Mid Level Hospital Pharmacist Jobs
Mid level hospital pharmacist jobs call for pharmacists ready to take full ownership of clinical programs, mentor pharmacy technicians and residents, and make medication management decisions with minimal oversight. Roles are predominantly on-site across Healthcare & Medical Services, with employers like Mercy Health, UPMC, and Mercy hiring at this level now.
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Primary Location:
JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMCAddress:
200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)Job Description Summary:
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.
Job Description:
The Clinical Pharmacist provides specialized pharmaceutical services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes for patients. The Clinical Pharmacist actively participates in multidisciplinary patient-care rounds, medication order evaluation and verification, drug distribution, technician supervision, and clinical services including medication histories, pharmacokinetic dosing, drug information requests, and patient counseling to ensure the best medication therapy outcomes. When applicable, the Clinical Pharmacist will participate in development of new programs, services, practices, and facilitate scholarly and professional development activities.
Major job responsibilities include: medication order evaluation (to include but not limited to appropriateness and effectiveness) and verification, drug distribution support, technician supervision, clinical intervention, formulary management, and resource for nursing and physician medication related inquiries. The Clinical Pharmacist will participate in the design, implementation, and monitoring associated with the provision of safe, effective and economical pharmacotherapy for all patients. They will collaborate with pharmacy leadership in the development and implementation of clinical pharmacy services and ensure compliance with policies and procedures at UofL Health.
The position requires the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals from all clinical disciplines regarding activities related to the improvement of medication use. Ensures that all activities are consistent with overall hospital objectives. The position demonstrates competence to provide pharmaceutical care for neonatal (birth-discharge), pediatric (birth to 11 years), adolescent (12-18), adult (19-65), and geriatric (66-over) patients.
Essential Functions:
Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients
- Works collaboratively with other clinicians and health-care providers through multidisciplinary patient care rounds
- Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy
- Documents all pharmacy interventions in patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system
- Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions
- Provides pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing recommendations as required
- Prevents, detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medications errors
- Participates in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies (code blue, code stroke, etc.)
- Performs both admission history and discharge medication review and/or counseling in order to facilitate the admission/discharge/transfer of patients
- Provides operational support to Clinical Staff Pharmacists as determined by departmental need
- Responds to drug information requests and optimize pharmacotherapy regimens utilizing current evidence-based literature
Promotes and demonstrates rational, cost-effective drug therapy
- Participates in formulary management by implementing therapeutic interchanges and enforcing the non-formulary ordering process
- Assists in the procurement of medication when necessary, including verification of home medication supply, when applicable
- Facilitates the implementation of clinical and operational initiatives
- Documents clinical consultations and cost avoidance as part of the departmental clinical documentation program
- Prepares formulary review and drug use evaluations of medications used in the area of clinical expertise for presentation to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
- Assists pharmacy leadership in the determination, communication, and education of alternative therapies during medication shortages
Other Functions:
Facilitates and participates in scholarly and professional development activities
- Provides guidance and supervision to certified pharmacy technicians
- Precepts pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations as necessary
- Precepts PGY1 residents and
- Precepts PGY2 residents, as qualified by ASHP standards
- Participates in staff development (preceptor development/continuing education) for all pharmacy learners within area of expertise
- Participates in departmental research efforts
- Actively participates in local, regional, or national organizations in area of expertise
- Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in developing education, training, and competency programs
Executes hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures
- Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in development and review of departmental policies and procedures
- Functions as a role model and as an educational resource for pharmacy staff
- Assists with recruitment and orientation of new staff members
- Performs quality assurance activities as defined by pharmacy leadership, including, but not limited to, medication history audits and control audits
- Investigates and resolves pharmacy management software-related issues
- Covers assigned shifts as determined by departmental need
- Facilitates investigational drug studies with assistance of Investigation Drug Service Manager and/or other personnel involved in the drug study
Demonstrates effective communication skills
- Utilizes advanced communication skills to convey and demonstrate clinical pharmacist expertise
- Forms collaborative relationships with pharmacy team members and other members of the healthcare team
- Maintains involvement in pharmacy department or hospital committees
- Achieves and maintains satisfactory working relationships with pharmacy leadership, pharmacy staff and other departments throughout the system, including committees and administration
- Attends departmental staff meetings
Exhibits Initiative and Judgment
- Participates collegially in the development of new programs, services and practices, and in the education activities of the department
- Maintains awareness of contemporary trends in the profession through professional literature
- Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
- Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Performs other duties as assigned
Additional Job Description:
Education:
- Graduated from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy (required)
Experience:
- Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency or three (3) years of relevant work experience (required)
- Post-Graduate Year 2 (PGY-2) Pharmacy Residency preferred
Licensure:
- Licensed or license eligible as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (required)
Certification:
- Current board certification by Board of Pharmacy Specialties® or within 2 years from date of hire (required)
- Current certification in Basic Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)
Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)
Primary Location:
JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMCAddress:
200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)Job Description Summary:
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.
Job Description:
The Clinical Pharmacist provides specialized pharmaceutical services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes for patients. The Clinical Pharmacist actively participates in multidisciplinary patient-care rounds, medication order evaluation and verification, drug distribution, technician supervision, and clinical services including medication histories, pharmacokinetic dosing, drug information requests, and patient counseling to ensure the best medication therapy outcomes. When applicable, the Clinical Pharmacist will participate in development of new programs, services, practices, and facilitate scholarly and professional development activities.
