Job Description

Location: Chicago, IL

Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center

Department :Pharmacy

Work Type :Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift :1st and 2nd Shift 1st Shift 30% and 2nd shift 70%

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (7:00:00 AM - 3:30:00 PM) or 8 Hr(1:00:00 PM - 9:30:00 PM)

Summary:

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine, is responsible primarily for patient care in the Emergency Department (ED). Weekday responsibilities are unit based, including discharge culture follow-up, order verification, medication therapy optimization, and precepting pharmacy students or residents (PGY1/PGY2). Participation in medical emergencies, including cardiac/respiratory arrest and stroke, is required. Weekday coverage includes morning and evening shifts in the ED, and secondarily may include intensive care units (ICUs) or Central Pharmacy; distribution of shifts will be determined by skill set and department need. On weekends, decentralized coverage may include ED, intensive care units (ICUs), and Central Pharmacy. Each individual must display maturity, independence, initiative, and strong verbal/written communication skills. In addition, individuals should exemplify the Rush mission, vision, and values and act in accordance with Rush policies and procedures

Responsibilities:

1. Responsibilities will include order verification, discharge counseling, projects, and education of other healthcare professional\

2. Evaluate and verify Epic physician's orders for therapeutic appropriateness, proper dosing, optimal dosage form, drug interactions, allergic reactions, route and rate of administration and therapeutic redundancy.

3. Clarify physicians' orders when necessary through direct and timely contact with prescriber or designated practitioner.

4. Provides patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations and drug information to the medical and nursing staff.

5. Participates in the pharmacy department's most current method of documenting clinical interventions.

6. Perform daily review of pharmacy reports including pharmacokinetic monitoring and other drug or patient specific reports that may be required.

7. Conducts monthly nursing unit inspections of medication storage areas as assigned.

8. Supervise pharmacy technician staff involved in the preparation and delivery of medications ensuring coordination of workflows with established delivery schedules.

9. Coordinate medication ordering, preparation, dispensing, and administration systems for the patient populations outlined above on a daily basis.

10. Implements all drug use policy and formulary decisions of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee.

11. Participates in SE (ADR and medication error) reporting programs.

12. Complete clinical and operational activities as designated by the departmental management team (e.g. pyxis inventory optimization, relevant process improvement projects, etc.).

13. Precept pharmacy students and residents (PGY1 and PGY2) as assigned in clinical and operational areas

14. Provides patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations and drug information to the medical and nursing staff.

15. Assess and evaluates the medical and drug literature in order to compare and contrast therapeutic regimens and uses for new or existing drug treatments.

16. Implement medication safety initiatives as determined by current departmental needs and ongoing projects.

17. Develop operational and clinical projects as determined by current departmental needs and ongoing projects.

18. Serves as a liaison with other departments for collaborative research activity.

19. Responsibility for evaluating and monitoring drug therapy relative to the total needs/problems of the ambulatory care patient in collaboration with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

20. Actively participates in professional organizations.

Other information:

Required Job Qualifications:

•Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.

•Illinois Pharmacist License.

•Minimum of four years of Clinical Pharmacy experience OR PGY 1 residency completed within the last seven years, which includes Clinical / Specialty Pharmacy experience.

Preferred experience a. Completed a Specialty (PGY2) Residency in Emergency Medicine or Critical Care

•Knowledge in intravenous admixture services, intravenous drug therapy and chemotherapy.

•Must be able to work effectively with others to provide safe and effective drug therapy.

•Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to work independently and quickly in responding to and resolving a wide range of problems.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

•BLS Certification.

•ACLS Certification (or shall be obtained upon hire).

•Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Board Certification.

•Doctor of Pharmacy degree and residency certificate.

•Experience and strong knowledge base in specialty drug therapies

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Position Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine

Location US:IL:Chicago

Req ID 11610