Pharmacist Clinical - Institutional

SSM Health; Missouri; On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri seeks a Pharmacist for a PRN role. You will provide pharmaceutical care, verify orders, compound and dispense medications in line with regulations and hospital policy.

You will supervise technicians and interns, precept students, and collaborate with clinicians to optimize patient therapy. A Pharm.D. is required, with BLS HCP certification due within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• No experience required.
• BLS HCP certification within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Verify medication orders, counsel patients and monitor lab values as applicable.
• Dispense medications and supervise technicians and interns.
• Provide clinical consultation and recommendations to optimize pharmacotherapy.
• Precept pharmacy students and residents when applicable.
• Maintain safety and adherence to regulatory requirements.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Patient counseling

Regulatory compliance

Clinical consultations

Education

Pharmacy degree

Tools

EMR software

Job description

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

MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand

Worker Type:

PRN

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.

• Fully onsite position.
• Variable schedule, including weekends, night shifts, and rotating days.
• No on-call requirement.

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.

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:

PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3901000037 Pharmacy

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

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.