Clinical Pharmacist - Full Time 36 hour rotating shifts

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Huntley, IL

13d • $58 - $84

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist PNE reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, 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 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. This is a professional-exemption position under FLSA with an irregular schedule.

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 medication risks, and coordinate resolution of medication-related problems 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 the appropriateness of selected medications for desired therapeutic outcomes and communicate potential problems and solutions to prescribers.
• Consult with healthcare professionals on pharmacokinetics and adverse reactions, and participate in therapeutic drug monitoring and intervention programs, adjusting therapy as indicated by patient condition and laboratory results.
• Enter medication order information into the Electronic Health Record and maintain accurate records of dispensing and charging.
• Maintain comprehensive pharmacy patient profiles, including information relevant to medication therapy decisions.
• Oversee medication packaging, labeling, and distribution; monitor scheduled medication use and controlled 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 for medication-use appropriateness and recommend changes when needed, including based on cultures and sensitivity, toxicology, and therapeutic drug monitoring.
• Develop and present orientation, education, and training for medical, nursing, hospital, and pharmacy staff, and assist with educating pharmacy students, residents, and fellows.
• Educate patients and families about medications and provide timely, accurate medication information and 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.
• Communicate professional knowledge effectively in oral and written forms.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement and medication-use review activities.
• Organize and prioritize workload, work cooperatively with pharmacists, direct work-area activities, assign work to technicians, and help 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 practice proficiency and expertise 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