Lead Unit-Based Pharmacist
Compensation
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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.
Responsibilities
As part of the Health care team, leads operation and clinical activity of the Pharmacy Staff so as to provide pharmaceutical care. Acts as a professional resource. Serves all patients, including, but not limited to, neonates, pediatrics, adolescent, adults and geriatrics.
This is a leadership position with direct oversight of pharmacists on multiple Medical-Surgical units along with assisting with pharmacist scheduling.
Additionally this position is involved in multiple interdisciplinary committees, Quality Improvement and preparedness for Joint Commission/Disease-Specific Care certifications. The lead unit-based pharmacists have rotating 12-hr shifts x 3 days per week.
Shifts are Monday-Friday with a mix of staffing, clinical and administrative responsibilities.
Qualifications
- REQUIRED
- Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
- Active Georgia Pharmacist license.
- Two (2) years clinical pharmacy experience.
Preferred
- ASHP- Accredited Post Graduate Year 1 and 2 Residency or Fellowship or equivalent experience in the specialty area.
- Relevant Pharmacy Specialty Board certification is preferred.
- Previous management experience.
Work Hours
7A-7:30P
Weekend Requirements:
Yes
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 44% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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