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Clinical Lead Pharmacist (Emergency Medicine (4 days per week, 12:00p-10:30p)

PharmacistNo weekendsFull-Time

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  • Clinical Lead Pharmacist (Emergency Medicine (4 days per week, 12:00p-10:30p)
  • 101 Truman Medical Center
  • Job Location
  • University Health Truman Medical Center
  • Kansas City, Missouri

Department: Pharmacy Inpatient UHTMC

Position Type: Full time

Work Schedule: varied

Hours Per Week

40

Job Description

Clinical Lead Pharmacist (Emergency Department)

Lead. Teach. Innovate. Make a measurable impact on patient care and pharmacy practice.

Position Summary

As a Clinical Lead Pharmacist, you’ll serve as both a hands-on clinical practitioner and a departmental leader—supporting patient care, advancing pharmacy practice, and mentoring pharmacy staff.

In addition to fulfilling the responsibilities of a Clinical Pharmacist, you'll provide expert pharmaceutical care through clinical services, staff development, education, research, and direct patient engagement.

This role represents a unique opportunity to shape outcomes not only within the pharmacy department but across the broader healthcare team.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care through direct patient interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration

  • Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for pharmacy staff and learners
  • Contribute to teaching and precepting of pharmacy students and residents
  • Participate in general pharmacy staffing and operational support as needed
  • Lead or support quality improvement initiatives, protocol development, and research efforts
  • Collaborate across departments to promote safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use
  • Maintain active involvement in continuing education and specialty board certification

Minimum Requirements

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited program
  • Current Missouri pharmacist license, in good standing with Medication Therapy Services (MTS) designation
  • Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency or equivalent experience in the relevant practice area
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification—current or obtained upon hire
  • Attain and maintain Board Certification (BPS) in designated area of practice within 2 years of hire

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous emergency medicine hospital experience
  • Board certification in respective area of practice through the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties

Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency in respective area of practice (or equivalent experience)

Why You’ll Thrive Here

  • Lead and shape clinical pharmacy practice in a progressive health system
  • Influence medication use policy and patient outcomes through research and innovation
  • Work with a multidisciplinary team committed to learning, quality, and care excellence

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree, a current Missouri pharmacist license with MTS designation, and have completed an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 residency. ACLS certification is required, and board certification in the area of practice must be attained within two years of hire.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Staff MentoringEvidence-based MedicineClinical Leadership

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 52% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Lead Pharmacist (Emergency Medicine (4 days per week, 12:00p-10:30p) at University Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,209 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution30 jobs · 25 employers

9
<$155k
13
$155k-175k
5
$175k-195k
3
$195k-215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
26%
PSLF eligible
7%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Pharmacist (Full-Time, Day Shift)

Adventist Health · Hanford, California

$75.03-$102.91/hr
#2

Clinical Pharmacist (Formulary & Quality)

Centene · Indiana

$108k-$199k
#3

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

$63.45-$95.2/hr
#4

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (Adult ICU)- Full-Time Rotate

$159k-$185k
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 80% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,209 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About University Health

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Benefits & Perks

Teaching and precepting opportunities
Quality improvement initiatives
Research opportunities
Board certification support