Pharmacist

Your future role at a glance

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Facility: Columbia Saint Mary's 

Department: Pharmacy 

Schedule: Full-time |36 hours| 7/70| working 7 x 10 hour shifts starting on a Thursday through a Wednesday.  Hours are 1:00pm - 11:30pm  It includes every other weekend and 3 holidays a year.

How you'll make an impact in this role

• Clinical Vignette & Order Management: Review, validate, and optimize medication orders for clinical appropriateness. You will proactively screen for drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, and contraindications, partnering directly with prescribers to resolve complexities and meticulously document clinical interventions.

• Advanced Compounding & Precision Dispensing: Oversee and accurately compound specialized sterile and non-sterile medications—including high-stakes chemotherapy and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)—strictly adhering to regulatory standards to ensure flawless dispensing, labeling, and inventory control.

• Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Safe Transitions: Serve as the pharmacy voice during patient rounds and clinical committees. You will design tailored, patient-specific medication regimens and lead the medication reconciliation process during admissions and discharges to eliminate errors and secure seamless transitions of care.

• Patient Consultation & Complex Care Advocacy: Conduct focused, high-touch consultations for patients on complex or high-risk regimens (such as anticoagulants or insulin therapies), empowering them with clear education on administration, side effects, and adherence to optimize their therapeutic outcomes.

What minimum qualifications you'll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Pharmacist credentialed from the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Pharmacy required.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal employment opportunity employer

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.