Pharmacist Clinical - Institutional

SSM Health; Centralia (IL); On-site; USD 73,012 - 108,830; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Flexible DailyPay access to earned pay

Tuition coverage via FlexPath Funded

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Centralia is seeking a pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical care, verify orders, compound and dispense medications on a fully onsite schedule.

Role includes supervision of technicians and interns, clinical consultation, and collaboration with healthcare teams to ensure safe, effective pharmacotherapy. Education: Pharm.D or BPharm from an accredited school; Illinois licensure and BLS HCP within 90 days are required.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist degree required from an accredited school.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Verifies medication orders and dispenses pharmaceuticals.
• Provides clinical consultation and evidence-based information to practitioners.
• Oversees dispensing process and supervises technicians/interns.
• Precepts pharmacy students and residents.
• Maintains patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Order verification

Dispensing

Home medication reconciliation

Chart review

Patient counseling

Lab value monitoring

Dose/therapy adjustment

Clinical consultation

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Supervises pharmacy technicians

Precepts pharmacy students

Education

Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D or BPharm) from an accredited school of pharmacy

Job description

Location

IL-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Centralia

Worker Type

PRN – Employee

Job Highlights

• Fully onsite position.
• Scheduled hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
• Saturday, Sunday and holidays are scheduled from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
• Schedule is rotating, with PRN status and scheduling as available.
• Option to join the weekend rotation.
• On‑call requirement for this role.

Compensation

Pay Range: $52.91 – $79.37 hourly.

Job Summary

Provides pharmaceutical care to patients, verifies medication orders, compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals in accordance with federal, state and local regulations and hospital policy. Serves as a resource to other healthcare professionals including pharmacy students and residents and ensures that patient care meets standards of safety and effectiveness. Oversees the duties of the pharmacy technicians and interns.

Responsibilities

• Ensures safety and appropriateness of medication therapy through order verification, dispensing, home medication reconciliation, chart review, patient counseling, lab value monitoring and dose/therapy adjustment as applicable. Documents medication‑related plans and interventions in electronic medical record.
• Provides clinical consultation delivering best‑practice, evidence‑based and complete information to practitioners. Makes recommendations and encourages safe and cost‑effective pharmacotherapy for patients through multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Oversees the medication dispensing process to ensure accurate and timely delivery of optimal pharmacotherapy to patients. Supervises pharmacy technicians and/or interns who support the pharmacist in the drug delivery system.
• Precepts pharmacy students and residents, as applicable.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D or Bachelor of Pharmacy) from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• No experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (≤20 inches) and far (≥20 feet) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25–50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Licensure & Certifications

Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 days of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required depending on department.

State of work location: Illinois.

Registered Pharmacist – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).

Benefits

• Paid parental leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro‑rated based on FTE).
• Flexible payment options: voluntary benefit through DailyPay offering eligible hourly team members instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Up‑front tuition coverage: via FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.