Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care Unit

UPMC

7 days ago

Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFull TimeCritical Care Medicine

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join UPMC as a Clinical Pharmacist – Critical Care Unit in United States.

Key Responsibilities

time medication management in emergent and high

complexity clinical scenarios Facilitate acute interventions including medication procurement, preparation, and therapeutic monitoring Provide timely drug information and evidence

based recommendations Participate in critical care

saving care in a fast

Work Schedule

Fixed schedule.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join UPMC as a Clinical Pharmacist – Critical Care Unit.

Key Skills

Medication managementCritical careAntimicrobial stewardshipPharmacotherapyTherapeutic monitoringDrug informationEvidence-based medicineClinical researchQuality improvementPreceptingIntubation supportSedation managementTrauma resuscitationCardiac arrest management

Requirements

Candidates must hold a B.S. in Pharmacy or a PharmD degree and possess a current Pharmacist license. Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 residency or three years of clinical pharmacy experience is required.

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care Unit at UPMC a 3.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Critical Care Medicine pharmacist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Critical Care Medicine — Pharmacist Career Context

This Critical Care Medicine position at UPMC is open to pharmacist candidates.

Pharmacists are expanding beyond traditional dispensing roles into clinical consulting, medication management, and remote pharmacy services.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Medication management, Critical care, Antimicrobial stewardship, Pharmacotherapy, Therapeutic monitoring, Drug information, Evidence-based medicine, Clinical research. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Critical Care Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: The Clinical Pharmacist will provide direct patient care through real-time medication management in high-acuity scenarios like trauma and cardiac arrest. They will also facilitate acute interventions, support antimicrobial stewardship, and contribute to clinical research and staff education.

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