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Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient - 7 on / 7 off, Evenings

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Job Description

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Job Title

Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient - 7 on / 7 off, Evenings

Location: Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department: Pharmacy-Fairview Hospital

Job Code: T99841

Shift: Evenings

Schedule: 1:00pm-11:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

*This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000 and relocation reimbursement up to $5,000*

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.

The Clinical Pharmacist – Inpatient provides comprehensive clinical and operational pharmacy services to support safe and effective medication therapy for hospitalized patients.

Responsibilities include medication order verification and clarification, drug therapy evaluation and dosing optimization, monitoring for interactions and therapeutic appropriateness, providing pharmacokinetic consultations, supporting sterile product preparation, and participating in interdisciplinary rounds when scheduled in a clinical capacity.

This caregiver also provides operational pharmacy coverage as needed while ensuring medication safety and regulatory compliance.

This role has the opportunity to cross-train in other specialties such as ED, critical care, etc.

A caregiver in this position will work a 7 on/7off evening shift schedule.

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

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days (for individuals required to administer immunizations).

Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross. For caregivers required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest, this is required within one year 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

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

The Clinical Pharmacist provides comprehensive clinical and operational pharmacy services to ensure safe and effective medication therapy for hospitalized patients. Responsibilities include verifying medication orders, optimizing drug dosing, monitoring therapeutic appropriateness, and participating in interdisciplinary rounds.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PharmD or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and possess current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist. Required certifications include BLS, and ACLS/PALS must be obtained within one year of hire.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient educationClinical pharmacy services

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 40% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient - 7 on / 7 off, Evenings 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 10,137 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs

401k / retirement match
89%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
PSLF eligible
6% this job
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 10,137 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Great Barrington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$570k
Typical market rent
$3,523/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsfield, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000
Relocation Reimbursement up to $5,000
Health Benefits
Cross-Training Opportunities (ED, Critical Care)
PSLF Eligible Employer