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UnityPoint Health
Sioux City, Iowa

Hospital Pharmacist

PharmacistIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • UnityPoint Health-St Luke's Hospital Pharmacy
  • Full Time
  • Mostly Days, Every 3rd wknd, and 4 (1:30P-10P) shifts per month

Provides services including but are not limited to assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events.

Works directly with physicians, other health professionals and patients to provide all aspects of patient care, including clinical and distributive tasks, for patients served within our health system. Helps patients and healthcare professionals achieve clinical outcomes and monitor progress toward common goals.

Supervises other pharmacy staff in the absence of formal departmental leadership. Performs assignments and projects as directed by the Pharmacy Leadership Team.

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Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Verifies all orders generated on shift, keeps work flow up to date and current, and cleans up old orders as soon as possible.

Completes verbal hand off communication to next shift, to ensure continuity of quality patient care and follow through in interventions.

Screens and affirms appropriateness of orders including allergy check, formulary compliance, pregnancy & lactation status, dosing, duplicate orders etc.

Documents adverse drugs reactions & medication errors in the RL system as they occur throughout the medical center.

Fields and investigates drug information questions. Uses resources appropriately and colleagues as needed to ensure timely and accurate responses. Documents as necessary.

Checks and assures high quality of IV Room products every time. Ensures timeliness of delivery of final product, utilizing means of maximum efficiency.

  • Enters TPN orders into compounder computer system accurately and timely.
  • Maintains good rapport with peers, nursing staff, physicians and other departments.

Becomes involved with Performance Improvement Projects, Clinical Initiatives, and other work projects as assigned, and completes them in a timely manner with attention to outcome. Uses data, good communication tools, and multidisciplinary approach as strategy.

Qualifications

Education

Graduate of accredited College of Pharmacy

Experience

Prefer one (1) year of hospital clinical experience, Residency

License(s)/Certification(s)

Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Pharmacist in Iowa or licensure eligible in Iowa.

  • Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
  • Completes at least 2 hours of stroke education CE annually.

Key Skills

Clinical pharmacyDrug therapy managementMedication safetyIV room operationsTPN compoundingOrder verificationInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical documentation

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 48% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 25 employers

4
<$145k
7
$145k-165k
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$165k-185k
3
$185k-205k
2
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
7%
CME allowance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75.03-$102.91/hr
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#3

Senior Clinical Review Operations Pharmacist

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,350 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Sioux City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,275/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.5
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
Parental leave
401K matching
Employee recognition program
Dental and health insurance
Paid holidays
Short and long-term disability
Pet insurance