Staff Pharmacist Per Diem

Optum; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 61,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity stock plan

401k contribution

Job summary

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist position at Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital in Fort Washington, PA, offers the opportunity to apply clinical expertise in evaluating and dispensing medications within a safe, patient-centered framework.

You will collaborate with physicians and care teams to optimize regimens, monitor outcomes, and ensure regulatory compliance while providing high-quality pharmaceutical care.

Qualifications

• ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree, preferably PharmD.
• Active Pennsylvania pharmacist license in good standing.
• 1+ years of recent pharmacist experience, preferably in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Review, verify, and dispense medication orders to ensure appropriateness, safety, and accuracy.
• Provide clinical pharmacy services, including medication therapy management and pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and care teams to optimize medication regimens for hospitalized patients.
• Oversee sterile and non-sterile compounding activities, ensuring compliance with USP and hospital standards.
• Monitor patient outcomes and medication safety, identifying and preventing adverse drug events.
• Supervise and support pharmacy technicians and interns, ensuring efficient and compliant workflow.
• Ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance, including Joint Commission, state, and federal requirements.

Skills

Pharmacist experience

Education

ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree (PharmD preferred)

Job description

Explore opportunities with CPS, part of the Optum family of businesses. We're dedicated to crafting and delivering innovative hospital and pharmacy solutions for better patient outcomes across the entire continuum of care. With CPS, you'll work alongside our team of more than 2,500 pharmacy professionals, technology experts, and industry leaders to drive superior financial, clinical, and operational performance for health systems nationwide. Ready to help shape the future of pharmacy and hospital solutions? Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist will have the opportunity to apply your clinical expertise by evaluating and interpreting medication orders, compounding, and dispensing prescriptions in accordance with legal and professional standards. You will play a critical role in identifying, preventing, and resolving medication-related issues to ensure safe, effective, and individualized patient care. Through the application of evidence-based protocols, you will promote clinically sound and cost-effective drug therapy, contributing to improved patient outcomes and advancing the standard of pharmaceutical care.

About the Facility

Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital is an acute treatment facility for adults, adolescents and children located in the Philadelphia suburb of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, on a wooded 11-acre campus. The 146-bed facility provides a safe and comfortable environment for patients suffering from mental illness and behavioral disorders. Brooke Glen provides patients and their families with the resources and support they need to address acute life crises or behavioral health disorders standing in the way of a peaceful and productive life. Its mission is to deliver high-quality, effective behavioral health services with compassion and respect for patients and their families.

Schedule

This position does not have regularly scheduled hours and will cover shifts as needed to cover sick time, PTO and call outs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review, verify, and dispense medication orders to ensure appropriateness, safety, and accuracy
• Provide clinical pharmacy services, including medication therapy management and pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and care teams to optimize medication regimens for hospitalized patients
• Oversee sterile and non-sterile compounding activities, ensuring compliance with USP and hospital standards
• Monitor patient outcomes and medication safety, identifying and preventing adverse drug events
• Supervise and support pharmacy technicians and interns, ensuring efficient and compliant workflow
• Ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance, including Joint Commission, state, and federal requirements

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree, preferably PharmD
• Active applicable Pennsylvania pharmacist license in good standing

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of recent pharmacist experience, preferably in a hospital setting

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $44.09 to $78.70 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.