Ambulatory Care Pharmacist: Patient-Centered Therapy

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; Orland Park (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Loan forgiveness

401(k) matching

Lifecycle benefits

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Pharmacist-Ambulatory Care for a full-time day shift in Illinois. The role focuses on identifying, preventing, and resolving medication-related problems, providing authoritative information to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public, and ensuring integrated pharmacy services to deliver patient-centered care.

The position offers incentives including tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits.

Qualifications

• Interprets medication orders to ensure safety and proper use of medications, coordinating with pharmacy, nursing, and prescribers.
• Monitors therapy for significant interactions and intervenes when warranted.
• Evaluates medications for appropriate outcomes and communicates issues to prescribers.
• Represents pharmacokinetics and adverse reactions to health professionals and participates in therapeutic drug monitoring.
• Maintains comprehensive patient profiles and hospital formulary compliance.

Responsibilities

• Processes medication orders into the EHR for accurate records.
• Oversees labeling and distribution of medications per policies.
• Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals including sterile products.
• Educates patients and families about medications.
• Participates in quality improvement and education programs.

Skills

Medication order interpretation

Drug interaction monitoring

Pharmacokinetics knowledge

Patient and team education

Emergency response

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy

Job description

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Pharmacist-Ambulatory Care for a full-time day shift in Illinois. The role focuses on identifying, preventing, and resolving medication-related problems, providing authoritative information to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public, and ensuring integrated pharmacy services to deliver patient-centered care.

The position offers incentives including tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits.