Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- Adult ICU
1 month ago
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in the Evenings covering the Adult Intensive Care Units.
The Department of Pharmacy at the University of Chicago Medicine provides comprehensive pharmacy services to patients in all six adult intensive care units: Surgical/Trauma, Burn, Cardiac, Cardiothoracic, Neuroscience, and Medical. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will provide decentralized clinical services during the evening hours. Core functions of the role include the following, but not limited to: response to medical emergencies including cardiac arrest and acute stroke activations, pharmacotherapy stewardship activities, answering drug information questions, order verification, and completing antimicrobial pharmacokinetics consults and other therapeutic drug monitoring activities. This pharmacist will provide consult on new admissions, and patients traveling to and from the operating room. This individual will serve as a mentor to the resident PharmD on call. This evening critical care pharmacist will promote continuity of care when receiving pass off from the day shift clinical pharmacists in order to ensure pharmacotherapy plans are carried forward in a safe and efficacious manner.
Hiring Bonus Eligible
Job Summary
Through various assignments within the department, the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist provides support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems and delivers optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states. Clinical Pharmacist Specialists are able to participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the patients in their assigned areas. Pharmaceutical care services include but are not limited to assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Clinical Pharmacist Specialists serve as departmental resources and liaisons to other departments, hospital personnel, or external groups. They proficiently manage and facilitate the appropriate use of medications according to professional and regulatory standards. They also conduct clinical research and practice advancement projects as well as patient care quality and regulatory compliance initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice. Clinical Pharmacist Specialists provide medication and practice-related education/training and actively serve as preceptors for doctor of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.
Essential Job Functions
- Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs
- Delivers direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs
- Provides pharmaceutical services throughout medical center
- Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing
- Facilitates experiential education and practice advancement
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy
- PGY 1 residency
- PGY2 Critical Care residency
- Knowledge of contemporary hospital/clinical practice and service
- Knowledge and understanding of general hospital operations and regulatory compliance
- Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and support personnel
- Ability to integrate clinical and distributive pharmacy services with quality improvement, teaching, research, and professional development activities
- Significant general clinical knowledge and expertise in traditional therapeutics and patient centered care
- Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments
- Eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the state of Illinois or eligible (complete licensure process within 60 days of employment)
- Board Certification in area of expertise is required within 18 months of hire (ie. BCCCP)
Position Details
- Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.00)
- Shift: Evening
- Unit/Department: Inpatient Pharmacy
- CBA Code: Non-Union
In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the evening shift, and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Hyde Park campus. The days of the week that you are scheduled will be Monday-Friday, and a rotating weekend schedule.
Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
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