$ 10,000 SOB
- Position: Staff Pharmacist
- Salary: Based on Licensure
- Work Life Balance: Full-Time Variable Shift
- Location/Department: Chillicothe –
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
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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
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What You’ll Do
Position Summary
Position: Staff Pharmacist
Status: Full Time (100%/40 hours per week)
Schedule: Variable
Location: Adena Regional Medical Center - Chillicothe
272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601
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
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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
