Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Department

                    

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Job Title

Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Department

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Lutheran Hospital

                     

Department

Inpatient Pharmacy-Pharmacy

                      

Job Code

T99841

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

11:00am-7:30pm/6:30am-2:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

**This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of $10,000

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a meaningful career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Clinical Pharmacist – Emergency Department serves as the dedicated decentralized pharmacist for the Emergency Department at Lutheran Hospital, a community teaching hospital providing a broad range of inpatient and emergency medicine services. As a key member of the interdisciplinary care team, this role partners closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other caregivers to optimize medication therapy and support high-acuity patient care. Responsibilities include reviewing and verifying medication orders, providing real-time pharmacotherapy recommendations, supporting antimicrobial stewardship initiatives, and serving as the primary pharmacy resource within the Emergency Department. The pharmacist responds to trauma activations, stroke alerts, cardiac arrests, rapid clinical deteriorations, and other emergent situations while providing drug information, medication education, and consultative support to both caregivers and patients. This position offers a dynamic blend of direct patient care, clinical decision-making, emergency response, and collaborative problem-solving within a fast-paced environment where pharmacists are fully integrated into frontline patient care and operational workflows.

A caregiver in this role will primarily work Monday through Friday from 11:00am to 7:30pm while assigned to the Emergency Department, with schedules subject to operational needs. This position includes a weekend rotation on the day shift from 6:30am to 2:30pm, occurring every eighth weekend for board-certified pharmacists and every fifth weekend for non-board-certified pharmacists. Caregivers will participate in a holiday rotation of approximately one holiday per year based on departmental needs. There are no on-call requirements. The primary work location is Lutheran Hospital, with occasional support of inpatient pharmacy operations as needed.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered, evidence-based medication services. 

• Verify medication orders and/or dispenses medications accurately according to state and federal regulations.  

• Document services in a complete, accurate and timely manner. 

• Actively contribute to medication safety initiatives. 

• Ensure all pharmacy operations are in compliance with national accreditation standards. 

• Directs staff appropriately to provide safe and efficient care and maintain professional working relationships with all caregivers. 

• Educate and train students, residents, other caregivers and/or patients.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• PharmD or Bachelor’s of Science 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 
• For individuals required to administer immunizations, Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certi