Clinical Pharmacist PNE-OR Pharmacy, Casual Status Rotating Shifts

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Chicago, IL

13d • $58 - $84

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist PNE supports Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values while following its ethics, compliance requirements, policies, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The role identifies, prevents, and resolves medication-related problems; provides authoritative medication information to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public; and helps integrate pharmacy’s informational, clinical, and drug-distribution services to provide patient-centered care. The department’s mission is to deliver safe, high-quality, effective, and efficient patient care while developing people, advancing research, and coordinating pharmacy services across the Northwestern Medicine enterprise.

This pharmacist works an irregular, rotating schedule and provides medication management across clinical and distribution functions. Duties include interpreting and verifying medication orders, monitoring therapy and laboratory results, advising prescribers and care teams, documenting medication information in the Electronic Health Record, and maintaining patient profiles. The position also compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including sterile products, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition; oversees medication packaging, labeling, distribution, and controlled inventories; and supports medication education, emergency response, quality improvement, and pharmacy operations.

The position requires an active Illinois Clinical Pharmacist license and a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Specialty-area training and knowledge, and completion of a pharmacy residency or equivalent hospital pharmacy experience, are preferred. The position is casual status, 8 hours per week (0.2 FTE), with rotating shifts. Compensation is $58.00–$84.10 per hour.

Requirements

• Active Clinical Pharmacist license in the state of Illinois (IDFPR).
• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

Nice To Haves

• Training and knowledge in specialty areas such as neonatology, critical care, or oncology.
• Completion of a pharmacy residency program or equivalent hospital pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

• Interpret medication orders for safety and proper use, identify potential medication problems, and coordinate resolutions with pharmacy, nursing, and prescribers.
• Monitor medication therapy for drug-drug, drug-diet, and drug-laboratory interactions, therapeutic duplications, and other medication-related concerns; intervene when warranted.
• Evaluate and document whether selected medications are appropriate to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes, and communicate potential problems and solutions to prescribers.
• Advise healthcare professionals on pharmacokinetics and adverse reactions, participate in therapeutic drug monitoring and intervention programs, and adjust therapy based on patient condition and laboratory results.
• Process medication order information in the Electronic Health Record and maintain comprehensive pharmacy patient profiles.
• Oversee medication packaging, labeling, and distribution; monitor scheduled medication use and maintain controlled medication inventories in dispensing areas.
• Compound and dispense pharmaceuticals, including sterile products, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products.
• Verify medication orders before delivery to patient care areas and resolve discrepancies.
• Review laboratory data, including microbial culture and sensitivity, toxicology, and therapeutic drug monitoring results, and recommend medication changes when appropriate.
• Develop and deliver orientation, education, and training for medical, nursing, hospital, and pharmacy staff, and assist in educating pharmacy students, residents, and fellows.
• Educate patients and families about medications and provide timely medication information or teaching to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Respond to emergencies to assist with medication management, including cardiac arrests.
• Maintain the hospital formulary and limit medication use to formulary items when appropriate.
• Document clinical activities and interventions and maintain required data, logs, records, and other documentation.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement and medication-use review activities.
• Organize and prioritize workload, collaborate with pharmacists to direct work-area activities, assign work to technicians, and help meet department objectives.
• Review restocking of automated dispensing cabinets throughout the hospital and resolve related problems.
• Ensure compliance with hazardous-waste collection and disposal procedures.
• Maintain practice proficiency through continuous professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection from unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time