Clinical Pharmacist Operations-Specialty Pharmacy

Description

The Clinical Pharmacist reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for identifying, preventing, and/or resolving medication related problems; for providing authoritative information to other health care professionals, patients, and the public; and for assuring that the informational, clinical, and drug distribution components of pharmacy services function as an integrated system to provide patient centered care to the patients and staff of Northwestern Medicine.

The mission of the Department of Pharmacy is to deliver the safest, highest quality, most effective and efficient patient care while developing the best people, advancing research, and integrating pharmacy services to successfully coordinate care across the Northwestern Medicine enterprise.

The vision of the Department of Pharmacy is to be recognized as a national leader in advancing the pharmacy enterprise through excellence, innovation, education and research.

• Responsible for following all NM medicine Best Practice Procedures
• Transfer prescriptions into and out of pharmacy with appropriate documentation
• Receive, verify, obtain, and document refill authorizations and accurately fill prescriptions
• Use good professional judgment in the dispensing of medications
• Comply with all local, state, and federal regulations regarding mandatory consultations on prescription and OTC drugs
• Answer phone calls in an expedient and courteous manner using appropriate greeting and identification
• Perform final audit on prescriptions filled by technicians
• Supervise ancillary personnel, students, and technicians
• Complete incident reports for prescription errors within 24 hours of notification of error
• Assist in maintaining a clean and professional pharmacy
• Assist with the maintaining of pharmacy computers and equipment
• Assist in training other pharmacy personnel
• Teamwork approach to daily work routine which involves the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with peers and management
• Attend all pharmacy staff meetings as required
• Effectively work in respective clinical area outside of specialty pharmacy
• Be able to cross‑cover other clinical areas for absences/vacations/work overflow
• Competent knowledge of technician procedure manual
• Process pharmacy sales and complete all signature logs as required
• Perform register functions as needed
• Effectively communicate with co‑workers, customers, and other health care professionals
• Assist in inventory management
• Understand third party specific requirements for prior authorization and be able to complete prior authorizations
• Understand drug specific Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) requirements and be able to identify what is needed for REMS fulfillment. Complete any forms or authorizations of which you are able to.
• Able to take after hours call on a rotating basis and be able to independently triage or fulfill any patient requirements during this time
• Accurately and appropriately document information in electronic medical record (EMR), and Therapy Management System.
• Must notify organization/department within one business day in the event of an adverse change of one’s licensure or certification status.
• Interprets medication orders to ensure safety and proper use of medications and is alert to compatibilities, incompatibilities, medication duplication, medication allergies, and potential medication administration errors. Coordinates the solving of medication related problems between pharmacy, nursing, and prescribers, demonstrating initiative and sound judgment.
• Monitors medication therapy for significant drug‑drug, drug‑diet, or drug‑laboratory test interactions. Intervenes in circumstances of significant interactions, therapeutic duplications, and other occasions where pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic expertise is warranted.
• Evaluates and documents that the medication(s) selected are appropriate for achieving the desired therapeutic…