Pharmacist - Inpatient

Summary

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

Responsibilities

• Contact and confer with physicians and nursing staff to resolve drug therapy questions, irregularities, or problems, documenting resolutions of inappropriate orders.
• Review each new medication order against patient profile information for completeness, allergy conflicts, reasonableness of dose, duplicate therapy, and clinically significant drug reactions.
• Maintain all legally required and departmentally required records, including controlled substances.
• Provide care addressing the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of patients of all ages.
• Perform other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

• Experience in pharmacy is required; pediatrics experience is preferred.
• Experience with JCAHO accreditation is preferred.
• Experience working with all organizational levels is required; healthcare experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy is required; PharmD degree is preferred.
• Current license by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy is required.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience is preferred.
• No supervisory experience required.
• Possession of a valid state driver’s license and ability to obtain and maintain insurability per ACH insurance carrier requirements.
• Completion of an annual physical with the Akron Children’s Hospital Employee Health Department.

Benefits

• $8,000 sign‑on bonus (taxable).

Schedule

• Full‑time, 40 hours/week.
• Variable shift schedule: Monday‑Friday and every 3rd weekend rotation.
• Onsite location: Akron, OH.