Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Pharmacy

• Implement pharmaceutical services for patients throughout the Medical Center
• Accurately compound and dispense medications
• Provide clinical functions including therapeutic drug monitoring and patient-appropriate dosing
• Check all medications leaving the department for quality assurance
• Dispense medications from physician orders
• Accurately enter oral and IV medication orders into the HBOC System
• Verify that dosages on physician orders are patient appropriate
• Check refills, unit dose medications, and IV preparations for filling and labeling accuracy
• Use reference materials and computer systems to ensure accurate and appropriate patient care
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to select appropriate and cost-effective drug therapy
• Communicate with nurses and physicians regarding medication orders and resolve problems or questions
• Plan new pharmacy functions and update current services
• Participate in in-service programs related to procedures, policies, equipment, and treatments
• Participate in departmental and cross-departmental projects
• Oversee technicians operating the Omnicell System
• Monitor patients for adverse drug reactions

• Licensed Pharmacist
  - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
• Working knowledge of chemotherapy agents
• Working knowledge of hyperalimentation
• Working knowledge of IV admixture
• Working knowledge of narcotic control
• Working knowledge of investigational drugs
• Working knowledge of therapeutic drug monitoring
• Working knowledge of medication storage and dispensing guidelines
• Competence communicating with healthcare professionals regarding medication orders
• Ability to use sound judgment related to patient care
• Competence working with various computer systems
• Ability to write in patient charts
• Ability to dose medications based on patient-specific parameters
• Ability to dose all drugs in Pharmacokinetic Dosing Service
• Must work a variable shift and rotating schedule
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• Holiday requirement: 3 of 6 major holidays

Demonstrates expertise in pharmaceutical services, including accurate compounding and dispensing of medications, therapeutic drug monitoring, and patient-specific dosing. Proficient in utilizing computer systems for medication orders and collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient care.

• Licensed Pharmacist
  - Illinois
• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
• IV Admixture Knowledge
• Medication Storage and Dispensing Guidelines

• Compounding Medications
• Dispensing Medications
• Patient-Specific Dosing
• Quality Assurance Checks
• Narcotic Control
• Chemotherapy Agents Knowledge
• Hyperalimentation Knowledge
• Investigational Drugs Knowledge
• Pharmacokinetic Dosing Service
• Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring

• Communication with Healthcare Professionals
• Sound Judgment in Patient Care

• Licensed Pharmacist
  - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

• Pharmaceutical Services
• Medication Orders
• Quality Assurance
• Patient Care
• In-Service Programs

• HBOC System
• Omnicell System