Pharmacist - Inpatient

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus (taxable)

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Pharmacist to ensure safe, effective drug therapy for all patients in a full-time role onsite in Akron, OH. The position requires a state license and 5–7 years of experience, with PharmD preferred.

The role emphasizes collaboration with physicians and nursing staff, documentation of orders, and compliance with accreditation standards, while maintaining essential records and providing age-appropriate care.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy; PharmD preferred.
• Ohio State Board of Pharmacy license is required.
• 5–7 years of relevant pharmacy experience preferred.
• Experience supervising is not required.

Responsibilities

• Contacts and confers with physicians and nursing staff to resolve drug therapy questions; documents resolutions.
• Reviews new medication orders against patient profile for completeness, allergies, dose reasonableness, duplicates, and reactions.
• Keeps all required records including controlled substances.
• Provides care for patients across age groups; supports safety and education.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Drug therapy optimization

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication with physicians

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

PharmD preferred

Tools

MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

JCAHO accreditation knowledge

Job description

$8,000Sign-On Bonus(taxable)AvailableFull-time, 40 hours/weekVariable Shift, M-F and Every 3rd Weekend RotationOnsite Akron, OH

Summary:

The Pharmacist ensures safe, effective, appropriate drug therapy for all patients.

Responsibilities

• 1. Contacts and confers with physician and nursing staff in a manner that results in an effective outcome when drug therapy questions, irregularities, or problems are encountered; documentation of the resolution of any inappropriate orders is recorded.
• 2. Reviews each new medication order against patient profile information for completeness, allergy conflicts, reasonableness of dose, duplicate drug therapy, and clinically significant drug reactions.
• 3. Maintains all legally required and departmentally required records including controlled substances.
• 4. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
• 5. Other duties as required.

Other information

Technical Expertise

• 1. Experience in pharmacy is required; or pediatrics is preferred.
• 2. Experience in JCAHO accreditation is preferred.
• 3. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
• 4. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• 5. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

• 1. Education: Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy is required; PharmD degree is preferred.
• 2. Certification: Current license by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy is required.
• 3. Years of relevant experience: 5 to 7 years is preferred.
• 4. Years of experience supervising: None.

• Possesses a valid Statedriver's license and ability to obtain and maintain insurability as determined by the ACH insurance carrier's requirements.
• An annual physical is required to be completed with the Akron Children's Hospital Employee Health Department.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite