Outpatient Pharmacist

Outpatient Pharmacist

Join Cleveland Clinic's Twinsburg Family Health and Surgery Center to become a caregiver at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to providing the community with advanced specialty care, primary care and various surgical services. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding, lifelong career at Cleveland Clinic.

The Outpatient Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care within the Cleveland Clinic Twinsburg Family Health Center outpatient pharmacy, supporting patients across a variety of ambulatory care specialties. In this patient-focused role, caregivers are responsible for prescription verification, clinical medication review, dispensing medications, administering immunizations, and providing medication counseling to promote safe and effective therapy. Additional responsibilities include managing inventory, addressing medication access and patient questions, optimizing pharmacy workflow, and collaborating with pharmacy technicians, providers, and other members of the healthcare team to ensure timely prescription processing and exceptional patient care. By combining clinical expertise with outstanding customer service, this role plays a vital part in improving medication adherence, enhancing the patient experience, and maintaining compliance with state and federal pharmacy regulations in a collaborative outpatient setting.

A caregiver in this position will work a part-time schedule of 20 hours per week, typically consisting of one opening shift (7:45am–6:15pm) and one closing shift (9:45am–8:15pm) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday. Caregivers may also participate in a rotating Saturday coverage pool at the Beachwood Pharmacy, averaging approximately six Saturdays per year. Holiday coverage is limited, with participation in the Euclid Avenue Pharmacy holiday rotation approximately once every four years. There are no on-call responsibilities.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide pharmacy services and ensure the appropriate selection, dosing, administration and dispensing of medication orders.
• Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered, evidence-based medication services.
• Verify medication orders and/or dispense medications accurately according to state and federal regulations.
• Contribute to medication safety initiatives.
• Document services in a complete, accurate and timely manner.
• Ensure all pharmacy operations comply with national accreditation standards.
• Maintain professional interactions with patients to facilitate successful patient experiences.
• Educate and train students, residents, other caregivers, and/or patients.
• Be accountable for drug use policy adherence.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• PharmD or Bachelor's of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy
• Current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible in current state within 90 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations within 90 days of hire for those administering immunizations

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY1), fellowship or relevant post-graduate pharmacy experience preferred.
• Post-graduate year 2 residency (PGY2) or relevant experience preferred for Clinical Pharmacists hired in a Specialized Pharmacy practice area
• Board Certification

Physical Requirements:

• Typical physical demands include ability to perform the job while standing and walking for prolonged times, approximately 75% of shift and continuously for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer and dispensing functions of the job; ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
• Position often includes reaching, stretching, stooping, climbing steps and sitting.
• Must have normal or corrected vision.
• Must have ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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