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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist- Inpatient, Full-Time
3 weeks ago
Job Description:
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Ingalls Memorial. We are hiring Clinical Specialty Pharmacist for the following departments: Infusion and Gernal Medicine/Internal Medicine. In this role as a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, you will assume responsibility and accountability for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. Through various assignments within the department, they provide support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems as well as deliver optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states. Clinical Pharmacist Specialists proficiently provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services in a decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel.
Job Summary
General Medicine Specialists primarily provide focused support for the general medicine, medicine-surgery, and/or telemetry inpatient care floors to deliver medication therapy management within the inpatient care area(s) and to ensure pharmaceutical care programs are appropriately integrated throughout the institution. In these clinical roles, general medicine specialists 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.
The Infusion Pharmacist demonstrates the necessary skills and knowledge to provide care to the patient population served by the organization that includes pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. The Infusion Pharmacist is responsible for providing pharmaceutical care consistent with departmental/hospital philosophy, mission statement, professional standards, and policies and procedures, in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. The Pharmacist Observes and adheres to all corporate compliance requirements and communicates issues as they arise to the appropriate parties as identified in the Corporate Compliance Plan.
Essential Job Functions
- Facilitates pharmaceutical care services, direct patient care programs, medication utilization systems within assigned services and care areas (primarily Emergency Department) to assure drug utilization activities are aligned with patient care needs, evidence-based best practices, and regulatory standards.
- Actively identifies practice related issues which require evaluation and facilitate clinical research projects, quality improvement initiatives, or healthcare provider education as needed to advance practice.
- Develops and oversees policies and procedures for drug purchasing, drug usage, drug distribution, and drug control.
- Maintains proficiency in decentralized pharmacy services and clinical pharmacy programs.
- Places practice priority on the delivery of patient-centered care.
- Works as an active member of multidisciplinary team and collaborates with healthcare providers within decentralized patient care areas..
- Proficiently maintains patient information and efficiently interprets patients health care needs including patient problem lists and prioritized pharmacist interventions.
- Collects and documents accurate patient medication histories and reconcile discrepancies versus orders.
- Identifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality and safety.
- Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations.
- Implements, evaluates, and redesigns pharmaceutical care plans based on patient progress and evolving goals for medication usage, including drug dosing, monitoring (including nutritional support, pharmacokinetic monitoring, and anticoagulation therapy, etc.).
- Provides written documentation in the patients medical record when requested or directed.
- Participates in the management of medical emergencies.
- Provides discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling as appropriate.
- Provides evidence-based medication education to physicians, nurses, and other professionals.
- Educates patients regarding safe and effective use of medications, possible medication side effects, and the role of prescribed medications in the overall therapeutic care plan.
- Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose selection, sub therapeutic dosage, over dosage, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated indications, medication use without an indication, and treatment failures.
- Identifies, mitigates, prevents, and documents problems with medication orders or therapeutic regimens, including medication errors or adverse drug reactions.
- Maintains Medical Staff credentials as appropriate for practice assignments.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy.
- Doctor of Pharmacy or other advanced degree required.
- Completion of ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency with demonstrated experience in the Emergency Department setting. PGY-2 Specialty Pharmacy Residency in Emergency or Critical Care Medicine preferred.
- Clinical pharmacy experience (2-4 years) in a hospital setting preferred.
- Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments.
Position Details
- Job Type/FTE: Full time (1.0)
- Shift: Infusion (rotating) Internal Medicine (Days)
- Work Location: Ingalls
- Unit/Department: Inpatient Pharmacy
- CBA Code: Non-Union
Must comply with Ingalls Memorial Hospital'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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To apply, please email your resume to Jenna.Cassity@uchicagomedicine.org.
Why Join Us:For nearly a century UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment with patients and with each other. Were in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If youd like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, were doing work that really matters. Join us
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Must comply with UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial'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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Harvey, United States The University of Chicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Full timeJob Description Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Ingalls Memorial. We are hiring Clinical Specialty Pharmacist for the following departments: Infusion and Gernal Medicine/Internal Medicine. In this role as a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, you will assume responsibility and accountability for the provision of safe, effective, and...
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Harvey, United States The University of Chicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Full timeJob Description Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Ingalls Memorial. We are hiring Clinical Specialty Pharmacist for the following departments: Infusion and General Medicine/Internal Medicine. In this role as a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, you will assume responsibility and accountability for the provision of safe, effective, and...
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