Clinical Pharmacist Full time Second shift

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Winfield, IL

7h • $58 - $84

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, and 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 support patient-centered care.

The Department of Pharmacy aims to deliver safe, high-quality, effective, and efficient patient care while developing its people, advancing research, and coordinating pharmacy services across Northwestern Medicine. Its vision is to be a national leader in pharmacy through excellence, innovation, education, and research.

Requirements

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

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 appropriate use, identify potential medication errors and compatibility issues, and coordinate solutions with pharmacy, nursing, and prescribers.
• Monitor medication therapy for significant drug-drug, drug-diet, and drug-laboratory interactions, therapeutic duplications, and other issues requiring pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic expertise; intervene as appropriate.
• Evaluate and document whether selected medications are appropriate to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes, and communicate potential problems and solutions to prescribers.
• Consult with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals on pharmacokinetics and adverse reactions; participate in therapeutic drug monitoring and intervention programs and adjust therapy as indicated by patient condition and laboratory results.
• Enter medication order information into the Electronic Health Record accurately, maintaining records of past, current, and future dispensing and charging.
• Maintain comprehensive pharmacy patient profiles, including information relevant to medication therapy decisions.
• Oversee medication packaging, labeling, and distribution; monitor scheduled medications on nursing units 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, for medication-use appropriateness and recommend changes when needed.
• Develop and present orientation, education, and training for medical, nursing, hospital, and pharmacy staff, and assist with education of pharmacy students, residents, and fellows.
• Educate patients and their families about medications and provide timely medication information or teaching to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Respond to emergencies to assist with medication management, such as cardiac arrests.
• Maintain the hospital formulary and limit medication use to formulary items when appropriate.
• Document clinical activities and interventions, collect data, and maintain required logs, records, and other documentation.
• Communicate professional knowledge effectively in oral and written form to patients and other health professionals.
• Participate in departmental quality-improvement and medication-use-review activities.
• Organize, prioritize, and plan workload within time constraints; work with pharmacists to oversee and direct work-area activities, assign work to technicians, and meet department objectives.
• Review restocking of automated dispensing cabinets throughout the hospital and resolve problems.
• Ensure compliance with hazardous-waste collection and disposal procedures.
• Maintain proficiency in practice areas through continuous professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Benefits intended to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time