Inpatient Pharmacist - Pediatrics

You bring more than skill, knowledge, and expertise to your role as an allied health professional. You bring a deep passion for improving the lives of everyone around you. At UCLA Health, we're committed to fostering a working environment where you are supported and empowered to be your best. You'll love it here!

In this key role, you will serve as a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist supporting both the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric services. You will prepare and dispense pharmaceuticals in the inpatient pharmacy while also serving as an integral member of daily patient care rounds. By collaborating with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, you will help ensure the safe and effective use of medications in some of our most vulnerable patients.

Following departmental policies and procedures, you will deliver a full range of clinical services, including pharmacokinetic dosing, therapeutic interchange, IV/PO conversions, TPN per pharmacy, and pharmacist interventions. Your expertise in pediatric and neonatal pharmacotherapy will optimize drug therapy, prevent medication-related issues, and support the development of evidence-based practice guidelines.

This role also offers opportunities to shape the future of pharmacy practice through teaching and mentorship, precepting Doctor of Pharmacy students and PGY1 residents with bedside training in pediatric and neonatal pharmacotherapy.

At UCLA Health, passionate clinicians in a wide range of disciplines have enabled us to become a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We're also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, come to UCLA Health.

Schedule: varied shifts, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays.

Hourly Salary Range: $85.87 - $100.58 (Union represented, step-based salary depending on years of experience)

Bargaining Unit: HX-UPTE