Clinical Pharmacist-Cardiology, Full-time Rotating

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Chicago, IL

3d • $58 - $84

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist supports Northwestern Medicine’s patient-first mission and is responsible for identifying, preventing, and resolving medication-related problems. The role 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 pharmacist evaluates and monitors medication therapy, advises prescribers and other healthcare professionals, and supports accurate medication records, dispensing, and distribution. The role also contributes to staff and patient education, emergency medication management, quality improvement, medication-use review, and ongoing professional development.

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 to ensure medication safety and proper use; identify compatibility concerns, duplication, allergies, and potential administration errors, and coordinate resolution 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 when 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 regarding 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 to maintain accurate records of past, current, and future dispensing and charging.
• Maintain comprehensive pharmacy patient profiles, including relevant patient and clinical information that may affect medication therapy decisions.
• Oversee medication packaging, labeling, and distribution for patients and employees; monitor scheduled medication use 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, ensure accuracy and completeness, and resolve discrepancies.
• Review laboratory data, including microbial culture and sensitivity, toxicology, and therapeutic drug monitoring results, and recommend medication changes when needed.
• Develop and present orientation, education, and training for medical, nursing, hospital, and pharmacy staff; assist with educating pharmacy students, residents, and fellows.
• Educate patients and families about medications and provide timely, accurate medication information or teaching to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Respond to emergencies, including cardiac arrests, to assist with medication management.
• 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.
• Communicate professional knowledge effectively in oral and written forms to patients and other health professionals.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement and medication-use review activities.
• Organize, prioritize, and plan workload within time constraints; cooperate with pharmacists to oversee work-area activities, assign work to technicians, and accomplish 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 and expertise in practice areas through continuous professional development.
• Perform other assigned job duties.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time