Staff Pharmacist, Registry

UChicago Medicine•Chicago, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

UChicago Medicine is hiring a Staff Pharmacist, Registry, in Adult Inpatient Pharmacy. The pharmacist provides clinical and distributive pharmacy services for patients receiving treatment in an assigned area. Pharmacists cover pharmacy operations and clinical needs for the CCD and Comer pharmacies and support a 24/7 patient-care coverage model. The department provides direct patient care to patients of all ages and populations. Staff Pharmacists are aligned with a medical service or group of patients based on a geographical area within the University of Chicago hospitals. They participate in related education and research activities and ensure medication orders are accurate and appropriate by evaluating drug selection, dose, frequency, safety, dosage form, allergies, drug interactions, and disease-state interactions before dispensing. They provide care appropriate to the ages and needs of assigned patients. This is a registry position at 0.1 FTE, with a rotating shift, based in Hyde Park in the Inpatient Pharmacy department. The position is non-union.

Requirements

Graduate of an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.
Registered Pharmacist licensure in Illinois or eligibility for Illinois licensure.
Two years of hospital pharmacy experience in an organized health-care setting.
Knowledge of contemporary hospital and clinical practice and service.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, support personnel, and students.
Knowledge and understanding of general hospital operations.
Ability to integrate clinical services, distributive services, education, and research activities.
Board certification in an area of expertise (e.g., BCPS, BCOP, BCACP) required within 18 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Doctor of Pharmacy or another advanced degree preferred.
Completion of an ASHP-accredited residency highly preferred.
Exceptional aptitude or knowledge may be considered in lieu of experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patient status and age-specific needs using knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, and provide appropriate care.
Supervise pharmacy technicians working under the pharmacist’s direction.
Identify service requirements through interaction and consultation with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and technicians.
Monitor compliance with drug-use criteria and clinical pathways, oversee IV-to-PO conversion, and participate in drug-utilization review and quality-assurance reporting.
Ensure medication dosing follows pharmacokinetic principles and serum drug-level monitoring, and participate in the hospital’s pharmacokinetic dosing service.
Maintain current professional knowledge of drugs and drug therapy by attending educational meetings and reviewing professional journals and suggested readings.
Clarify and resolve medication-order problems with prescribing physicians and suggest alternative medication therapies when appropriate.
Provide investigational drug information to health professionals and identify and report adverse drug reactions.
Document clinical interventions that prevent or resolve drug-related problems or promote cost-effective drug therapy.
Participate in related education and research activities.
Evaluate medication orders for drug selection, dose, frequency, safety, dosage form, allergies, drug interactions, and disease-state interactions before dispensing.