Pharmacist PNE Part Time Rotating Shifts Marianjoy

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Wheaton, IL

1d • $59 - $83

About The Position

The Pharmacist PNE reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and follows its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, guidelines, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care and clinical services, gives medication information to patients, hospital staff, and physicians, and identifies, recommends, resolves, and prevents medication-related problems through interventions with physicians. The role supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel to ensure medications are available in a timely manner.

This is a 0.5 FTE, non-exempt position at Marianjoy with rotating shifts. The pharmacist interprets and verifies medication orders, oversees dispensing and pharmacy workflow, provides clinical monitoring and recommendations, documents interventions, and contributes to medication safety, formulary management, training, and performance improvement activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Current 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 accurately enter them into the pharmacy information system (Meditech).
• Oversee medication preparation, labeling, and dispensing, including unit-dose distribution, IV admixture preparation, unit-based cabinet replenishment, medication cart exchange, and controlled substances.
• Check the accuracy of pharmacy technicians’ and other staff members’ work, including prepared medications, IVs, cabinet replenishment inventory, and Code Blue Crash Cart medication trays.
• Oversee daily workflow, organize and prioritize work, and direct technicians to provide 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.
• Provide pharmaceutical care appropriate to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients, applying knowledge of age-specific normal and pathological processes.
• Evaluate medication orders for contraindications, therapeutic duplication, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, drug and dose appropriateness, renal dose adjustments, and IV compatibility.
• Provide drug information and advice to patients, physicians, and hospital staff; assist with drug-related issues and document interventions.
• Document clinical activities, pharmacist interventions, verbal physician orders, therapeutic substitutions, and other required information.
• Participate in the pharmacokinetic consult dosing service according to hospital protocol.
• Ensure patient allergies are documented and verified against each medication order.
• Monitor patient laboratory indices and make dosing recommendations as appropriate.
• 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 and families, hospital staff, and physicians using available resources.
• Detect, assess, and report suspected adverse drug reactions.
• Participate in orientation and training for 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

• Northwestern Medicine 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