ICU Clinical Pharmacy

IU Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated clinical pharmacy specialist to join their critical care team. This role is pivotal in providing medication management for critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Units, ensuring high-quality pharmacy services and compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership and communication skills, along with a Doctor of Pharmacy and residency training in critical care. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in patient care within a top-ranked healthcare system, where your expertise will be valued and your contributions will enhance the quality of care provided to patients.

Benefits

401(K) retirement savings with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program incentives

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy or registered pharmacist license required.
• PGY1 and PGY2 Residencies in Critical Care or equivalent experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate medication management in the ICU.
• Participate in medical emergencies and interdisciplinary committees.
• Precept PGY1 and PGY2 residents and student pharmacists.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Clinical Pharmacy Services

Critical Care Experience

Medication Management

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy

PGY1 Residency

PGY2 Residency in Critical Care

Job description

Overview

We are looking for team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day.

Sound like a perfect match? Apply now - we can't wait to hear from you!

Why Join IU Health?

As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer:

• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness - Government program that may allow qualifying participants to have the remainder of their student loan balance forgiven (after a set amount of time and specific qualifications have been met).
• Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you
• Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck! The more you participate, the more you earn!

Description:

Indiana University Health Adult Academic Health Center (IUH AAHC), Department of Pharmacy is recruiting a clinical pharmacy specialist to care for critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Units at Methodist Hospital. The successful candidate is highly motivated, resourceful, and has outstanding leadership and communication skills. Team members in this position work 7 evenings per 14-day period in a direct patient care role.

Methodist Hospital is a designated Level 1 Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Neuroscience Center of Excellence with over 130 licensed ICU beds. The emergency department sees over 100,000 annual patient visits. Pharmacists are an integral aspect of patient care at IU Health, with a strong presence and excellent relationships with physicians and nursing partners across all specialties. This pharmacist specialist will be responsible for providing and coordinating medication management in the evening and will add to the critical care pharmacist team which also includes day shift and nocturnist clinical pharmacy specialists as well as all operations pharmacists. The ideal candidate has experience providing pharmacist services in the dynamic and challenging environment of critical care.

Services provided by pharmacists in this position include:

• Attend and participate in medical emergencies, including medical alerts (code blue), stroke 1, trauma 1, vascular 1, STEMI alerts, ECMO cannulations, and rapid responses
• Address dosing consults (including antibiotic, direct thrombin inhibitors, etc.), including dose adjustments and documentation.
• Providing clinical pharmacy services in a variety of ICU settings
• Participate in departmental and interdisciplinary committees
• Identifying opportunities for growth in IU Health pharmacy services
• Providing leadership for implementation of drug policy guidelines and protocols
• Active involvement in developing strategies to continuously improve the quality and provision of pharmacy services
• Ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards
• Precept PGY1 and PGY2 critical care residents and student pharmacists
• Precept resident On-Call program

Requirements:

The qualified applicant will possess:

• Doctor of Pharmacy or registered pharmacist license
• Required: PGY1 Residency and PGY2 Residency in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine or equivalent practice experience
• Preferred: Board Certification