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WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Raleigh, North Carolina

Pharmacist, Inpatient Cardiology and Transitions of Care

PharmacistIncludes callIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

At WakeMed, our mission is to improve the health and well-being of our community—and we do it by delivering outstanding, compassionate care.

We’re hiring a Clinical Pharmacist – Inpatient Cardiology to support our cardiovascular patients by providing safe, accurate, and timely pharmaceutical care. In this role, you’ll partner closely with physicians, nurses, and the care team to optimize medication therapy, enhance medication safety, and support positive patient outcomes across our cardiology services.

Work Schedule

Shift: Day shift only, Every 4th weekend |Holiday requirement included and on-call as needed | Interest in precepting students and residents required.

What You’ll Do

  • Review and verify medication orders to ensure accuracy, appropriateness, and safety for each patient.
  • Design and adjust therapeutic regimens and monitoring plans tailored to cardiology patients.

Prepare and dispense medications through accurate compounding, packaging, and labeling in compliance with all regulations.

Serve as a trusted drug therapy resource by consulting with patients and care teams on dosing, interactions, side effects, and safe medication use.

Document clinical pharmacy activities and interventions clearly and accurately in the medical record.

Conduct medication reconciliation and resolve discrepancies at admission and discharge to ensure accurate, safe, and guideline‑directed therapy.

Provide discharge medication counseling and coordinate with outpatient providers and pharmacies to support continuity of care and reduce readmissions.

Who You Are

  • A licensed Pharmacist with experience and strong interest in cardiology and acute care practice
  • Knowledgeable in clinical pharmacotherapy and evidence-based medication management
  • Comfortable collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams in a fast-paced environment
  • Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to patient safety and quality care
  • Effective communicator who values education and shared decision-making

Department Description

The pharmacy department provides decentralized clinical services to all inpatients and works collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers and nurses throughout the institution to provide care to patients with a diverse range of clinical problems.

WakeMed Health & Hospitals offers a blend of both structured teaching services with medical residents from WakeMed, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and medical students from Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, as well as multidisciplinary rounding services.

Services with traditional medical teaching rounds include internal medicine, medical ICU, general pediatrics, and pediatric ICU.

Other services with multidisciplinary rounds include cardiothoracic ICU, cardiovascular ICU, neonatal ICU, surgery/trauma ICU, neuro ICU, advanced heart failure, and antimicrobial stewardship.

About WakeMed

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit wakemed.org.

EOE

Licensure

Licensed Pharmacist Required

Education

Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy Required - Or Doctorate Pharmacy Required

Experience

No Experience Required

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will review and verify medication orders while designing therapeutic regimens for cardiology patients to ensure safe and accurate care. They will also conduct medication reconciliation and provide discharge counseling to support continuity of care and reduce readmissions.

Requirements

Candidates must be a licensed pharmacist with a strong interest in cardiology and acute care practice. A Bachelor's or Doctorate degree in Pharmacy is required, and the role involves working day shifts with rotating weekends and on-call duties.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication Therapy ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationClinical DocumentationDrug Therapy ConsultationEvidence-based MedicineMedication Dispensing

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 50% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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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

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,286 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Raleigh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$372k
Typical market rent
$1,577/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Hospitals and Health Care
Raleigh, NC
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Day Shift Only
No Nights
Teaching/Precepting Opportunities