Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

3 days ago

Chicago, United States Rush University Full time

Location: Chicago, IL

Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center

Department: Pharmacy Services- Administration

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0. 9 and 1. 0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 4:30:00 PM)

Summary:
The scope of practice of the Clinical Pharmacist Specialist covers direct and indirect patient care, education, medication safety, performance improvement, and consultation. The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist is responsible for the provision of both operational and clinical pharmacy services to a general population of patients. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Other information:
Required Job Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
• Illinois Pharmacist License.
• Post Graduate ASHP Year Two Pharmacy
• Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Board Certification.
• BLS Certification.
• 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.
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Preferred Job Qualifications:
• ACLS Certification (or shall be obtained upon hire).
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree and residency certificate.
• Experience and strong knowledge base in specialty drug therapies.

Responsibilities:
1. Responsibilities will include order verification, discharge counseling, projects, and education of other healthcare professionals
2. 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.
3. Clarify physicians' orders when necessary through direct and timely contact with prescriber or designated practitioner.
4. Provides patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations and drug information to the medical and nursing staff.
5. Participates in the pharmacy department's most current method of documenting clinical interventions.
6. Perform daily review of pharmacy reports including pharmacokinetic monitoring and other drug or patient specific reports that may be required.
7. Conducts monthly nursing unit inspections of medication storage areas as assigned.
8. Supervise pharmacy technician staff involved in the preparation and delivery of medications ensuring coordination of workflows with established delivery schedules.
9. Coordinate medication ordering, preparation, dispensing, and administration systems for the patient populations outlined above on a daily basis.
10. Implements all drug use policy and formulary decisions of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee.
11. Participates in SE (ADR and medication error) reporting programs.
12. Complete clinical and operational activities as designated by the departmental management team (e.g. pyxis inventory optimization, relevant process improvement projects, etc.).
13. Precept pharmacy students and residents (PGY1 and PGY2) as assigned in clinical and operational areas
14. Provides patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations and drug information to the medical and nursing staff.
15. Assess and evaluates the medical and drug literature in order to compare and contrast therapeutic regimens and uses for new or existing drug treatments.
16. Implement medication safety initiatives as determined by current departmental needs and ongoing projects.
17. Develop operational and clinical projects as determined by current departmental needs and ongoing projects.
18. Serves as a liaison with other departments for collaborative research activity.
19. 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.
20. Actively participates in professional organizations.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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