Pharmacist - UMH - Full Time - UTower

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami is seeking a Full Time Pharmacist to join our team at UHealth Tower. This role plays a critical part in providing exceptional pharmaceutical care within a healthcare facility environment.

The Pharmacist compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, handles prescription transfers, responds to physician calls, maintains records, and performs drug utilization reviews to ensure safety and compliance. A Florida Pharmacist license and Pharm.D.

Qualifications

• Pharm.D. degree from an accredited institution.
• Valid State of Florida Pharmacist license.
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, label, and package pharmaceuticals according to policies and legal requirements.
• Compound and dispense medications as prescribed with accurate dosages.
• Provide drug interaction, dosage, and storage guidance to staff and patients.
• Review prescriptions for accuracy and suitability.
• Monitor prescription trends to improve patient compliance and prevent misuse.
• Maintain records including patient profiles, pharmacy files, and controlled substances logs.
• Advise on medication brands and healthcare supplies.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Judgment

Pharmacist license

Pharmacology knowledge

Education

Pharm.D. degree

Job description

Location: UHealth Tower

The University of Miami is seeking a Full Time Pharmacist to join our team.

This position plays a critical role in providing exceptional pharmaceutical care within a healthcare facility environment.

Be part of the UHealth Difference.

The Pharmacist compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, transfers prescriptions, handles incoming physician calls, logs data into applicable systems, and performs drug utilization reviews.

This role ensures compliance with legal and quality standards to support the health and well‑being of our patients.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Implements and maintains procedures for the preparation, labeling, and packaging of pharmaceuticals in accordance with policies and legal requirements.
• Compounds and dispenses medications as prescribed by healthcare providers, ensuring proper dosages through accurate calculations and measurements.
• Provides expert information on drug interactions, side effects, proper dosages, and storage instructions to both healthcare staff and patients.
• Reviews and verifies prescriptions for accuracy and suitability.
• Monitors prescription trends to enhance patient compliance and prevent misuse or adverse interactions.
• Maintains detailed records, including patient profiles, pharmacy files, inventory logs, and registries for controlled substances.
• Advises on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, and other healthcare supplies.
• Analyzes and assesses medication identity, strength, and purity to ensure quality and safety.
• Adheres to University and departmental policies and procedures to safeguard institutional assets.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Pharm.D. degree from an accredited institution.
• Valid State of Florida Pharmacist license.
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes

• Proficient in data collection, organization, and analysis.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and sound judgment in decision‑making.
• Ability to recognize and address a variety of pharmaceutical challenges effectively.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.