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Clinical Pharmacist - Pediatrics, PRN

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Job Description

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Job Title

Clinical Pharmacist - Pediatrics, PRN

Location: Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department: Pharmacy Pediatrics-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code: D32000

Shift: Variable

Schedule: 6:30am-3:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Clinical Pharmacist, a caregiver in this role will provide clinical pharmacy services within Pediatric Critical Care at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.

The caregiver will support hospitalized pediatric patients and collaborate closely with multidisciplinary care teams in a highly specialized critical care environment.

The primary focus will be pediatric inpatient pharmacy practice, with opportunities to gain experience across additional specialty areas including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) and inpatient pharmacy operations.

This role provides an opportunity to develop specialized pediatric pharmacy expertise while supporting safe and effective medication therapy for complex pediatric patients.

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position will work variable weekday shifts, which may include 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM or 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM.

Weekend coverage is required approximately every eighth weekend, with shifts typically scheduled from 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM or 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM.

This role includes one holiday per year, with holiday coverage rotating between designated holiday groups.

A Caregiver Who Excels in This Role Will

  • Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered, evidence-based medication services.
  • Verify medication orders and/or dispense medications accurately according to state and federal regulations.
  • Document services in a complete, accurate and timely manner.
  • Ensure all pharmacy operations comply with national accreditation standards.
  • Maintain professional interactions with patients to facilitate successful patient experiences.
  • Educate and train students, residents, other caregivers, and/or patients.
  • Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
  • PharmD or Bachelor of Science degree 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.
  • Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Board Certification

  • Completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY1), fellowship or 2 years of relevant post-graduate pharmacy experience.
  • Previous inpatient experience strongly preferred

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.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: info.flclearinghouse.com

  • Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.
  • Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical pharmacy services within the pediatric critical care unit and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe medication therapy. Responsibilities include verifying medication orders, documenting services, and educating patients and staff while maintaining compliance with accreditation standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PharmD or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and possess current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist. Preferred qualifications include board certification and completion of a PGY1 residency or two years of relevant post-graduate experience.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication therapy managementPatient educationMedication order verificationMultidisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based practiceRegulatory complianceDocumentation

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 44% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist - Pediatrics, PRN at Cleveland Clinic a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,058 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
92%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
4%
CME allowance
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,058 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Cleveland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$128k
Typical market rent
$1,391/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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Influenza prevention program