Pharmacist - Acute Care
Location: Hobbs, NM
Start Date: 02-09-2026
End Date: 08-10-2026
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Shift Type: Rotating 7-on/7-off (Wednesday thru Tuesday), Day shift 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM (4x10-hour during block); On-call during 7-day on rotation (negotiable); Every other weekend required
Hours per Week: 40
Candidate Pay Rate: $70 per hour
About United Health Care Staffing
At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Provide safe, patient-centered inpatient pharmacy care across acute care populations including neonates through geriatrics
- Prepare and verify sterile and intravenous medications using sterile technique and compounding best practices
- Use Epic to document medication interventions, charting, and clinical communication accurately and efficiently
- Operate and manage medication dispensing systems such as Pyxis to ensure timely delivery of medications
- Perform therapeutic medication monitoring and clinical dosing adjustments (anticoagulation, renal, pediatric, pharmacokinetic dosing)
- Serve as the on-call pharmacist during your on-rotation week and respond to after-hours needs as required
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and the interdisciplinary team to optimize medication therapy and patient outcomes
- Participate in orientation and local process improvement activities to support pharmacy operations
Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year of pharmacy experience (inpatient/acute care experience preferred and explicitly requested)
- Experience with Epic charting (required)
- Familiarity with medication dispensing systems (Pyxis preferred)
- IV Certification preferred
- RPh (pharmacist licensure) preferred or active pharmacist license in state of practice
- Comfort with block scheduling and providing on-call coverage during 7-day on rotations
- Strong clinical dosing experience (anticoagulation, pediatric, renal, pharmacokinetic dosing preferred)
- Ability to complete a 40-hour orientation
Knowledge & Skills
- Inpatient acute care pharmacy workflows and priorities
- Epic electronic health record for charting and medication documentation
- Medication dispensing systems and Pyxis operation
- Compounding and sterile technique for IV preparation
- Clinical dosing and therapeutic drug monitoring (anticoagulation, warfarin, renal dosing, pediatric dosing)
- Strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
- Time management for block schedules and on-call responsibilities
Benefits
- Supportive travel assignment perks like housing assistance and travel reimbursement to make relocation easy
- Licensure assistance and reimbursement to help you get practicing quickly
- Flexible block scheduling so you can plan life around work (hello, week-long adventures!)
- Paid orientation (40 hours) so you feel confident from day one
- Opportunity to work in a close-knit short-term acute care hospital where your impact is visible
- Professional growth through exposure to diverse dosing and monitoring responsibilities
- A collaborative interdisciplinary team that values your clinical judgment
- Free parking and a comfortable work environment
Travel Perks: Explore Hobbs, NM
Hobbs sits in southeastern New Mexico with easy access to wide open skies and outdoor escapades. Enjoy local parks, community events, and small-town dining. For weekend exploration, take a day trip to Carlsbad Caverns National Park for spectacular cave tours (roughly a 1.5–2 hour drive) or head toward Guadalupe Mountains for hiking and scenic views. If you like discovering regional museums and local history, there are small museums and cultural sites nearby to keep weekends interesting.
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Pharmacist - Acute Care? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
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