Inpatient Oncology Pharmacy Specialist - Clinical Ops

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Loan forgiveness

401(k) matching

Lifecycle benefits

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems and to provide authoritative information to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public. You will help ensure pharmacy services function as an integrated system to provide patient-centered care across Northwestern Medicine.

Responsibilities include monitoring therapy, consulting on pharmacokinetics, processing orders in the EHR, and educating staff and patients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy required.
• Active Clinical Pharmacist license in the state of Illinois (IDFPR) required.

Responsibilities

• Interprets medication orders to ensure safety and proper use of medications and coordinates resolution of medication-related problems among pharmacy, nursing, and prescribers.
• Monitors medication therapy for significant drug interactions and intervenes as needed.
• Evaluates and documents appropriateness of medication choices to achieve therapeutic outcomes.
• Provides pharmacokinetics and adverse reaction consultation to physicians and nurses.
• Processes medication order information into the Electronic Health Record to ensure accurate records.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy

Job description

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems and to provide authoritative information to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public. You will help ensure pharmacy services function as an integrated system to provide patient-centered care across Northwestern Medicine.

Responsibilities include monitoring therapy, consulting on pharmacokinetics, processing orders in the EHR, and educating staff and patients.