Clinical Pharmacist -Senior Level

Job Description

Job Description

Job Posting: Clinical Pharmacist

Location: Onsite, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Salary : USD$ 111,089 - $155,625

Position Type: Full-time

Reports To: Director of Pharmacy

Travel: None Required

Relocation : Partial

Signing Bonus : Yes

Visa Sponsorship: Not supported at this time

Position Summary

As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will be responsible and accountable for providing safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy across our healthcare facility. This junior-level role blends direct patient-centered care with integrated pharmacy operational services in a decentralized practice setting. Working alongside physicians, nurses, and other multidisciplinary personnel, you will ensure our pharmaceutical care programs are seamlessly integrated and optimized to deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct Patient Care: Deliver direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services within decentralized patient care areas.
• Medication Therapy Management: Assess unique patient needs, incorporating age and disease-specific characteristics to design, monitor, and adjust individualized drug therapy plans.
• Clinical Monitoring & Interventions: Review patient charts/profiles to proactively identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related issues, adverse reactions, and treatment failures.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Partner actively with physicians, nurses, and caregivers to provide evidence-based medication recommendations and ensure continuity of care across shifts.
• Quality & Stewardship: Lead assigned service lines, facilitate stewardship programs, track operational/financial efficiency, and actively participate in Quality Management Program initiatives.
• Operations Support: Maintain proficiency in hospital computer/ordering systems and support central, satellite, or specialty dispensing operations (including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition) as assigned.
• Mentorship: Serve as an educational resource and actively act as a preceptor for Doctor of Pharmacy students.

Position Requirements

Must-Haves (Minimum Qualifications):

• License: Current, valid license as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Iowa.
• Education: Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Experience: 2 to 4 years of clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency.
• Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy Specialties (BCPS).
• Strong technical comfort with electronic health records, pharmacy ordering systems, and Microsoft Office.

Benefits

We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)