Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist: Rounds, Counseling & Impact

10 HOSP Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Chicago (IL); Sur place; USD 83 000 - 136 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is seeking a licensed hospital pharmacist for day shifts to support pediatric patients with medication therapy. The role requires ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree, Illinois licensure eligibility, and strong data entry and communication skills.

You will participate in rounds, counsel physicians, monitor drug efficacy and safety, review orders, and supervise pharmacy technicians while contributing to a collaborative, patient-centered care team.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure in the State of Illinois.
• One year of hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Must have data entry skills or ability to learn computer data entry.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Physical Demands: Must be able to differentiate colors.

Responsabilités

• Participates in daily medical work rounds on day shift.
• Counsels physicians on drug therapies, specifically drug selection, dosing, administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and toxicities.
• Charts recommendations on patient progress notes when appropriate.
• Provides drug information to nurses, patients and parents.
• Monitors drug efficacies, toxicities and patient outcomes through patient clinical status and appropriate laboratory data.
• Reviews and prioritizes physician orders.
• Ensures that medication orders are appropriate according to the patient's clinical status, allergy, drug histories and concomitant drug therapies.
• Maintains patient profiles, clinical notes, and narcotics and investigational drug records.
• Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals.
• Checks unit dose medication carts and IV admixtures for product, label and volume/amount accuracy.
• Takes admitting drug histories when necessary to clarify allergies and home medications.
• Assists in cardiopulmonary resuscitations.
• Participates in drug utilization evaluation.
• Works as a team with other members of the department.
• Supervises pharmacy technicians.
• Participates in the performance appraisals of pharmacy employees.
• Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, co-workers and others.
• Other job functions as assigned.

Connaissances

Data entry skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Hospital pharmacy experience

Illinois licensure eligibility

Formation

Master's Degree: Pharmacology

Description du poste

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is seeking a licensed hospital pharmacist for day shifts to support pediatric patients with medication therapy. The role requires ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree, Illinois licensure eligibility, and strong data entry and communication skills.

You will participate in rounds, counsel physicians, monitor drug efficacy and safety, review orders, and supervise pharmacy technicians while contributing to a collaborative, patient-centered care team.