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Providence
Portland, Oregon

Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care

PharmacistIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$72.42-$114.33/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care at Providence St Vincent Medical Center in Portland, OR.

Full-Time/Variable Shift

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (PSVMC) is a 523-bed community teaching hospital and tertiary referral center. The Clinical Pharmacist – Critical Care provides care to patients in our Medical-Surgical ICU, Cardiac ICU, and Neurocritical Care Unit.

The clinical pharmacist works closely with multidisciplinary teams in the adult ICUs to provide direct patient care, including rounding and responding to medical emergencies. The clinical pharmacist will have a secondary clinical practice area based on departmental needs and pharmacist experience.

The clinical pharmacist also serves as a preceptor for our pharmacy residents and student pharmacists. Our clinical pharmacists work 10-hour shifts (weekdays and every third weekend) which will be primarily days and evenings.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence St Vincent Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

  • PharmD in Pharmacy or
  • Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy.
  • Upon hire: Oregon Pharmacist License.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Completed PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency OR
  • 2 years of experience as a critical care pharmacist

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Providence has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1856 when Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four other Sisters of Providence arrived in Vancouver, Washington Territory. As the largest healthcare system and largest private employer in Oregon, Providence is located in areas ranging from the Columbia Gorge to the wine country to sunny southern Oregon to charming coastal communities to the urban setting of Portland.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Key Responsibilities

The clinical pharmacist provides direct patient care in adult ICUs, including rounding and responding to medical emergencies. They also serve as a preceptor for pharmacy residents and students while managing a secondary clinical practice area.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PharmD or Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and possess an Oregon Pharmacist License upon hire. Preferred qualifications include a PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency or two years of experience as a critical care pharmacist.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Multidisciplinary collaborationMedical emergency responseClinical roundingPreceptingMedication managementPharmacotherapy

Critical Care Medicine — Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 47 active Critical Care Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% are remote, 55% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$194k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $188k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care at Providence a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacist roles — ranked against 10,650 active Pharmacist roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,650 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$526k
Typical market rent
$1,732/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Providence

Hospitals and Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) with employer matching
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Vacation