UF Health
Pharmacist | Pediatrics | UF Health Gainesville | Part-Time Evenings
Gainesville, FL 32610 · US
About the role
OverviewPharmacist | Pediatrics | UF Health Gainesville | Part-Time Evenings
Join the UF Health Gainesville pharmacy team as a Clinical Staff Pharmacist supporting patients across the UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. In this role, you’ll help provide safe, effective, and patient-centered medication therapy for patients within the neonatal, pediatric, and labor and delivery units.
As a part-time evening pharmacist, you’ll work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to optimize medication therapy and improve patient outcomes. You’ll also have opportunities to contribute to clinical education, quality improvement initiatives, and research to advance pediatric pharmacy practice. You will have the opportunities to be cross trained in other inpatient pharmacy areas to cover other patient populations.
This position provides a part-time schedule averaging 30 hours per week, offering the opportunity to maintain a rewarding clinical practice while supporting work-life balance. Pharmacists work a blend of 8-hour weekday evening shifts and 10-hour weekend shifts, with an average of four weekends per 12-week scheduling period. Holiday responsibilities are distributed fairly among team members and include one major holiday and two minor holidays each year. As part of a collaborative healthcare team, pharmacists also play a role in organizational readiness through participation in Disaster Team A or Team B, helping ensure seamless patient care during emergency events.
Why Join UF Health?
At UF Health Gainesville, eligible team members have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and professional development. Benefits may include:
- Medical and prescription coverage beginning on your first day of employment
- Dental and vision insurance options
- A 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions
- Additional employer contributions based on years of service
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $2,625 annually for eligible part-time team members
- Support for professional development opportunities (i.e., reimbursement for board certification and more)
If you’re a pharmacist who values complex clinical care, interdisciplinary teamwork, and making a meaningful difference in patient outcomes, we invite you to join the UF Health Gainesville team.
QualificationsMinimum Education and Experience Requirements:Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy.PharmD or equivalent education and hospital training / experience required. PGY1 residency preferred. PGY2 residency highly preferred.Two years pharmacy experience in an organized health care setting preferred.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Demonstrated ability to interact with supervisors, peers, support personnel and students.Demonstrated understanding of general hospital and ambulatory operations.Demonstrated ability to integrate clinical services, education and research activities.Motor Vehicle Operator Designation:Employees in this position:Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purposeNOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job. Please indicate the appropriate operator designation on the Request for Personnel (RFP) form at the time a RFP is submitted to post the position.Licensure/Certification/Registration:Registered pharmacist in Florida or eligible for sameAdditional Requirement:As a condition of employment within the Pharmacy Services Department of Shands Hospital all employees must be accessible by telephone. This requires each employee to provide a valid telephone number to the department Staff Assistant, in order for the department to reach them in the event of hospital need and/or emergency.Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy.PharmD or equivalent education and hospital training / experience required. PGY1 residency preferred. PGY2 residency highly preferred.Two years pharmacy experience in an organized health care setting preferred.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Demonstrated ability to interact with supervisors, peers, support personnel and students.Demonstrated understanding of general hospital and ambulatory operations.Demonstrated ability to integrate clinical services, education and research activities.Motor Vehicle Operator Designation:Employees in this position:Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purposeNOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job. Please indicate the appropriate operator designation on the Request for Personnel (RFP) form at the time a RFP is submitted to post the position.Licensure/Certification/Registration:Registered pharmacist in Florida or eligible for sameAdditional Requirement:As a condition of employment within the Pharmacy Services Department of Shands Hospital all employees must be accessible by telephone. This requires each employee to provide a valid telephone number to the department Staff Assistant, in order for the department to reach them in the event of hospital need and/or emergency.