at Cook County Government in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Posting:Jul 26, 2024, 7:14:11 PMClosing Date:Aug 10, 2024, 4:59:00 AMFull-timeShift Start Time:9:00A.M.Shift End Time:5:00P.M.
Collective Bargaining Unit:RWDSU Local 200 PharmacistsPosting Salary:$73.729 - HOURLY
Organization:Health and Hospital Systems
RWDSU LOCAL 200
LOCATION: CERMAK HEALTH SERVICES
SHIFT: DAYS; 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
JOB SUMMARY
The Clinical Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients by delivering clinically oriented pharmacy services in the inpatient, outpatient areas and/or correctional facility. 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., pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, dieticians, nurses, respiratory therapists and others.
Typical Duties
*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
*Monitors and evaluates patients' drug therapy
*Prepares patient admission medication histories on selected patients using accepted guidelines and document this information in the patient's 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., 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., Pharmacy and Therapeutics subcommittees, Task Force committees)
*Prepares literature evaluations for new drugs being requested through the Pharmacy and Therapeutics 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
*Maintains the work area in a clean and orderly manner
*Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
*Must possess a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, is required. (Must provide Official Transcripts at time of Interview).
*Must be licensed as a Pharmacist in the State of Illinois in good standing, is required. (Must provide proof at time of Interview).
*Must have successfully completed a PGY1 (Clinical Pharmacy Residency), is required.
*Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and clinical applications, is required.
Preferred Qualifications
*One (1) year of comparable clinical pharmacy experience, is preferred.
*Prior Mental Health experience, is preferred.
*Board certification, is preferred.
*PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Psychiatry, is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics
*Knowledge of hospital and pharmacy policies, procedures, and techniques, Federal and State Laws, and pharmaceutical entities available in the U.S. market and their proper nomenclatures
*Knowledge of Pharmacokinetics, drug and poison information system, Drug Utilization Evaluation (DUE), and Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting systems
*Dexterity to manipulate drugs and containers and labeling
*Skill to compound and package... For full info follow application link.
COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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