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St. Louis, Missouri

Pharmacist Clinical, Ambulatory (H)

Pharmacist 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Worker Type: PRN Job Highlights: Anticoagulation Clinic Services are seeking an accomplished Pharmacist to float across multiple clinic locations within the Great St. Louis region.

This schedule consists of varying days shifts, but has No on-call requirements, No evenings and No Weekends! Job Summary: Assumes an active role to provide patient care through comprehensive medication reviews and/or targeted disease-specific interventions.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Gathers necessary data to promote patient safety by ensuring that each relevant medication is indicated, effective, safe, and that the patient is adherent to therapy.

Improves patient-specific drug therapy and therapeutic problems by evaluating the appropriateness of drug therapy, assessing effectiveness, and identifying potential interactions or adverse effects.

Assesses relevant patient-specific medical problems, prioritizes medical problems based on urgency and severity, and identifies preventive and health maintenance issues as needed. May design a drug therapy plan for patient-specific problems and persuasively justifies recommendations.

Provides enhanced patient care through detailed counseling on medications and disease states, adherence assessment, medication cost analysis, review of immunization status, and communication with patients, providers, and pharmacy. Provides consultation to other health care professionals if requested.

For Specialty Pharmacy Only: Conducts patient counseling and monitoring as required by the patient management program. For Specialty Pharmacy Only: Participates in the quality management program to facilitate continuous process improvement initiatives and quality improvement projects.

Precept pharmacy students and residents, as applicable. Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION Pharmacy degree (Pharm.

D; Bachelor of Pharmacy) from an accredited school of pharmacy EXPERIENCE No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.

Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. Frequent keyboard use/data entry. Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

State of Work Location: Illinois Pharmacist, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) State of Work Location: Missouri Pharmacist - Missouri Division of Professional Registration State of Work Location: Oklahoma Pharmacist - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy State of Work Location: Wisconsin Pharmacist - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 3903000100 Anticoagulation Clinic Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 Benefits: SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All

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Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist provides patient care through comprehensive medication reviews and targeted disease-specific interventions. Responsibilities include designing drug therapy plans, counseling patients, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure medication safety and effectiveness.

Requirements

Requires a Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D or Bachelor of Pharmacy) and a valid pharmacist license in the applicable state of work. Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) certification is required within 90 days of employment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Medication ReviewDrug Therapy PlanningImmunization ReviewClinical ConsultationPatient MonitoringPrecepting

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 34% have no call, 76% 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).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pharmacist Clinical, Ambulatory (H) at SSM Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,137 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Loan repayment
3%
CME allowance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Pharmacy listings for work-life

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

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About SSM Health

Hospitals and Health Care
St Louis, Missouri
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid parental leave
Flexible payment options (DailyPay)
Upfront tuition coverage