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Baptist Health
Paducah, Kentucky

Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Day -Evening Rotation

PharmacistIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Job Description

Rotating 10 hour days and evenings, every 3rd weekend.

Clinical Staff Pharmacists are responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy.

Through various assignments within the department, they provide support of centralized and decentralized medication use systems as well as deliver optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states.

All pharmacists are responsible for drug preparation and distribution for medications; evaluating, inputting and verification of medication orders; assisting providers and other health care professionals by serving as a drug information resource; monitoring and managing medication regimens per protocol or per consult; and managing pharmacy inventory.

Pharmacy Operations and Activities Has a working knowledge of pharmacy operations including pharmacy operating system, use of patient records, purchasing, inventory and formulary management, automation, packaging, USP 797, USP 795, USP 800, and pharmaceutical waste.

Clinical and patient care services, serves as a drug information expert and resource regarding medication management

Medication Management and review Interprets and reviews medication orders for correct drug, dosage, route, frequency, allergies, therapeutic duplication, interactions, contraindications, and potential adverse events for all ages served

Supervisory and production duties including technician oversight and assumes the role of supervisor in routine daily activities.

Compliance and regulation of local, state, and federal regulations regarding pharmacy practice along with accrediting bodies medication management standards.

Requirements

  • BS degree graduate of accredited College of Pharmacy
  • Preferred hospital experience
  • Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license in good standing as applicable to practice site
  • ACLS (if required to attend codes) within 6 months
  • Doctorate degree preferred

Benefits

  • Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
  • Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
  • Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
  • Employee Assistance Program

Retirement Plans with Company Match

  • If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
  • Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist is responsible for the safe and effective provision of medication therapy, including order review, drug preparation, and distribution. They also provide clinical support, manage pharmacy inventory, and oversee pharmacy technicians in daily operations.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication Therapy ManagementInventory ManagementClinical PharmacyMedication Order ReviewPharmaceutical Waste Management

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 48% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 26 employers

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<$145k
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$145k-165k
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$165k-185k
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$185k-205k
2
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
7%
CME allowance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75.03-$102.91/hr
#2

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$126k-$206k
#3

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$145k-$204k
#4

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$108k-$199k
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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 10,350 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Paducah

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$228k
Typical market rent
$1,153/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Paducah, KY-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Baptist Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Antonio, Texas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
Employee Assistance Program
Retirement plans with company match