Staff Pharmacist (FT, 100%)-Variable

Adena Health

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Chillicothe, Ohio

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Responsible for the safe and rational preparation and dispensing of medications within the health system while ensuring compliance with laws and ethics. The role involves processing physician orders, compounding medications, and leading pharmacy technicians and interns.

Qualifications

You are a licensed pharmacist with a degree from an accredited pharmacy program. You have experience dispensing medications, compounding sterile and non-sterile preparations, and ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. Experience with patient counseling, lab interpretation, and immunizations is also valuable.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Pharmacy

Immunization Certification

Drug Dispensing

Medication Compounding

Patient Counseling

Lab Interpretation

Job Description

Staff inpatient Pharmacist - Full time - Variable

Pharmacy Technician

At Adena Health, our Allied Health professionals are part of close-knit, collaborative teams where your expertise is trusted, your voice is heard, and your impact is felt in real time. These roles are ideal for caregivers who value hands-on patient care, clinical autonomy, and being part of a team where what you do truly matters — not just to the department, but to the community.

Mission Statement: “Called to serve our communities”.

Guiding Principle: “Let all that you do be done in love”.

Vision: To be the region's most trusted partner in healthcare.

Values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, and Trust.

 

Position Highlights

  • Position: Staff inpatient Pharmacist
  • Salary: Based on experience/Licensure
  • Work Life Balance: Full-Time Variable shifts
  • Location/Department: Chillicothe – inpatient Pharmacy
  • Reports To: Pharmacy Director
 

Why Adena?

  • Community-centered decision making
  • Leadership visibility and cross-functional collaboration
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Growth-focused culture
  • Opportunity to influence real healthcare outcomes
 

Does Adena offer growth opportunities?

Growth at Adena isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s built through relationships, mentorship, and opportunity.

Caregivers are encouraged to explore career paths that fit their strengths and interests through:

  • Emerging leader and leadership development programs
  • Tuition assistance and education support
  • Skill-building and lateral career opportunities
  • Visibility with leaders who recognize potential early

  

What You’ll Do

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for the safe, therapeutic and rational preparation and dispensing of drugs within the Adena Health System. This position ensures compliance with all applicable laws, accrediting standards, health system policies and sound pharmaceutical ethics.  Decisions are made independently or in collaboration with another pharmacist.  This position may have access to patient and financial confidential information, non-controlled and controlled drugs and certain hospital funds.  The Staff Pharmacist maintains competency and works with patients in all age groups unless assigned to work with a specific age group.  Depending on area of assignment, the Staff Pharmacist may be required to complete the following tasks: direct patient interactions such as medication and disease state education counseling, minor lab procedures and interpret lab results, administer immunizations, and work according to approved health system protocols. As needed, this position may allow or require coverage at any Adena entity.

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Physician drug orders are processed in an accurate and timely manner, inpatient, outpatient and/or retail.
  • Ensures sterile and non-sterile medications are compounded accurately using generally accepted pharmacy principles.
  • Pharmacy operations are completed and documented accurately and in a timely manner. Proficient in all necessary IT systems.
  • Ensures each drug order is assessed for appropriateness and interventions made when necessary.
  • Ensures competence in all clinical activities relevant to area assigned.
  • Documents quality assurance activities for adverse drug reactions, medication evaluations, medication errors and other items as assigned.
  • Leads and directs pharmacy technicians, non-pharmacist support personnel, students, and interns to ensure daily pharmacy operations are completed in an accurate, timely, appropriate and efficient manner.
  • Completes tasks in compliance with all laws and regulations.

Minimum/Required Qualifications

  • Graduate of an Accredited Program in Pharmacy
  • Current license to practice Pharmacy in the State of Ohio,
  • Immunization Certification dependent on area assigned

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1-2 years in area of assignment
 

Why Caregivers Stay?

  • Reliable compensation
  • Strong healthcare coverage options
  • 3.5% retirement match with automatic annual increase
  • PTO that grows with tenure
  • Visible leadership impact within a regional health system
 

Ready to Explore?

If you’re looking for a role where your skills are respected, your growth is supported, and your work makes a real impact in the community — we’d love to connect.

Apply today to be connected directly with a Talent Acquisition representative!

 

Adena Health System is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Adena Health

At Adena, we know the health of our communities depends on the strength of our teams. That’s why we seek the area’s best talent to share in our vision: To be our region’s most trusted partner for healthcare. We are connected by our compassion, integrity, and excellence in caring for those closest to us, our friends, family and neighbors. This is what sets us apart, and what makes working for Adena a rewarding career choice. Adena offers highly competitive compensation and a wide range of employee benefits. We think of our co-workers as family and celebrate their dedication throughout the year with recognition and special events such as Caregiver Appreciation Days. When you join us, you join more than 4,100 of Ohio's finest physicians, caregivers and volunteers. Adena Health System is an independent, not-for-profit and locally controlled health care organization serving the needs of people in nine counties throughout south central and southern Ohio. Adena provides specialty services typically found in larger markets: cancer, heart, orthopedics, pediatrics, women’s health and more. Based in Chillicothe, OH, Adena Health System, driven by a mission of being called to serve our communities, includes four hospitals, six regional clinics and multiple primary care, specialty clinics and urgent care locations.
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