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Clinical Lead Pharmacist (Float) - Pharmacy - UH Truman Medical Centers (varied eve/day shifts)

University Health KC  •  United States (Onsite)  •  19 days ago
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Clinical Lead Pharmacist (Float) - Pharmacy - UH Truman Medical Centers (varied eve/day shifts)101 Truman Medical Center

Job Location

UH Lakewood Medical Center, University Health Truman Medical CenterKansas City, Missouri

Department

Pharmacy UHLMC

Position Type

Full time

Work Schedule

varied

Hours Per Week

40

Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Float
Lead. Teach. Innovate. Make a measurable impact on patient care and pharmacy practice.


As a Clinical Lead Pharmacist, you’ll serve as both a hands-on clinical practitioner and a departmental leader—supporting patient care, advancing pharmacy practice, and mentoring pharmacy staff. In addition to fulfilling the responsibilities of a Clinical Pharmacist, you'll provide expert pharmaceutical care through clinical services, staff development, education, research, and direct patient engagement This role represents a unique opportunity to shape outcomes not only within the pharmacy department but across the broader healthcare team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care through direct patient interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration

  • Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for pharmacy staff and learners

  • Contribute to teaching and precepting of pharmacy students and residents

  • Participate in general pharmacy staffing and operational support as needed

  • Lead or support quality improvement initiatives, protocol development, and research efforts

  • Collaborate across departments to promote safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use

  • Maintain active involvement in continuing education and specialty board certification

Minimum Requirements:

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited program

  • Current Missouri pharmacist license, in good standing with Medication Therapy Services (MTS) designation

  • Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency or equivalent experience in the relevant practice area

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification—current or obtained upon hire

  • Attain and maintain Board Certification (BPS) in designated area of practice within 2 years of hire

Why You’ll Thrive Here:

  • Lead and shape clinical pharmacy practice in a progressive health system

  • Influence medication use policy and patient outcomes through research and innovation

  • Work with a multidisciplinary team committed to learning, quality, and care excellence

University Health KC

About University Health KC

University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care – from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrow’s doctors the very latest updates.

University Health Truman Medical Center, our downtown campus, is one of the busiest Level One Trauma Center in the city. Providers offer the full range of services with specialties in chronic disease management, high risk pregnancy and sleep disorders along with the state-of-the art Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center.

University Health 1, located at 2101 Charlotte Street is an outpatient care and day-surgery center, with sixteen clinics including Sabates Eye Center, Plastic Surgery, Hernia repair and Medical Imaging with Siemens 3D Mammography.

At University Health 2, 2211 Charlotte St, providers offer Primary and Women's Care.

In eastern Jackson County, University Health Lakewood Medical Center sits on 300 acres of beautiful wooded grounds. We are a community hospital providing the continuum of care— from emergency medicine to a nationally-certified orthopaedic joint replacement program — as well as The Family Birthplace, We have several family medical care centers and a radiology center, Medical Imaging Eastland, that provides the latest in technology and specialized breast cancer care.

Mission

University Health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Kansas City, MO
Year Founded
1962
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