Job Description

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Job Title

Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Department

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Lutheran Hospital

Department

Inpatient Pharmacy-Pharmacy

Job Code

T99841

Shift

Variable

Schedule

11:00am-7:30pm/6:30am-2:30pm

**This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of $10,000

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a meaningful career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Clinical Pharmacist – Emergency Department serves as the dedicated decentralized pharmacist for the Emergency Department at Lutheran Hospital, a community teaching hospital providing a broad range of inpatient and emergency medicine services. As a key member of the interdisciplinary care team, this role partners closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other caregivers to optimize medication therapy and support high-acuity patient care. Responsibilities include reviewing and verifying medication orders, providing real-time pharmacotherapy recommendations, supporting antimicrobial stewardship initiatives, and serving as the primary pharmacy resource within the Emergency Department. The pharmacist responds to trauma activations, stroke alerts, cardiac arrests, rapid clinical deteriorations, and other emergent situations while providing drug information, medication education, and consultative support to both caregivers and patients. This position offers a dynamic blend of direct patient care, clinical decision-making, emergency response, and collaborative problem-solving within a fast-paced environment where pharmacists are fully integrated into frontline patient care and operational workflows.

A caregiver in this role will primarily work Monday through Friday from 11:00am to 7:30pm while assigned to the Emergency Department, with schedules subject to operational needs. This position includes a weekend rotation on the day shift from 6:30am to 2:30pm, occurring every eighth weekend for board-certified pharmacists and every fifth weekend for non-board-certified pharmacists. Caregivers will participate in a holiday rotation of approximately one holiday per year based on departmental needs. There are no on-call requirements. The primary work location is Lutheran Hospital, with occasional support of inpatient pharmacy operations as needed.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered, evidence-based medication services.

• Verify medication orders and/or dispenses medications accurately according to state and federal regulations.

• Document services in a complete, accurate and timely manner.

• Actively contribute to medication safety initiatives.

• Ensure all pharmacy operations are in compliance with national accreditation standards.

• Directs staff appropriately to provide safe and efficient care and maintain professional working relationships with all caregivers.

• Educate and train students, residents, other caregivers and/or patients.

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 for reciprocation in current state within 90 days of hire
• For individuals required to administer immunizations, Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days of hire are required

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

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

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 30 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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