Staff Pharmacist - UHPSI

Uconn Health Center; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UConn Health Center in Farmington, CT, seeks a Staff Pharmacist to provide clinical and distributive pharmacy services across inpatient and outpatient areas. The role emphasizes patient care, medication safety, and collaboration with physicians and nurses.

The position requires a PharmD or PharmD-equivalent, CT license, and demonstrated experience in retail/pharmacy operations, with opportunities to supervise staff and teach students within a dynamic academic medical setting.

Qualifications

• PharmD or bachelor’s in pharmacy; CT Pharmacist license required.
• Two years retail/community and specialty pharmacy experience preferred.
• Experience with EPIC, CPR+, QS1 preferred.
• Ability to supervise technicians and students.
• Strong communication and teaching abilities.
• Knowledge of 340b contract pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

• Provides prescription services to inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Checks unit dose and maintains adequate medication supplies.
• Supervises pharmacy technicians and students as assigned.
• Performs drug utilization reviews and quality rounds.
• Provides pharmacokinetic monitoring and drug information.
• Counsels patients and responds to drug information requests.

Skills

Pharmacist license

Clinical pharmacy

Precept students

Communication skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Education

PharmD or Bachelors in Pharmacy

Tools

EPIC

QS1

CPR+

Job description

Staff Pharmacist - UHPSI, 2026-1048

The University of Connecticut Health Center is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at www.ethics.state.ct.us .

Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership, and Innovation are the values that define UConn Health. We are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a pharmacist to our growing retail pharmacy team. If you have a background in this field, we want to hear from you.

At UConn Health, this class is accountable for the preparation and distribution of all medications to patient care areas and providing clinical pharmacy services to both inpatient, outpatient physicians and other hospital personnel. This position will work primarily days in UConn Health Pharmacy Services Inc. located in the Exchange, 270 Farmington Avenue, Suite 108 in Farmington, CT.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May lead/supervise Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy residents/students and other employees of lower rank as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Provides prescription services to inpatient/outpatient
• Checks unit dose medication for appropriate drug, dose quantity and packaging integrity
• Facilitates availability of first doses and specialty items
• Maintains adequate medication supplies
• Completes monthly controlled substances audits and quality assessment rounds
• Maintains and enforces the documentation and security of narcotic supplies
• Checks medication orders for therapeutic appropriateness
• Checks transcription of medication orders
• Updates medications on administrative records
• Provides pharmacokinetic monitoring of patients receiving specific drugs and ensures that serum levels are drawn
• Responds to emergency codes
• Observes for adverse drug reactions
• Documents all medication incident reports
• Responds to stroke alert
• Provides medication counseling to patients
• Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, patients and other health care professionals
• Documents interventions with health care personnel related to drug therapy
• Oversees deliveries to patient care floors
• Compounds IV medications, including chemotherapy meds
• Prepares hyper alimentation solutions
• Dispenses/provides information on investigational drugs
• Performs drug utilization evaluations on medications
• Assists in narcotic discrepancy investigation and resolution
• Performs quality assurance rounds and audits as assigned
• Participate in patient care rounds, attend departmental staff meetings, educational seminars
• Contributes to pharmacist continuing education seminars
• Preceptors' hospital pharmacy residents
• Provides in-service education to hospital health care professionals
• Troubleshoots pharmacy technology related issues
• May be clinical instructor for university undergraduate clinical pharmacy externship and pharmacy experience course
• Lectures students in undergraduate program
• Performs related duties as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of pharmacy and pharmacology and their application to the operation of hospital pharmacy, long-term care pharmacy, home-infusion pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, and outpatient clinics
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical waste management
• Knowledge of relevant Federal and State laws and regulations, including USP 797 and USP 800
• Considerable interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work with technical automated equipment and information systems
• Ability to precept students
• Ability to maintain records
• Teaching ability

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

• PharmD or bachelor's degree in pharmacy from an accredited Pharmacy program.
• Must possess and maintain license as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Connecticut.

PREEFERRED KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE

• Two (2) years retail/community and specialty pharmacy experience
• One (1) year home infusion pharmacy experience
• Experience in pharmacy software applications, automated medication system, EPIC, CPR+, and QS1
• Knowledge of 340b contract pharmacy operations and distribution practices including cold chain and vaccine handling

WORKING CONDITIONS

May be exposed to hazardous materials, infectious/communicable diseases and some disagreeable conditions.

SCHEDULE

Full time, 80 hours every two weeks, primarily 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, schedule includes evenings, weekends and holidays as assigned, on-call responsibilities for after-hours coverage as assigned, 30-minute unpaid meal break.

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.