Pharmacist PNE Part Time Rotating Shifts Marianjoy

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Wheaton, IL

20h

About The Position

The Pharmacist PNE reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and complies with its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The role provides pharmaceutical care and clinical services to patients, offers drug information to patients, hospital staff, and physicians, intervenes with physicians to identify and address medication-related problems, and supervises pharmacy support personnel to ensure medications are available in a timely manner. This is a 0.5 FTE, non-exempt position serving pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Current State of Illinois pharmacist license.
• Familiarity with current clinical and therapeutic literature.
• Knowledge of medication dosing for pediatric, adult, geriatric, and renally impaired patients.
• Familiarity with the computer medication order-entry process.

Nice To Haves

• PharmD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and verify physician medication orders and enter them into the pharmacy information system (Meditech).
• Oversee medication preparation, labeling, and dispensing, including unit dose distribution, IV admixtures, unit-based cabinet replenishment, medication cart exchange, and controlled substances.
• Check pharmacy technicians’ and other staff members’ work for accuracy, including IVs prepared for new orders, cabinet inventory replenishment, and Code Blue Crash Cart trays.
• Oversee daily workflow, organize and prioritize work, and direct technicians to ensure timely pharmacy services.
• Generate reports, labels, fill lists, charges, and credits as needed.
• Prepare IV admixtures, including large-volume IVs, IVPBs, TPNs, syringes, and phenol injections, as needed.
• Order medications and supplies from the drug wholesaler using the wholesaler’s computer system, as needed.
• Implement pharmacy security procedures.
• Apply knowledge of age-specific normal and pathological processes when providing pharmaceutical care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Evaluate medication orders for contraindications, therapeutic duplication, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, drug and dose appropriateness, renal dosing, and IV compatibility.
• Provide drug information to patients, physicians, and hospital staff; advise them of precautions and potential problems; and assist in resolving drug-related issues.
• Document clinical activities, pharmacist interventions, and other required information, including physician verbal orders and therapeutic substitutions.
• Participate in the pharmacokinetic consult dosing service according to hospital protocol.
• Ensure patient allergies are documented and verified against each medication ordered.
• Monitor patient laboratory indices and make appropriate dosing recommendations.
• Participate in formulary management by recommending alternatives for non-formulary orders, using therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational and cost-effective medication therapy.
• Provide requested medication information to patients, families, hospital staff, and physicians using available resources.
• Detect, assess, and report suspected adverse drug reactions.
• Participate in the orientation and training of new department associates.
• Respond to customer requests promptly and answer the telephone according to hospital standards.
• Participate in departmental performance improvement and medication use review activities.
• Collect data and maintain required records.
• Report identified medication errors and complete Medication Occurrence Reports.
• Assume the pharmacist-in-charge role when the pharmacy supervisor is not in the department.
• Assist the pharmacy supervisor with special projects as required.

Benefits

• The company offers a range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events; eligibility depends on employment classification.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time