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Topeka, Kansas

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

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Job Description

Join our team as a day shift, full-time Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Topeka, KS.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.

People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.

Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team

The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, a part of a rich legacy of compassionate care since 1909, now offers 378 licensed beds, a history of innovation, and strong community support.

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Responsibilities

The clinical pharmacist specialist is responsible for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy.

Provide patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in a decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel.

In this clinical role, the specialist participates in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to the patients in the assigned areas.

As well as provide support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

B.S. or Pharm D. from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.

Clinical Pharmacy Experience in a Hospital Setting

Completion of an accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency or fellowship AND Completion of an accredited PGY-2 Specialty Pharmacy Residency or fellowship (in an appropriate specialty field).

OR Completion of an accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy residency or fellowship AND 3+ year’s clinical pharmacy experience (if no PGY-2 is completed).

  • OR 5+ year’s clinical pharmacy experience with no history of residency or fellowship.
  • Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) certification (or attained within 1 year).
  • Active Pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy.

Other applicable state requirements – i. e. sterile compounding, etc.

BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

  • ALS/ACLS certification.
  • Board Certification.

Preferred Job Requirements

  • Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy.
  • Experience working in Microsoft Office applications, Electronic Medical Record Systems

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication therapy managementHospital pharmacy operationsPharmacotherapy

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 46% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs

5
<$145k
6
$145k-165k
11
$165k-185k
3
$185k-205k
2
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
7%
CME allowance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Pharmacist (Full-Time, Day Shift)

Adventist Health · Hanford, California

$75.03-$102.91/hr
#2

Research Pharmacist Coordinator

Inova Health System · Falls Church, Virginia

$126k-$206k
#3

Senior Clinical Review Operations Pharmacist

$145k-$204k
#4

Clinical Pharmacist (Formulary & Quality)

$108k-$199k
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,244 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Topeka

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$207k
Typical market rent
$1,285/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Topeka, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Ardent Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Topeka, Kansas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Career growth opportunities
Tuition assistance
Resources that support wellness, education, and financial well-being
Paid time off
Comprehensive health benefits
Supportive, inclusive culture