Certified Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$54.5-$81.07/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Certified Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, you will be a recognized expert and leader in pharmaceutical care, driving optimal medication outcomes and promoting safe, effective, and evidence-based pharmacotherapy for complex patient populations. Every day you will provide advanced clinical pharmacy services, including comprehensive medication management, pharmacokinetic dosing, adverse drug reaction monitoring, and drug information to physicians and other healthcare professionals. To be successful in this role, you must possess advanced clinical knowledge and decision-making skills, exemplary communication and leadership abilities, and a steadfast commitment to optimizing patient pharmacotherapy and ensuring medication safety.

Promotes long and short-range planning to respond and integrate within the market, Region, and system.

Works collaboratively with pharmacy peers to standardize clinical pharmacy systems when appropriate

Works, as directed by facility pharmacy leadership, on developing, coaching and mentoring pharmacy staff to maximize their scope of practice in the provision of clinical pharmacy services and scholarly activities across the continuum of care.

Educates the medical staff regarding cost-effective, quality pharmaceutical care based on evidence based medicine and best practices.

Participates in assigned committees relevant to their knowledge, experience and practice area

Assures that clinical pharmacy initiatives are in compliance with regulatory requirements.

  • ## Educational Assistance (Student Loan Payback) up to $24,000 for Eligible Hires
  • Job Requirements

Required

Bachelors Of Science Pharmacy, upon hire or

Doctor Of Pharmacy Pharmacy, upon hire and

Residency completion or

2 years of clinical experience

Pharmacist: KY, upon hire and

Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and

Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and

Board Certified Ambulatory, upon hire or

Board Certified Cardiology, upon hire or

Board Certified Compound Strl, upon hire or

Board Certified Critical Care, upon hire or

Board Certified Emergency, upon hire or

Board Certified Geriatric, upon hire or

Board Certified Infectious Dis, upon hire or

Board Certified Nuclear, upon hire or

Board Certified Nutrition Supp, upon hire or

Board Certified Oncology, upon hire or

Board Certified Psychiatric, upon hire or

Board Certified Pediatric, upon hire or

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy, upon hire or

Board Certified Organ Trans, upon hire

Key Responsibilities

The Certified Clinical Pharmacist Specialist provides advanced clinical pharmacy services, including comprehensive medication management and pharmacokinetic dosing for complex patient populations. They also lead clinical initiatives, mentor pharmacy staff, and educate medical staff on evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, along with residency completion or two years of clinical experience. A valid Kentucky pharmacist license and relevant board certifications are required upon hire.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSACLSBoard Certification

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipRegulatory complianceCost-effective care

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 53% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$141k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $156k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky 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).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution21 jobs · 17 employers

5
<$150k
8
$150k-175k
4
$175k-200k
3
$200k-225k
1
$230k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
Sign-on bonus
17%
Loan repayment
6% this job
CME allowance
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Pharmacy listings

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

  • On-site

Living in Lexington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$314k
Typical market rent
$1,553/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington

Hospitals and Health Care
Lexington, Kentucky
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Educational Assistance (Student Loan Payback) up to $24,000
Health Insurance
Retirement Plan