Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care

Lurie Children's Hospital • Chicago, IL

82d • $60 - $99

About The Position

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Requirements

• Graduate from an American Council of Pharmaceutical Education accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure in the State of Illinois.
• One year of hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Knowledgeable and current in all phases of pharmacy practice.
• Familiar with medical and nursing practices and concepts of proper patient care.
• Good personal and human relation skills using tact, courtesy and firmness at all times.
• Ability to develop good working relations with other hospital employees.
• Data entry skills or ability to learn computer data entry.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Must be able to differentiate colors.

Responsibilities

• Participates in daily medical work rounds on day shift.
• Counsels physicians on drug therapies, specifically drug selection, dosing, administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and toxicities.
• Charts recommendations on patient progress notes when appropriate.
• Provides drug information to nurses, patients and parents.
• Monitors drug efficacies, toxicities and patient outcomes through patient clinical status and appropriate laboratory data.
• Reviews and prioritizes physician orders.
• Ensures that medication orders are appropriate according to the patient's clinical status, allergy, drug histories and concomitant drug therapies.
• Maintains patient profiles, clinical notes, and narcotics and investigational drug records.
• Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals.
• Checks unit dose medication carts and IV admixtures for product, label and volume/amount accuracy.
• Takes admitting drug histories when necessary to clarify allergies and home medications.
• Assists in cardiopulmonary resuscitations.
• Participates in drug utilization evaluation.
• Works as a team with other members of the department.
• Supervises pharmacy technicians.
• Participates in the performance appraisals of pharmacy employees.
• Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, co-workers and others.
• Other job functions as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b) with a 5% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits: Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability, Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees