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Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient

PharmacistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

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Job Title

Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient

Location: Garfield Hts

Facility

Marymount Hospital

Department: Pharmacy-Marymount Hospital

Job Code: T99841

Shift: Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule: 6:00am-2:30am

Job Summary

Job Details

*This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000 and relocation reimbursement up to $5,000*

Serving the needs of Garfield Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County, Marymount Hospital is an acute care, faith-based hospital. Here, caregivers are guided by the Christian values of service, compassion, dignity and respect and live by the mission of providing world-class healthcare. As a part of our team, you will build a rewarding, lifelong career in a diverse and welcoming environment.

As a Clinical Pharmacist, a caregiver in this role will support inpatient pharmacy operations through centralized medication order verification, order review and processing.

Responsibilities include providing clinical and operational pharmacy support across various inpatient service lines, assisting with pharmacy workflows and helping address departmental priorities. This role focuses on centralized pharmacy operations and does not include routine interdisciplinary rounding.

The caregiver may also provide additional shift coverage, including nights, based on operational needs.

A caregiver in this position will primarily work day shifts, with some evening rotation required.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

  • Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered, evidence-based medication services.
  • Verify medication orders and/or dispense medications accurately according to state and federal regulations.
  • Document services in a complete, accurate and timely manner.
  • Ensure all pharmacy operations comply with national accreditation standards.
  • Maintain professional interactions with patients to facilitate successful patient experiences.
  • Educate and train students, residents, other caregivers, and/or patients.
  • Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
  • PharmD or Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy

Current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 90 days of hire

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days (for individuals required to administer immunizations).

Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross. For caregivers required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest, this is required within one year of hire

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Board Certification

Completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY1), fellowship or 2 years of relevant post-graduate pharmacy experience

Post-graduate year 2 residency (PGY2) or relevant experience for Clinical Pharmacists hired in a specialized pharmacy practice area

Physical Requirements

Typical physical demands include ability to perform the job while standing and walking for prolonged times, approximately 75% of shift and continuously for extended periods of time.

Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer and dispensing functions of the job; ability to lift up to 30 lbs.

  • Position often includes reaching, stretching, stooping, climbing steps and sitting.
  • Must have normal or corrected vision.
  • Must have ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: info.flclearinghouse.com

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  • Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist will support inpatient pharmacy operations through centralized medication order verification, review, and processing. They are also responsible for providing clinical support, maintaining compliance with accreditation standards, and educating patients and staff.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PharmD or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and possess current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist. Additionally, they are required to have BLS certification and must obtain ACLS/PALS certification within one year of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical pharmacyPatient-centered careMedication dispensingRegulatory compliancePatient educationACLS certificationImmunization administration

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 46% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Maryland?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in pharmacyranked against 10,137 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $139k (middle half $135k–$148k)116 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMaryland index 105.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Maryland116 active10,340 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 46% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onMaryland Pharmacist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus · 14% offer loan repayment117 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,137 Pharmacy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs
6
<$145k
6
$145k-165k
9
$165k-185k
5
$185k-205k
2
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
28% this job
Relocation assistance
4% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75.03-$102.91/hr
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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,137 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000
Relocation reimbursement up to $5,000

Living in Colesville

Median resident rent
$1,893/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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