Part-Time Clinical Pharmacist - Patient-Centered Care

Northwesternmedicine; Huntley (IL); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Pharmacist PNE to join the Department of Pharmacy. This 20-hour-per-week role features variable 8-hour shifts on rotating days and evenings, focusing on identifying, preventing, and resolving medication problems and providing authoritative information to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public.

Responsibilities include monitoring therapy, pharmacokinetic consultation, documentation, staff and patient education, and adherence to ethics and

Responsibilities

• Interprets medication orders to ensure safety and proper use of medications; coordinates solving medication-related problems between pharmacy, nursing and prescribers.
• Monitors medication therapy for significant drug interactions and intervenes as needed.
• Evaluates and documents appropriate medications to achieve therapeutic outcomes and communicates issues to prescribers.
• Acts as a consultant on pharmacokinetics and adverse reactions to physicians and nurses.
• Processes medication orders into the EHR to ensure accurate records.
• Maintains comprehensive pharmacy patient profiles with relevant data.
• Oversees packaging, labeling and distribution of medications per policies, and monitors controlled inventories.
• Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals including sterile products and parenteral nutrition.
• Reviews lab data for appropriateness of medication use and suggests changes.
• Develops and presents education programs for staff and students.
• Educates patients and families about medications.
• Responds to emergencies to assist with medication management.
• Maintains formulary and documents clinical activities.
• Communicates professional knowledge effectively to patients and health professionals.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• Organizes workload and oversees technicians to meet department objectives.

Job description

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Pharmacist PNE to join the Department of Pharmacy. This 20-hour-per-week role features variable 8-hour shifts on rotating days and evenings, focusing on identifying, preventing, and resolving medication problems and providing authoritative information to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public.

Responsibilities include monitoring therapy, pharmacokinetic consultation, documentation, staff and patient education, and adherence to ethics and