Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Critical Care

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care

Insight Health Systems

Base pay range: $64.00/hr - $67.00/hr pay based on skills and experience; discuss with recruiter.

We are Insight:
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago believes there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world‑class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients.

Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides patient care second to none! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now.

The Critical Care Clinical Specialist provides quality pharmaceutical care defined as being responsible for assuring the provision of safe, efficacious and cost‑effective drug therapy for all patients. The pharmacist will utilize and routinely communicate with all health care professionals and the patient concerning medical care and quality of life with the emphasis placed on the monitoring and documentation of specific pharmacotherapy outcomes.

The pharmacist provides assistance and in‑depth drug information to medical personnel; performs operational/clinical functions or projects as assigned; meets qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range on their assigned clinical area. The pharmacist performs duties to provide the highest level of patient care and maximize patient satisfaction. These duties are performed in a highly confidential manner, in accordance with the mission, values and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center.

Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and guests.

• Participates in daily patient care rounds. Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, and therapeutic duplication and drug interactions. Discuss medication order clarifications with the prescriber, documents all changes in patient and pharmacy records. Assumes responsibility for the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients in the critical care areas (CCU, ICU). Provides timely, efficient, cost‑effective and appropriate care.
• Maintain and update patient profiles with demographics, allergies, and current medications on a daily basis. Promote the use of the formulary by converting non‑formulary orders to formulary when possible, but coordinate procurement of non‑formulary drugs when necessary.
• Is competent in the range of treatment needed by the following patients as appropriate to the ages (Adult, pediatric, geriatric, adolescent, and psychiatric).
• Inspect pharmacy records to monitor drug therapy for appropriateness and safety consistent with a high level of patient care. Prevent, detect, monitor, document, and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Performs pharmacokinetics, IV-to‑PO conversions, therapeutic interchanges, and other clinical pharmacy functions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Promotes safe, efficacious, and cost‑effective medication therapy by participating in the provision and documentation of clinical pharmacy services and execution of medication utilization initiatives (e.g.; IV-to‑PO, renal dosing). Responds to medication‑related inquiries from other health care professionals and patients. Documents clinical interventions and cost avoidance as part of the departmental documentation program.
• Serves as a consultant to the hospital Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee and other hospital‑sponsored clinical and performance improvement committees.
• Is active in clinical rounding, public speaking and presenting technical and financial data using PowerPoint presentation skills or similar format as assigned. Contributes to newsletter articles, in‑services and educational…