Clinical Pharmacist - UPMC Presbyterian

UPMC Presbyterian, a leading adult tertiary care and academic medical center in the heart of Oakland, is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join our dynamic Emergency Medicine team. Our Emergency Department is a high-acuity, fast-paced environment, designated as a Level I Trauma Center and certified by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, serving over 55,000 patients annually. We are a team that thrives on clinical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

As a Clinical Pharmacist in the Emergency Department, you will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary care team, providing comprehensive medication management during critical interventions such as intubation, sedation, cardiac arrest, stroke, and trauma resuscitations. You’ll work closely with providers and clinical teams to optimize pharmacotherapy, support antimicrobial stewardship, and ensure safe, effective medication use.

This position will work swing shifts between daylight and evening hours, as well as every 4^th weekend rotation.

If you're passionate about delivering life-saving care in a fast-paced environment, we invite you to apply.

Responsibilities:

Communication & Collaboration

• Communicates effectively with healthcare providers and caregivers to ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care across shifts and teams.

• Collaborates within multidisciplinary teams to provide patient-centered care, including identifying high-risk patients and implementing safety interventions.

• Participates in medical emergencies and provides discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling.

Clinical Practice & Patient Care

• Delivers direct patient care through decentralized and service-based pharmacy programs.

• Provides real-time medication management in emergent and high-complexity clinical scenarios.

• Facilitates acute interventions including medication procurement, preparation, and therapeutic monitoring.

• Makes evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations and provides timely drug information.

• Provides accurate, safe, and timely medication therapy tailored to patient age and needs.

• Conducts critical patient monitoring and reviews profiles to prevent or mitigate drug-related problems.

Pharmacy Operations & Medication Management

• Participates in pharmacy operations, including central and satellite dispensing, and specialty areas.

• Oversees technician activities and pharmacy operations related to procurement, ordering, and dispensing of specialty medications (e.g., chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, controlled substances).

• Maintains proficiency in hospital systems and medication ordering platforms.

Program Leadership & Stewardship

• Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs.

• Designs and implements stewardship and medication restriction/surveillance programs.

• Tracks and evaluates pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial efficiency, benchmarking against best practices.

• Develops and oversees policies for drug purchasing, usage, distribution, and control.

Education & Practice Advancement

• Precepts pharmacy students and residents; contributes to ongoing education of clinical staff.

• Facilitates experiential education and mentorship for students, residents, and staff.

• Develops training experiences and competencies and fosters new teaching relationships.

• Maintains proficiency in preceptor roles and actively contributes to education and mentorship.

Quality Improvement & Innovation

• Identifies and implements improvements in the medication-use system to enhance safety, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness.

• Participates in emergency medicine-focused research, quality improvement, and practice advancement initiatives.

• Initiates clinical research, quality improvement projects, and provider education to advance pharmacy practice.