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Pharmacist
Nashville, TN
Pharmacist – Inpatient
Position Overview
The facility is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to join its inpatient pharmacy team. You'll provide safe, accurate medication management while collaborating closely with physicians, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and the broader care team to optimize therapy and improve patient outcomes.
Shift & Schedule
- 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
- Days and evenings rotating
- Every other weekend
- 36 guaranteed hours per week
- 13-week contract
Key Responsibilities
- Review and verify medication orders for accuracy, dosing, allergies, interactions, contraindications, and therapeutic effectiveness
- Dispense medications per physician orders, hospital policies, and state/federal regulations
- Provide clinical recommendations on medication selection, dosing, and monitoring adjustments
- Monitor patient therapies, lab results, and renal/hepatic function
- Participate in medication reconciliation and safe care transitions
- Prepare, verify, and oversee sterile and non-sterile compounding
- Supervise pharmacy technicians and support staff
- Respond to medication-related inquiries from the care team and patients
- Participate in emergency response situations, including code blue events
- Maintain accurate records and documentation in the electronic medical record
- Ensure compliance with controlled-substance regulations and pharmacy policies
- Support inventory management, shortage mitigation, and formulary compliance
- Identify and help prevent medication errors and adverse drug events
- Educate patients and caregivers about medications as appropriate
Required Qualifications
- Current pharmacy license
- Preferred experience: inpatient pharmacy operations, automated dispensing systems, sterile compounding, IV medications, antimicrobial stewardship, and electronic medication-management systems
- Standard health screenings and vaccinations required for onboarding
