Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - ICU Float

Joining our team comes with several benefits, including:

• Competitive rate of pay
• Sign on bonus up to $5,000
• Free parking

Overview

UH Cleveland Medical Center (UH CMC) is seeking a highly motivated Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Float Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join our critical care pharmacy team. This unique position will provide dedicated clinical pharmacy support across multiple adult intensive care units, ensuring continuity of specialized pharmacy services during planned and unplanned absences, conference attendance, educational activities, and other coverage needs.

The ICU Float Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will serve as a critical care pharmacotherapy expert and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams throughout UH Cleveland Medical Center's intensive care units, including the Medical ICU, Cardiac ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Neuro ICU, Trauma ICU, Surgical ICU, and Heart Failure ICU. This specialist will help optimize medication therapy, improve patient outcomes, advance quality initiatives, and reduce the need for cross-coverage among existing ICU Clinical Pharmacy Specialists. When not floating this Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will be based with the Cardiothoracic ICU overflow team.

Position Summary

This ICU Float Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will

• Provide dedicated clinical pharmacy coverage for adult intensive care units across UH Cleveland Medical Center based on departmental and patient care needs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds with critical care teams and contribute to individualized patient care plans.
• Serve as a critical care pharmacotherapy resource for physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, and pharmacists.
• Optimize medication therapy through evidence-based recommendations related to critical care pharmacotherapy.
• Provide therapeutic drug monitoring and medication management for high-risk and complex therapies.
• Support medication safety, quality improvement, and resource stewardship initiatives across ICU service lines.
• Collaborate with ICU Clinical Pharmacy Specialists to maintain consistency in practice standards, protocols, and clinical services.
• Support clinical teaching, research, and scholarly activities within the Department of Pharmacy.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in multidisciplinary patient care rounds across adult intensive care units.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations regarding medication selection, dosing, monitoring, and optimization for critically ill patients.
• Perform therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacokinetic consultation for complex medication regimens.
• Assist in the management of sedation, analgesia, delirium, anticoagulation, vasoactive therapies, and other high-risk medications commonly utilized in critical care settings.
• Monitor for and prevent adverse drug events, medication errors, and drug-related complications.
• Promote appropriate utilization of formulary medications and provide guidance regarding medication-use best practices.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of critical care guidelines, protocols, policies, and order sets.
• Document clinical interventions and associated outcomes.
• Serve as a resource and educator for pharmacists, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacy residents, and pharmacy students.
• Participate in departmental committees, quality improvement initiatives, medication-use evaluations, and research activities.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Teaching and Research Opportunities

This position offers extensive opportunities to

• Precept PGY1 Pharmacy Residents and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residents.
• Provide learning experiences for APPE pharmacy students.
• Deliver educational programs to pharmacists, physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, residents, and students.
• Participate in clinical research and scholarly publication activities.
• Collaborate with residency program leadership and contribute to residency training and development.
• Develop expertise across multiple critical care specialties and contribute to advancing critical care pharmacy practice.

About UH Cleveland Medical Center

UH Cleveland Medical Center is a 1,000+ bed quaternary care, Level I Trauma Academic Medical Center located in Cleveland's historic University Circle district. The institution supports a robust clinical pharmacy specialist program that includes expertise in Medical ICU, Cardiac ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Neuro ICU, Trauma ICU, Heart Failure ICU, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgical ICU, Solid Organ Transplant, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, and Women's Health.

As part of our progressive pharmacy department, this specialist will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the University Hospitals Health System while helping advance innovative patient care initiatives and clinical pharmacy practice.

Why Join Us?

• Practice at the top of your license across a diverse range of critical care environments.
• Develop and maintain expertise in multiple ICU specialties, including medical, surgical, neurocritical care, cardiology, heart failure, and cardiothoracic critical care.
• Join a highly experienced critical care pharmacy team with strong multidisciplinary integration.
• Access exceptional opportunities for professional growth, teaching, leadership, and research.
• Play a key role in ensuring continuity of specialized clinical pharmacy services for critically ill patients.
• Work within a progressive pharmacy department committed to innovation, clinical excellence, and advancing pharmacist practice.

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required.
• Completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency preferred.
• Completion of a PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency or equivalent experience strongly preferred.

Work Experience

• Advanced training or experience in critical care pharmacotherapy.
• Experience caring for critically ill adult patients preferred.
• Ability to effectively provide clinical pharmacy services across multiple ICU practice areas preferred.
• Previous experience with multidisciplinary critical care practice models preferred.
• less than 1 year Experience as a pharmacist with training in drug therapy of diseases including the knowledge and application of clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, and pharmaceutics to patients, training in cost analysis/cost evaluation techniques (Preferred)

Licensure

• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (R.Ph.) in the State of Ohio required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong clinical knowledge of critical care pharmacotherapy and evidence-based medication management.
• Expertise in therapeutic drug monitoring and medication optimization.
• Ability to adapt quickly to different ICU practice environments and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to analyze complex clinical data and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, quality improvement, and advancing patient care.
• Computer systems skills in spreadsheet, database and word processing (Preferred proficiency)

Physical Demands

• Standing Frequently
• Walking Frequently
• Sitting Rarely
• Lifting Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Carrying Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pushing Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pulling Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Climbing Occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Balancing Occasionally
• Stooping Frequently
• Kneeling Frequently
• Crouching Frequently
• Crawling Occasionally
• Reaching Frequently
• Handling Frequently
• Grasping Frequently
• Feeling Constantly
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly

Travel Requirements

• 10%

Apply Today

Join University Hospitals and help ensure consistent, high-quality clinical pharmacy services for critically ill patients across our intensive care units. As an ICU Float Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, you will play a vital role in supporting multidisciplinary care teams, reducing gaps in specialized pharmacy coverage, optimizing medication therapy, and advancing critical care pharmacy practice throughout UH Cleveland Medical Center.