Clinical Pharmacist: Expert Medication Therapy & Counseling

Advocate Aurora Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Educational Assistance Program

Job summary

Advocate Aurora Health’s Pharmacy department seeks a Pharmacist at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center to oversee pharmacotherapy, educate patients and caregivers, and ensure safe medication use. The role emphasizes literature evaluation, regimen design, and compliance with regulations within a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include reviewing orders, handling emergencies, ensuring formulary adherence, and mentoring pharmacy staff.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Demonstrates decision making, team building, customer service, and conflict resolution skills.
• Life support training courses may be required.

Responsibilities

• Oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.
• Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to patients and caregivers, including information on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and medication administration
• Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens based on relevant biomedical literature.
• Reviews and accurately interprets medication orders and prescriptions
• Participates in the management of medical emergencies when applicable
• Performs quality assurance and performance improvement of the medication use system as appropriate
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and the medication-use process.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Training development

Teamwork

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's or Doctorate in Pharmacy

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Advocate Aurora Health’s Pharmacy department seeks a Pharmacist at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center to oversee pharmacotherapy, educate patients and caregivers, and ensure safe medication use. The role emphasizes literature evaluation, regimen design, and compliance with regulations within a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include reviewing orders, handling emergencies, ensuring formulary adherence, and mentoring pharmacy staff.