Night Shift Clinical Pharmacist: Impactful Patient Care

Advocate Health Care; Oak Lawn (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Illinois is seeking a pharmacist to oversee pharmaceutical care, review medication orders, counsel patients and caregivers on therapy and administration, and support medication safety initiatives.

The role includes participating in formulary management, mentoring pharmacy staff and students, and ensuring compliance with regulations while maintaining high quality patient care in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Licensed in the state of practice or eligible for reciprocity required.
• Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required based on area of practice.
• Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice.

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.
• Actively supports department medication safety and quality improvement activities, including reporting of events through appropriate channels.

Skills

Maintains skills

Computer skills

Communication

Training development

Decision making

Life support

Education

ACPE-accredited PharmD or NABP FPGEC

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Illinois is seeking a pharmacist to oversee pharmaceutical care, review medication orders, counsel patients and caregivers on therapy and administration, and support medication safety initiatives.

The role includes participating in formulary management, mentoring pharmacy staff and students, and ensuring compliance with regulations while maintaining high quality patient care in a dynamic healthcare environment.