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Children's Mercy KC
Kansas City, Missouri

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacist Top 25% in Pediatrics (Pharmacy)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$58/hour

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Children's Mercy KC as a Clinical Pharmacist – Pediatric, Hybrid Remote in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Thanks for your interest in Children's Mercy! Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team?

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $57.81/hour.
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.

Apply to join Children's Mercy KC as a Clinical Pharmacist – Pediatric, Hybrid Remote.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for reviewing and dispensing medication orders while ensuring the appropriateness of drug therapy for pediatric patients. They must also identify and resolve medication-related problems and oversee supportive pharmacy personnel to maintain high standards of patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in pharmacy from an accredited school and possess or be eligible for pharmacist licensure in Missouri and Kansas. No prior experience is required as on-the-job training is provided.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Pharmaceutical careMedication dispensingDrug order reviewPatient safetyClinical pharmacyMedication therapy managementPharmacologyRegulatory compliance

Pediatrics — Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacist listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 30% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Pharmacist pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist at Children's Mercy KC a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pediatrics (Pharmacy) — ranked against 69 active Pediatrics (Pharmacy) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.1/10 on work-life balance for Pharmacist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 9 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

6.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Pediatrics (Pharmacy)

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About Children's Mercy KC

Hospitals and Health Care
Kansas City, MO
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Comprehensive Benefits Package