitoring, or electronic logs.

Inpatient Pharmacist

• Assist with controlled substance oversight, including audit trail review, discrepancy resolution, and compliance with security requirements.
• Lead or contribute to administrative duties such as special projects, process improvement initiatives, and departmental or organizational strategic goals.
• Coordinate response to security issues, complete required reporting, and reconcile discrepancies in accordance with organizational policy.
• Exercise advanced clinical and operational judgment to resolve complex or highrisk medicationuse issues, workflow interruptions, and emergent patientcare needs.
• Monitor unit operations for adherence to departmental policies, medicationsafety practices, and hospital standards, taking timely corrective action where gaps are identified.

General Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Pharmacy (D.Ph.) degree required.

Experience: At least 1 year of experience as a licensed pharmacist.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Licensure as a Pharmacist by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy required. Applicants without an active Oklahoma Pharmacist License must obtain licensure within 90 days of hire. Preceptor certification through the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy required within 18 months of hire

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert knowledge of inpatient pharmacy operations, sterile and nonsterile compounding, and clinical medicationuse processes.
• Strong leadership abilities, including staff supervision, coaching, conflict resolution, and team development.
• Advanced clinical judgment and decisionmaking skills, with the ability to resolve complex clinical and operational problems independently.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams at all levels.
• Deep understanding of hospital regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, controlled substance management, and medicationsafety principles.
• High proficiency with pharmacy information systems, automated dispensing technologies, compounding systems, and electronic health records.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, drive continuous improvement, and maintain highreliability operations in a dynamic inpatient healthcare environment.

OU Health is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.