Med/Surg Authorization Pharmacist

Description & Requirements

Med/Surg Authorization Pharmacist

St. Luke's Health System - Boise, Idaho
Full-Time

Overview

At St. Luke's Health System, our pharmacists play a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality patient care across a collaborative and innovative health system. The Med/Surg Authorization Pharmacist supports acute care pharmacy operations through remote medication order verification and clinical authorization services for medical/surgical patient populations across the health system.

This position is designed to enhance medication safety, improve verification efficiency, and allow unit-based pharmacists to increase direct engagement with providers, clinicians, and patients. The pharmacist will serve as a system resource for medication order review, order set optimization, and workflow standardization while collaborating closely with inpatient pharmacy and interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform timely and accurate medication order verification for inpatient Med/Surg patient populations across the health system.
• Review medication orders for appropriateness, dosing, allergies, drug interactions, duplicate therapies, renal/hepatic adjustments, and compliance with clinical guidelines and organizational policies.
• Provide clinical authorization and verification support to ensure safe and effective medication therapy.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and pharmacy staff to resolve medication-related questions and optimize patient care outcomes.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for inpatient order sets, medication-use workflows, and system standardization initiatives.
• Support ongoing workflow improvement efforts through participation in operational and clinical pharmacy initiatives.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to improve medication safety, efficiency, and pharmacy services through technology and process optimization.
• Maintain compliance with state and federal regulations, accreditation standards, and departmental policies and procedures.
• Participate in departmental quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
• Provide support and mentorship to pharmacy staff, students, and residents as appropriate.
• Document clinical interventions and maintain accurate records in the electronic health record.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an accredited college or school of pharmacy.

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year of acute care or hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Experience with inpatient medication order verification, clinical pharmacy services, or Med/Surg patient care preferred.
• Experience with electronic health records and clinical pharmacy systems preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Pharmacist in the state of Idaho or eligibility for Idaho licensure.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute preferred.

Why Join St. Luke's

• Collaborative and patient-centered pharmacy practice environment.
• Opportunity to support innovative virtual care pharmacy services across a leading health system.
• Ability to specialize in high-volume clinical order verification and workflow optimization.
• Work alongside interdisciplinary teams committed to improving patient outcomes and medication safety.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

What's In It For You

At St. Luke's, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission - and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.


St. Luke's is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.


*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.