Pharmacist Inpatient

Job Overview

Title : Pharmacist Inpatient (Children's Hospital / 7-on-7-off Nights)

Department : Pharmacy

Type : Contract (26 Weeks)

Schedule : Night Shift | 3x10-hour or 4x10-hour | 22 : 00 08 : 00 | 7-on-7-off block schedule

Start Date : November 17, 2025

Job Description Summary :

We are seeking a dedicated Inpatient Pharmacist to join its Children's Hospital pharmacy team for a 26-week contract assignment . The role focuses on ensuring safe, accurate, and effective medication use for pediatric and adult patients in an acute-care environment.

This position follows a 7-on / 7-off night schedule (10- or 11-hour shifts) with every other weekend rotation. Candidates must hold an active pharmacist license, demonstrate comfort working with pediatric patients, and possess recent inpatient hospital experience.

Responsibilities :

Verify, prepare, and dispense medications accurately in accordance with physician orders and hospital policies.

Oversee compounding, packaging, and labeling of pharmaceutical preparations including IV, piggyback, and TPN solutions.

Monitor drug therapies for safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness; perform dosing adjustments (renal, geriatric, pediatric, etc.).

Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize therapeutic outcomes and manage medication regimens.

Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements, controlled substance handling, and sterile technique standards.

Participate in medication safety initiatives, inventory management, and quality assurance processes.

Provide clinical guidance in antimicrobial stewardship, anticoagulation management, and pharmacokinetic monitoring.

Support pediatric dosing protocols and maintain competence in children's hospital pharmacy workflows.

Key Requirements :

26-week contract beginning November 17, 2025; must continue through May 18, 2026.

Schedule : Nights (22 : 00 08 : 00); 7-on / 7-off with alternating weekends.

Block scheduling required.

No floating, no on-call, and 48-hour weeks not approved.

Must be available to work one of the three major holidays if scheduled (holiday requests subject to client approval).

Comfortable working in a pediatric / children's hospital setting.

Qualifications Education :

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy - required .

Experience :

Minimum 1 year of recent inpatient / acute-care hospital pharmacist experience - required .

Prior exposure to pediatric units or children's hospital environment - required .

Some experience with sterile compounding, IV preparation, and clinical dosing strongly preferred.

License :

Active and unrestricted Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license in the state of practice - required prior to start.

AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) - required.

PharmD or equivalent accreditation - preferred.

Skills : Core Competencies :

Intravenous Preparation & Compounding

Antibiotic and Chemotherapy Handling

Hyper-Alimentation (TPN) and Sterile Technique

IV Piggyback, IV Push, and PCA Preparation

Dosing Adjustments : Anticoagulants, Cardiac, Pediatric, Geriatric, Renal, Pharmacokinetic

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Clinical Pharmacotherapy

Proficiency with Epic EMR and Pyxis medication dispensing systems

Knowledge in multiple therapeutic domains including Cardiovascular, Infectious Disease, Endocrine, Hematologic, and Oncologic

Preferred Competencies :

CAD cassette and mixer operations for TPN

Packaging Antineoplastic Agents and Pre-packing

Pediatric dosing and pharmacotherapy management across diverse systems

ATD Technology, LLC is a certified minority woman owned business that creates opportunities to match qualified individuals with client programs while meeting all parties' financial and technical goals. ATD is a full service provider with offerings in Contract, Permanent and Temp-to-Perm staffing solutions. We serve Fortune 1000, mid cap and small cap companies in the Commercial, Public and Government sectors.