Clinical Pharmacist: Patient-Centric Medication Expert

Advocate Health Care; Oak Lawn (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Oak Lawn, IL is seeking an experienced pharmacist to lead pharmaceutical care activities, review prescriptions, and design individualized therapy regimens based on biomedical literature and guidelines.

The role includes patient education, medication safety, formulary management, supervision of pharmacy staff, and participation in quality improvement initiatives to ensure compliant, safe medication use across departments.

Qualifications

• Doctorate or bachelor's degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school required.
• Licensed in the state of practice or eligible for reciprocity.
• Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification may be required based on area of practice.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmaceutical care and evaluate biomedical literature to design medication therapy regimens.
• Counsel patients and caregivers on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, and proper use.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team for formulary adherence and medication-use processes and mentor staff.

Skills

Pharmacotherapy

Patient counseling

Regulatory knowledge

Team leadership

Medication safety

Education

ACPE-accredited PharmD (or B.Pharm)

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Oak Lawn, IL is seeking an experienced pharmacist to lead pharmaceutical care activities, review prescriptions, and design individualized therapy regimens based on biomedical literature and guidelines.

The role includes patient education, medication safety, formulary management, supervision of pharmacy staff, and participation in quality improvement initiatives to ensure compliant, safe medication use across departments.