Pharmacist Clinical - Institutional

SSM Health; Fenton (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, MO is seeking a Pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical care and oversee technicians in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The role requires a Pharm.D. with hospital experience preferred; licensure in multiple states may apply. Evening shifts, 40 hours per week, on-site, with rotation holidays and a strong emphasis on teamwork and safety.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D) from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• BLS HCP certification within 90 days of employment may be required depending on department.
• Licensure: Pharmacist in MO/IL/OK/WI depending on work location.

Responsibilities

• Verify medication orders and dispense pharmaceuticals per regulations and policy.
• Oversee technicians and interns in dispensing process and drug distribution.
• Provide clinical consultations and evidence-based pharmacotherapy recommendations.
• Precept pharmacy students and residents as applicable.
• Ensure patient safety and participate in team-based care.

Skills

Oversee technicians

Manage dispensing activities

Respond to codes

Collaborate with nursing/providers

Hospital pharmacy experience

Residency or years of experience

Education

Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D)

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters

every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will provide hands‑on support in a fast‑paced environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with various teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience. If you want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

• Department: Pharmacy
• Schedule: Hours are Monday through Friday, 12:00pm-8:30pm.
• Schedule is Fixed and includes three rotating holidays.
• Fully on‑site

Ideal skills and experience:

• Ability to oversee technicians.
• Ability to manage dispensing activities.
• Ability to respond to codes.
• Ability to work with nursing and providers to resolve medication issues.
• Hospital pharmacy experience HIGHLY preferred.
• Residency or multiple years of experience, preferred.

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.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY 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 multi‑disciplinary collaboration.
• Oversees the medication dispensing process to ensure accurate and timely delivery of optimal pharmacotherapy to patients. This includes supervision of pharmacy technicians and/or interns who support the role of the pharmacist in the drug delivery system.
• Precept pharmacy students and residents, as applicable.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D; Bachelor of Pharmacy) from accredited school of pharmacy

EXPERIENCE

• 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 or less) and far (20 feet or more) 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.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

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

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Pharmacist, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Pharmacist - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Pharmacist - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Pharmacist - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8419000113 Pharmacy Resident

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.