Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist

Advocate Health • Chicago, IL

14d • $55 - $82

About The Position

The Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care, evaluates biomedical literature, and designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient-specific medication therapy. The role reviews medication orders, counsels patients and caregivers, collaborates with the healthcare team on medication use and formulary adherence, and supports medication safety and quality improvement. It also includes preparing and dispensing medications, supporting emergency care when applicable, and ensuring medication handling and practice comply with organizational policies and regulations.

The pharmacist may precept and mentor students, residents, and other learners, and train and support pharmacy teammates. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week rotating position combining central pharmacy and decentralized clinical shifts, including day and evening shifts and a weekend rotation.

Requirements

• Licensed in the state(s) of practice or eligible for reciprocity.
• Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification, as required by area of practice.
• Credentialing and privileging, as required by area of practice.
• Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy, or an FPGEC certificate from NABP.
• Maintain skills in the area of practice.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training development skills.
• Decision-making, team-building, customer service, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Life support training courses may be required at the department’s discretion.

Nice To Haves

• Residency and/or previous hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.
• Educate and counsel patients and caregivers on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration.
• Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens using relevant biomedical literature; implement and document recommendations.
• Review and accurately interpret medication orders and prescriptions.
• Participate in management of medical emergencies when applicable.
• Support medication safety and quality improvement activities, including reporting events through appropriate channels.
• Perform quality assurance and performance improvement for the medication-use system as appropriate.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and the medication-use process, including assisting with acquisition of non-formulary, compassionate-use, and investigational medications.
• Practice in compliance with organizational policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations.
• Prepare and dispense medications and oversee their proper storage and handling.
• Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned.
• Mentor, orient, train, and assist with performance evaluation of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned.
• Direct and check the accuracy of pharmacy support team members’ work to support safe, efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients served, consistent with departmental policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, with potential premium pay, select-position incentive pay, and opportunity for annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level