Senior Palliative Care Pharmacist - Lead, Educate & Optimize

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University Palliative Medicine Team at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center seeks a senior Pharmacist to enhance patient care in palliative medicine. The role involves initiating, modifying, or discontinuing medications per collaborative practice, and performing comprehensive daily pharmaceutical reviews.

The position requires leadership in onboarding, scheduling, and quality improvement, with supervision of students and staff across inpatient and outpatient settings to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and registration as Pharmacist.
• 1 year of relevant experience required; 2–4 years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Approve and dispense medication orders with correct dose, route, frequency and duration.
• Conduct daily patient symptom assessment and drug-therapy management for palliative care patients.
• Supervise Pharm.D. students, technicians, and participate in teaching.
• Collaborate with care teams to optimize opioid stewardship and safety.

Skills

Palliative care

Drug information

Clinical pharmacology

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Registered Pharmacist

Job description

The Ohio State University Palliative Medicine Team at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center seeks a senior Pharmacist to enhance patient care in palliative medicine. The role involves initiating, modifying, or discontinuing medications per collaborative practice, and performing comprehensive daily pharmaceutical reviews.

The position requires leadership in onboarding, scheduling, and quality improvement, with supervision of students and staff across inpatient and outpatient settings to