Clinical Pharmacist, Registry- Meds2Beds

Join University of Chicago Medicine, as a Clinical Pharmacist, Registry in
the Meds2Beds Pharmacy. In this role as a Clinical Pharmacist, you will assume
responsibility and accountability for the provision of safe, effective, and
timely dispensing medications to patients upon discharge of the hospital.  

Job Summary

Responsible and accountable for the provision of safe and effective drug therapy
and other pharmaceutical care services intended to achieve outcomes related to
the cure, diagnosis or prevention of disease, elimination, or reduction of
patient’s symptoms, or arresting or slowing of a disease process, and improve a
patient’s quality of life in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team. The
pharmacist also assumes the responsibility of pharmacy technicians that work
directly under his/her supervision by ensuring the proper preparation of drug
products and managing the workflow.

Essential Job Functions 

Delivers direct patient care and clinical practice

* Maintains proficiency in clinical pharmacy programs and
centralized/decentralized pharmacy operations

* Places practice priority on the delivery of patient-centered care

* Works as an active member of multidisciplinary team and collaborates with
healthcare providers 

* Establishes collaborative pharmacist-patient relationships

* Proficiently maintains patient information and efficiently interprets
patients’ health care needs including patient problem lists and prioritized
pharmacist interventions

* Collects and documents accurate patient medication histories and reconcile
discrepancies versus orders

* Identifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality
and safety

* Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations

* Implements, evaluations, and redesigns of pharmaceutical care plans based on
patient progress and evolving goals for medication usage, including drug
dosing, monitoring (including nutritional support, pharmacokinetic
monitoring, and anticoagulation therapy, as applicable)

* Provides written documentation in the patient’s medical record when requested
or directed

* Participates in the management of medical emergencies, as applicable

* Provides discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling as
appropriate

* Provides evidence-based medication education to physicians, nurses, and other
professionals

* Educates patients regarding safe and effective use of medications, possible
medication side effects, and the role of prescribed medications in the
overall therapeutic care plan

* Maintains credentials as appropriate for practice assignments

Provides pharmaceutical services throughout health system

* Maintains proficiency in hospital computer systems and medication ordering
systems

* Provides accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate medication therapy based on
patient specific factors and needs

* Assures timely medication dispensing and accurate medication availability on
patient care areas

* Interprets, evaluates, and accurately processes medication orders

* Identifies, mitigates, prevents, and documents problems with medication
orders or therapeutic regimens, including medication errors or adverse drug
reactions

* Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to
identify, prevent, or mitigate drug related problems, improper drug or dose
selection, sub therapeutic dosage, over dosage, adverse drug reactions, drug
interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated indications, medication use
without an indication, and treatment failures

* Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and
caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.) and assures continuity of
pharmaceutical care between shifts and among staff

* Provides timely, comprehensive, and appropriate drug information to patients
and healthcare providers

* Actively participates in stewardship activities and restricted medication
programs

* Follows established standard work parameters and maintains standard work
environments

* Documents pharmacist interventions 

Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs

* Facilitates pharmaceutical care services, direct patient care programs,
medication utilization systems within assigned services and care areas to
assure drug utilization activities are aligned with patient care needs,
evidence-based best practices, and regulatory standards

* Designs and implements new pharmacy programs, quality improvement changes,
and continuous quality assurance initiatives to advance the organization’s
medication-use systems and promote optimal patient outcomes

* Designs and implements stewardship activities and restriction/surveillance
programs

* Tracks and evaluates assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and
financial efficiency and routinely benchmarks against local and national best
practices

* Actively identifies practice related issues which require evaluation and
facilitate clinical research projects, quality improvement initiatives, or
healthcare provider education as needed to advance practice

* Identifies and reports short- and long-term obstacles to patient care and
medication safety, regulatory compliance, or stewardship of resources

* Develops and oversees policies and procedures for the department and/or
health system, as applicable

* Provides departmental and institutional leadership for medical staff
committees/meetings, hospital groups/task forces, and approved external
programs/organizations

* Assures pharmacy is an integral part of the health-care delivery system and
facilitates enhancement and expansion of pharmacy services/programs

Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing

* Maintains proficiency in and actively engages in operational programs,
central dispensing pharmacies, satellite dispensing pharmacies, infusion
pharmacy, outpatient pharmacy, and specialty pharmacy areas as appropriate
for job assignment

* Facilitates specialty medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing
procedures including but not limited to chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition,
controlled substances, etc. as appropriate for assignment

Required Qualifications 

* Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy

* Doctor of Pharmacy or other advanced degree highly preferred

* Licensed as a pharmacist in the state of Illinois 

* Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency or BCPS
certification.

Preferred Qualifications 

* Advanced Degree, Masters of Science, MBA, or Doctor of Pharmacy highly
preferred.

* Extensive clinical experience and development may be considered in lieu of
formal training

Position Details 

* Job Type/FTE: Registry Part-Time Under 24 Hours

* Shift: Days

* Unit/Department: DCAM OP Pharmacy 

* CBA Code: Non - Union

In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately around 24
hours per week.  We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the
rotating shift, starting from 7am to 11am, and will not be scheduled for on-call
shifts.  We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Hyde Park
campus.  The days of the week that you are scheduled will vary, but you will
work every other Sunday. 

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior
healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an
individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and
commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working
to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move
our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to
your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing
work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of
excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities
[https://www. uchicagomedicine. org/about-us/careers]

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified
applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental
status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other
legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a
pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the
flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions
will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. 
The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably
expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of
current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the
time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and
organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees
subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center
and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits -
UChicago Medicine [https://www. uchicagomedicine. org/about-us/careers/benefits].