at Cook County Government in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Posting:Jul 12, 2024, 4:42:59 PMClosing Date:Jul 27, 2024, 4:59:00 AMFull-timeShift Start Time:8:00A.M.Shift End Time:4:00P.M.
Collective Bargaining Unit:RWDSU Local 200 PharmacistsPosting Salary:COMPETITIVE
Organization:Health and Hospital Systems
RWDSU LOCAL 200
LOCATION: JOHN H. STROGER JR. HOSPITAL
SHIFT: DAYS, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Job Summary
The Pharmacist, Infectious Disease provides Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS clinical pharmacy services, consultation, and support. The Pharmacist, Infectious Disease provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients by delivering clinically oriented pharmacy services in the inpatient and outpatient areas. These responsibilities include patient education and counseling of medications, performing medication histories and ensuring optimum patient outcomes or therapy. In addition, provide training and teaching to pharmacy students and residents, medical students and residents, and ancillary professional staff, i.e., dieticians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and others.
Typical Duties
*Assists in implementing the Antimicrobial Stewardship policy for Cook County Health, including overseeing and improving the use of anti-infective drugs
*Coordinates the distribution of influenza virus and other vaccines across the health system integral to employee and public health programs
*Coordinates and provides oversight of medications stockpiled with city, state, and federal authorities for bioterrorism and pandemic preparedness
*Refers, initiates and coordinates research and quality assurance activities as deemed appropriate by the Chairman of the Division of Infectious Diseases
*Participates in quality of care activities with staff members
*Attends Division of Infectious Disease teaching conferences when appropriate
*Assists in compiling patient population trend data
*Staffs the Antibiotic Approval Service pages, Monday through Friday
*Updates Infection Treatment Guidelines and participates in varied interventions directed towards improving antimicrobial use
*Monitors drug therapy by routinely analyzing patients' drug therapy with respect to potential problems, laboratory data and special procedures
*Provides consultation on the selection of drug therapy and appropriate dosing regimens, determination of therapeutic endpoints, total parenteral nutrition, clinical pharmacokinetics, and intravenous therapy
*Participates in patient care rounds, as well as attending and grand rounds, on the HIV ward and Infectious Diseases in patient services
*Monitors and evaluates patients' drug therapy in the ambulatory setting of high-risk meds (for Clinical Pharmacists)
*Prepares patient admission medication histories on selected patients using accepted guidelines and document this information in the patients permanent medical record using the approved format in accordance with the established policy and procedure
*Provides patient education and counseling on selected patients using accepted guidelines
*Participates in the education and training of pharmacy staff and pharmacy trainees (i.e., infectious disease fellows, pharmacy students and residents)
*Initiates and/or participates in pharmacy and clinical drug investigations
*Conducts drug utilization evaluations and participate in patient continuous quality improvement projects
*Serves as the department of pharmacy representative on various committees throughout the institution (i.e., Drug and Formulary subcommittees, Task Force committees)
*Prepares literature evaluations for new drugs being requested through the Drug and Formulary Committee
*Contributes written information for Pharmacy Newsletter
*Remains current with medication and pharmaceutical literature
*Maintains state of Illinois continued education (CE) hours at an annual minimum of 15 C.E contact hours per year
*Records and submits workload statistics/clinical interventions as required by departmental administration
*Participates in the management of medical emergencies, i.e., disasters, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
*Receives verbal medication, or medication related orders from authorized practitioners and reduce them to writing on a Physicians' Order Sheet (POS) or input into Cerner, in accordance with established policies and procedures
*Monitors, detects and reports adverse drug reactions (ADR's) and medication administration errors in accordance with established policies and procedures
*Assists in proper functioning of the automated drug distribution system, including but not limited to monthly inspections of clinical areas
*Audits patient care areas for outdated medications, proper handling of pharmaceuticals, including controlled substances and emergency supplies
*Performs job functions of a staff pharmacist, when necessary
*Assists the Department of Pharmacy Services with medication shortages and... For full info follow application link.
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