Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, System Pain Stewardship & Addiction Medicine
Listed on 2026-08-14
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Healthcare
Clinical Pharmacist
Job Description
Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Business Unit:
Rush Medical Center
Hospital:
Rush University Medical Center
Department:
Pharmacy
Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)
Shift: Shift 1
Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 4:30:00 PM)
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Pay Range: $53.73 - $84.63 per hour
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Summary:The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, System Pain Stewardship & Addiction Medicine, leads the health system's pain stewardship program and serves as the clinical pharmacy expert for pain, palliative care, and substance use disorder pharmacotherapy across the continuum of care. Working closely with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams, the specialist advances safe, evidence-based, and guideline-concordant care through clinical consultation, program and policy development, opioid stewardship, formulary oversight, quality improvement, and education.
The individual must demonstrate maturity, independence, initiative, and strong communication skills while exemplifying the Rush mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.
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.
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.
Completed a Specialty (PGY2) Residency in Pain Management & Palliative Care
BLS/ACLS Certification (or shall be obtained upon hire).
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Board Certification (e.g. BCPMP) (or within one year of hire)
Active involvement in national pharmacy or pain/palliative/addiction medicine professional organizations.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist — System Pain Stewardship & Addiction Medicine
Provide pharmacotherapy consultation for inpatient and transitional care patients with acute and chronic pain, and palliative care needs, collaborating with physicians, pharmacists, providers, nurses, and interdisciplinary team members.
Lead development and implementation of the institution's pain stewardship program,establishing policies, protocols, and clinical care pathways aligned with current evidence-based guidelines.
Monitor medication therapy for appropriate selection, dosing, dosage form, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug/dietary/disease state interactions; document pharmacist interventions in the medical record.
Serve as the clinical pharmacy liaison to the Substance Use Intervention Team (SUIT), Pain, Palliative, and Hospice teams providing pharmacotherapy consultation for patients, medication order set reviews, guideline, and policy review and ownership.
Support evidence-based treatment initiation and management including buprenorphine, naltrexone, methadone, and CIWA/COWS-guided alcohol withdrawal protocols in collaboration with SUIT physicians, social workers, and care coordinators.
Ensure continuity of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and pain pharmacotherapy across care transitions in collaboration with the ambulatory pharmacy.
Support naloxone access initiatives including co-prescribing programs, patient and family education, and dispensing availability across inpatient and discharge settings.
Support implementation and prescriberutilizationof opioid risk assessment tools (e.g., ORT, DIRE) and state PDMP integration into…
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