Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Shift Varies, Inpatient Pharmacy
Listed compensation
$60.27-$79.88/hr
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Job Description
- Location: UC Medical Center
- Department: Inpatient Pharmacy
- Hours: Full-time, 40 Hours/Weekly
- Shift: Varies Shift
UC Health is hiring a Clinical Staff Pharmacist for The Inpatient Pharmacy Department at the University of Cincinnati’s Medical Center. We are offering a $20,000 sign-on Bonus
Clinical staff pharmacists fill orders for medications, monitor patient medication therapies, provide drug information, and supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a clinical staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.
About University of Cincinnati Medical Center
As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team each year.
Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.
Unit Details
- UCMC is a Level 1 Trauma Facility.
- No on-call requirements and every third-weekend rotation schedule
- Learning environment allows for constant development.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Employee Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
- 401K
- Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
- Community Discounts
At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.
As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide work-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.
UC Health is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of employment.
Key Responsibilities
The clinical staff pharmacist is responsible for filling medication orders, monitoring patient therapies, and providing drug information. They also supervise support personnel and may assume the duties of the pharmacy manager when necessary.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a B.S. in pharmacy, with a PharmD preferred, and be licensed or eligible for licensure in Ohio. At least six months of hospital pharmacy experience or internship is preferred, and completion of a PGY1 residency is highly valued.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Shift Varies, Inpatient Pharmacy at UC Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 9,938 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pharmacist Career Context
UC Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 71 active listings.
In Ohio, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$137k (24 salary observations; 135 listings), vs ~$140k nationally (777 salary observations; 4,386 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 44 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 41% are remote, 48% have no call, 61% require no weekends.
Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $157k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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