Rush University Medical Center · 1 day ago
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Internal Medicine-22410
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$53.73/hr - $84.63/hr
4+ years expRush University Medical Center is a large academic medical center seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Internal Medicine. This role provides advanced clinical pharmacy services to optimize medication use and improve patient outcomes, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and ensuring comprehensive medication management.
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Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include order verification, discharge counseling, projects, and education of other healthcare professionals
Evaluate and verify Epic physician's orders for therapeutic appropriateness, proper dosing, optimal dosage form, drug interactions, allergic reactions, route and rate of administration and therapeutic redundancy
Clarify physicians' orders when necessary, through direct and timely contact with prescriber or designated practitioner
Provides patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations and drug information to the medical and nursing staff
Participates in the pharmacy department's most current method of documenting clinical interventions
Perform daily review of pharmacy reports including pharmacokinetic monitoring and other drug or patient specific reports that may be required
Conducts monthly nursing unit inspections of medication storage areas as assigned
Supervise pharmacy technician staff involved in the preparation and delivery of medications ensuring coordination of workflows with established delivery schedules
Coordinate medication ordering, preparation, dispensing, and administration systems for the patient populations outlined above on a daily basis
Implements all drug use policy and formulary decisions of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee
Participates in SE (ADR and medication error) reporting programs
Complete clinical and operational activities as designated by the departmental management team (e.g. pyxis inventory optimization, relevant process improvement projects, etc.)
Precept pharmacy students and residents (PGY1 and PGY2) as assigned in clinical and operational areas
Provides patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations and drug information to the medical and nursing staff
Assess and evaluates the medical and drug literature in order to compare and contrast therapeutic regimens and uses for new or existing drug treatments
Implement medication safety initiatives as determined by current departmental needs and ongoing projects
Develop operational and clinical projects as determined by current departmental needs and ongoing projects
Serves as a liaison with other departments for collaborative research activity
Responsibility for evaluating and monitoring drug therapy relative to the total needs/problems of the ambulatory care patient in collaboration with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals
Actively participates in professional organizations
Rotational weekday evening (25%), weekend (every 4th), and holiday staffing is required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
Illinois Pharmacist License. Minimum of four years of Clinical Pharmacy experience OR PGY 1 residency completed within the last seven years, which includes Clinical / Specialty Pharmacy experience
Knowledge in intravenous admixture services, intravenous drug therapy and chemotherapy
Must be able to work effectively with others to provide safe and effective drug therapy
Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to work independently and quickly in responding to and resolving a wide range of problems
Preferred
BLS Certification. ACLS Certification (or shall be obtained upon hire)
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Board Certification
Doctor of Pharmacy degree and residency certificate
Experience and strong knowledge base in specialty drug therapies
Company
Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center offers healthcare services for children and adults, clinical trials, medical education and training services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Parkinson's Foundation
2023-07-25Grant
Leadership Team
Richa Gupta
Chief Operating Officer, Rush University Medical Group
Courtney Cole Kammer
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
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