Inpatient and Surgery Center Pharmacist

Cardinal Health

13 days ago

Illinois$50.10 per hourFull TimePharmacy

✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Cardinal Health as a Pharmacist – Inpatient & Surgery, Flexible Schedule in United States.

Key Responsibilities

Applies expert knowledge of drugs and related protocols, to verify physician orders for medications using pharmacy information system.

Checks drug and dose in relation to stated patient issue and addresses automated alerts from the system regarding drug type, dose, and other metrics.

Supervises Pharmacy Technicians to ensure the compliant and efficient operations of the pharmacy.

Checks all work of Pharmacy Technicians in line with State Boards of Pharmacy regulations and provides guidance on complex prescriptions, pharmacy automation systems, orders, and other issues.

Requirements

$64.53 per hour Bonus eligible: No

10 per hour - $64.53 per hour Bonus eligible: No

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $50.10 - $64.53/hr

401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No weekends required.

Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join Cardinal Health as a Pharmacist – Inpatient & Surgery, Flexible Schedule.

Key Skills

Pharmacy OperationsMedication DispensingOrder VerificationPatient EducationPharmacy Information SystemProtocol AdherenceSupervisionCompliance ManagementNarcotics ControlInventory ManagementAntimicrobial StewardshipAccreditation MaintenanceIV ExperienceCustomer ServiceManual DexterityComputer Savvy

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient and Surgery Center Pharmacist at Cardinal Health a 5.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as moderate. This places the position in the average range of all Pharmacy pharmacist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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

Pharmacy — Pharmacist Career Context

This Pharmacy position at Cardinal Health is open to pharmacist candidates.

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

Compensation Analysis

Cardinal Health lists compensation for this pharmacist position at $104k to $134k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Illinois.

Why This Position Stands Out

No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($104k–$134k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Pharmacy Operations, Medication Dispensing, Order Verification, Patient Education, Pharmacy Information System, Protocol Adherence, Supervision, Compliance Management. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pharmacy role.

Core responsibilities: The Pharmacist II adjusts and dispenses medication to patients within a hospital system pharmacy outsourced to Cardinal Health, verifying physician orders and making adjustments according to established protocols. This role also involves supervising Pharmacy Technicians and managing compliance tasks...

Benefits package: 401k Contributions, Paid Time Off, Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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