Inpatient Pharmacist I

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Inpatient Pharmacist I provides essential pharmacy services within the hospital setting to support safe, effective, and cost conscious medication use.
• The pharmacist performs medication order verification, sterile and non sterile compounding, dispensing, medication distribution, and foundational clinical support under established guidelines and policies.
• This role promotes patient safety, regulatory compliance, and timely coordination of pharmaceutical care while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Interpret, verify, and process medication orders for appropriateness, accuracy, dosing, and potential interactions.
• Compound, prepare, and dispense medications in accordance with USP, state, and federal requirements.
• Ensure safe and accurate preparation of sterile products, including IV admixtures.
• Provide drug information and medication related support to nurses, providers, and other healthcare team members.
• Participate in medication reconciliation and provide patient counseling when assigned.
• Monitor drug distribution workflows to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with departmental standards.
• Document interventions, clinical activities, and medication related events, including adverse drug reactions.
• Support departmental quality, medication safety, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to pharmacy, hospital, state, and federal regulations and accreditation standards.
• Participate in patient care rounds as appropriate to training and assignment.
• Serve as a pharmacy point of contact for investigational drug studies conducted within the organization.
• Ensure investigational drug activities comply with FDA, DEA, IRB, USP, and institutional regulations and protocols.
• Review study protocols for pharmacy impact, feasibility, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate proper receipt, labeling, storage, handling, and dispensing of investigational medications per study specifications.
• Maintain detailed investigational drug accountability records including receipt, dispensing, returns, and destruction logs.
• Conduct routine audits of investigational drug inventory and study documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Support pharmacy operations during sponsor audits, monitoring visits, and regulatory inspections.
• Participate in study start up meetings, site initiation visits, and communications with investigators and study sponsors.
• Train pharmacy staff and residents on investigational drug procedures, documentation, and study specific requirements.
• Assist with randomization and blinding procedures as applicable to study design.

Pharmacist Responsibilities:

• Perform daily operational pharmacy functions, including sterile and non sterile compounding, medication dispensing, and delivery.
• Participate in medication distribution system oversight, including automated dispensing cabinet management and replenishment.
• Adjust medication formulations and preparation techniques based on patient specific needs (e.g., pediatric dilutions, renal dose modifications under protocol).
• Support nursing and provider teams by troubleshooting medication availability, substitutions, and therapeutic alternatives.
• Assist with crash cart medication checks, emergency box replenishment, and management of high alert medications.
• Contribute to routine quality checks, temperature monitoring, and inventory control for inpatient medication storage locations.
• Provide discharge medication review and counseling to ensure safe transitions from the hospital to the next site of care.

Education Qualifications & Skills:

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) .
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (D.Ph.) degree.

Licensure & Certifications:

• Licensure as a Pharmacist by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.
• (Applicants without an active Oklahoma Pharmacist License must obtain licensure within 90 days of hire.)

Required Skills & Experience:

• Foundational knowledge of inpatient pharmacy operations, medication preparation, and clinical practice principles.
• Ability to identify and resolve basic medication related issues.
• Proficiency with pharmacy management systems, dispensing technologies, and electronic health records.
• Commitment to patient centered care and medication safety.
• Understanding of regulatory and accreditation standards related to inpatient pharmacy services (USP, Joint Commission, state/federal requirements).
• Strong communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation and manage multiple tasks safely and efficiently.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Proficient with using Epic for electronic healthcare records.
• Prior use of Pyxis Meditation ES.