Major job responsibilities include: medication order evaluation (to include but not limited to appropriateness and effectiveness) and verification, drug distribution support, technician supervision, clinical intervention, formulary management, and resource for nursing and physician medication related inquiries. The Clinical Pharmacist will participate in the design, implementation, and monitoring associated with the provision of safe, effective and economical pharmacotherapy for all patients. They will collaborate with pharmacy leadership in the development and implementation of clinical pharmacy services and ensure compliance with policies and procedures at UofL Health.
The position requires the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals from all clinical disciplines regarding activities related to the improvement of medication use. Ensures that all activities are consistent with overall hospital objectives. The position demonstrates competence to provide pharmaceutical care for neonatal (birth-discharge), pediatric (birth to 11 years), adolescent (12-18), adult (19-65), and geriatric (66-over) patients.
Essential Functions:
Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients
- Works collaboratively with other clinicians and health-care providers through multidisciplinary patient care rounds
- Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy
- Documents all pharmacy interventions in patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system
- Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions
- Provides pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing recommendations as required
- Prevents, detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medications errors
- Participates in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies (code blue, code stroke, etc.)
- Performs both admission history and discharge medication review and/or counseling in order to facilitate the admission/discharge/transfer of patients
- Provides operational support to Clinical Staff Pharmacists as determined by departmental need
- Responds to drug information requests and optimize pharmacotherapy regimens utilizing current evidence-based literature
Promotes and demonstrates rational, cost-effective drug therapy
- Participates in formulary management by implementing therapeutic interchanges and enforcing the non-formulary ordering process
- Assists in the procurement of medication when necessary, including verification of home medication supply, when applicable
- Facilitates the implementation of clinical and operational initiatives
- Documents clinical consultations and cost avoidance as part of the departmental clinical documentation program
- Prepares formulary review and drug use evaluations of medications used in the area of clinical expertise for presentation to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
- Assists pharmacy leadership in the determination, communication, and education of alternative therapies during medication shortages
Other Functions:
Facilitates and participates in scholarly and professional development activities
- Provides guidance and supervision to certified pharmacy technicians
- Precepts pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations as necessary
- Precepts PGY1 residents and
- Precepts PGY2 residents, as qualified by ASHP standards
- Participates in staff development (preceptor development/continuing education) for all pharmacy learners within area of expertise
- Participates in departmental research efforts
- Actively participates in local, regional, or national organizations in area of expertise
- Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in developing education, training, and competency programs
Executes hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures
- Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in development and review of departmental policies and procedures
- Functions as a role model and as an educational resource for pharmacy staff
- Assists with recruitment and orientation of new staff members
- Performs quality assurance activities as defined by pharmacy leadership, including, but not limited to, medication history audits and control audits
- Investigates and resolves pharmacy management software-related issues
- Covers assigned shifts as determined by departmental need
- Facilitates investigational drug studies with assistance of Investigation Drug Service Manager and/or other personnel involved in the drug study
Demonstrates effective communication skills
- Utilizes advanced communication skills to convey and demonstrate clinical pharmacist expertise
- Forms collaborative relationships with pharmacy team members and other members of the healthcare team
- Maintains involvement in pharmacy department or hospital committees
- Achieves and maintains satisfactory working relationships with pharmacy leadership, pharmacy staff and other departments throughout the system, including committees and administration
- Attends departmental staff meetings
Exhibits Initiative and Judgment
- Participates collegially in the development of new programs, services and practices, and in the education activities of the department
- Maintains awareness of contemporary trends in the profession through professional literature
- Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
- Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Performs other duties as assigned
Additional Job Description:
Education:
- Graduated from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy (required)
Experience:
- Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency or three (3) years of relevant work experience (required)
- Post-Graduate Year 2 (PGY-2) Pharmacy Residency preferred
Licensure:
- Licensed or license eligible as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (required)
Certification:
- Current board certification by Board of Pharmacy Specialties® or within 2 years from date of hire (required)
- Current certification in Basic Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)
Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)
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Mid Level Hospital Pharmacist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level hospital pharmacist job?
Highlight the clinical depth and independent judgment you have built since your initial hospital role. Emphasize therapeutic area expertise, any specialized certifications such as BCPS or BCCCP, and situations where you owned a process or resolved a complex drug therapy problem without close supervision. Applications that show concrete contributions to patient outcomes and departmental improvements consistently stand out at this level.
Which companies hire mid level hospital pharmacists?
Companies hiring mid level hospital pharmacists right now include Mercy Health, UPMC, and Mercy, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. At this experience level, hiring covers large academic medical centers, community health systems, and specialty hospitals that need pharmacists who can function independently across clinical services.
How do I move up to a mid level hospital pharmacist role?
The path from entry level to mid level is built through deepening clinical specialization, pursuing board certification in a practice area such as pharmacotherapy or critical care, and consistently taking ownership of projects beyond basic dispensing duties. Pharmacists who demonstrate measurable impact, whether through formulary improvements, protocol development, or reduced adverse drug events, show readiness for mid level responsibilities.
Which industries hire the most mid level hospital pharmacists?
Mid Level hospital pharmacist roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because complex patient populations and regulatory requirements demand pharmacists with enough experience to work autonomously and contribute to interdisciplinary care teams.