Lead Pharmacist - 1.0FTE; All Shifts
Compensation
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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Shift: Monday-Friday: Any shift with every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation
We are seeking a trained Pain management candidate to join our well-established inpatient pain management team. Our multidisciplinary pain service has been actively rounding in the hospital for over 10 years and is an integral part of patient care across the organization. While this position primarily supports the pain team, there will be additional staffing requirements outside of the pain service.
This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with hospitalists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nursing, and other healthcare professionals to optimize pain management strategies for a diverse patient population. The pharmacist will round daily with the pain team and provide direct clinical support across surgical, obstetrical, and general medicine services.
This position will also
Key Responsibilities Include
- Developing, monitoring, and adjusting individualized pain regimen
- Managing emphasis for acute on chronic pain
- Promoting safe and evidence-based opioid stewardship practices
- Contributing innovative ideas to advance and strengthen the pain service
While the vast majority of the shift responsibilities will be in the area of pain management, our pharmacist team participates in staffing additional clinical areas across the first and second shift.
We are looking for an innovative, forward-thinking clinician who is motivated by complex clinical challenges and committed to improving patient outcomes. The ideal candidate is collaborative, adaptable, and eager to continue building upon a decade of established excellence in pain management.
If you are seeking a position that will challenge you professionally while offering meaningful impact and job satisfaction, we encourage you to apply.
At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a
Few
- Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
- Tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.
And we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
UnityPoint Health - Meriter and UW Health work closely together to deliver exceptional healthcare services to our community.
Visit dayinthelife.unitypoint.org to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.
Education
- Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharm. D
Experience
- PGY-1 residency and/or 5 or more years as a clinical pharmacist
- 1 or more years of experience staffing the relevant shift/therapeutic area (not necessarily full time)
Certification/License
- Wisconsin licensed pharmacist
Skills
- Experience/talent in clinical pharmacist skills needed to effectively staff a
Specific Clinical Pharmacist Shift
- Adult ICU
- NICU
- Surgery/nutrition
- Emergency Services
- Drug Information
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiology
- Oncology
- Neurology/psychiatry
- Anticoagulation/pain/glucose
- Obstetrics
- Infectious Diseases
Key Responsibilities
The pharmacist will round daily with the pain management team to provide direct clinical support and optimize pain regimens for a diverse patient population. They are also responsible for promoting safe opioid stewardship and staffing additional clinical areas across the hospital.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a Pharm.D. and possess a Wisconsin pharmacist license. A PGY-1 residency or at least 5 years of clinical pharmacist experience is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
In Ohio, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$137k (91 salary observations; 533 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (2,072 salary observations; 11,989 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacy | ranked against 10,050 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Ohio vs national | $137k median in Ohio | $141k nationally (−3%)91 state / 2,072 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Ohio index 92.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Ohio | 505 active | 10,187 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 24% remote · 48% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Ohio pharmacist listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment511 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pharmacy listings | 3,578 in the last 30 days | 3,274 the 30 days before (+9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacy pay trend | +3.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Pharmacist - 1.0FTE; All Shifts at UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,050 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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