PHARMACIST SPECIALIST, SENIOR

Job ID: 7127255757
Status: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Shift: Day Job
Facility: UPMC Hamot
Department: Central Pharmacy
Location: 201 State St, Erie, PA
Union Position: No
Salary Range: $ 52.08-82.82 USD
UPMC Hamot is seeking a highly motivated Pharmacist Specialist, Senior to support our evolving outpatient infusion services. This full-time role offers a Monday–Friday schedule (7:30 AM–4:00 PM)—no weekends or holidays required. You’ll play a key role in supporting high-risk, high-cost infusion therapies—including biologics, immunotherapies, and other specialty medications. Working from our central pharmacy, you’ll oversee clinical operations, answer infusion-related questions, and collaborate directly with nursing staff and providers across multiple infusion sites.
This role includes access to a state-of-the-art sterile compounding suite and compounding room technology, along with opportunities to contribute to quality, safety, and cost-optimization initiatives. As part of UPMC’s commitment to our team, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards benefits package, opportunities for professional development, and a collaborative environment built around innovation and patient care excellence.

In this role, there is opportunity to –

• Interpret and verify physician orders to ensure safe and accurate medication dispensing.
• Manage infusion-related pharmacy operations and respond to clinical inquiries.
• Collaborate with outpatient infusion nurses and providers to optimize care delivery.
• Oversee sterile compounding processes in compliance with aseptic technique standards.
• Identify and report adverse drug events and medication-related safety concerns.
• Optimize formulary use and support therapeutic interchange protocols.
• Review medication profiles for allergies, interactions, and duplications.
• Communicate effectively with healthcare providers to clarify unclear prescriptions.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians, aides, and students as needed.
• Utilize pharmacy informatics and technologies to enhance workflow and safety.
• Educate staff and students on infusion medications and pharmacy best practices.
• Support regulatory compliance and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in financial and clinical evaluations to ensure cost-effective therapies.
• Adhere to all professional, institutional, and legal standards of pharmacy practice.

• Interpret and verify physician orders to ensure safe and accurate medication dispensing.
• Manage infusion-related pharmacy operations and respond to clinical inquiries.
• Collaborate with outpatient infusion nurses and providers to optimize care delivery.
• Oversee sterile compounding processes in compliance with aseptic technique standards.
• Identify and report adverse drug events and medication-related safety concerns.
• Optimize formulary use and support therapeutic interchange protocols.
• Review medication profiles for allergies, interactions, and duplications.
• Communicate effectively with healthcare providers to clarify unclear prescriptions.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians, aides, and students as needed.
• Utilize pharmacy informatics and technologies to enhance workflow and safety.
• Educate staff and students on infusion medications and pharmacy best practices.
• Support regulatory compliance and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in financial and clinical evaluations to ensure cost-effective therapies.
• Adhere to all professional, institutional, and legal standards of pharmacy practice