Clinical Pharmacist - Full Time Variable shifts

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Huntley, IL

10d • $58 - $84

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist PNE reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows the organization’s 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 the informational, clinical, and drug-distribution components of pharmacy services to provide patient-centered care.

The Department of Pharmacy’s mission is 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 the pharmacy enterprise through excellence, innovation, education, and research. This position is classified as professionally exempt under FLSA and works an irregular, rotating 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 to ensure safe and proper medication use, identify potential problems, and coordinate their resolution with pharmacy, nursing, and prescribers.
• Monitor medication therapy for significant drug-drug, drug-diet, and drug-laboratory interactions, therapeutic duplications, and other situations requiring pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic expertise; intervene when appropriate.
• Evaluate and document whether selected medications are appropriate to achieve 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 based on patient condition and laboratory results.
• Enter medication order information into the Electronic Health Record and maintain accurate dispensing and charging records.
• Maintain comprehensive pharmacy patient profiles, including information relevant to medication therapy decisions.
• Oversee medication packaging, labeling, and distribution for patients and employees; 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 needed.
• 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 medication information or teaching to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Respond to emergencies to assist with medication management, including cardiac arrest responses.
• 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 forms.
• Participate in departmental quality-improvement and medication-use-review activities.
• Organize and prioritize workload, work cooperatively with pharmacists to direct work-area activities, assign work to technicians, and help meet departmental 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 through continuous professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time