Position Summary

Prepares or supervises the preparation and dispensing of medications within established policies, procedures and guidelines. Educates medical staff and other health care professionals on appropriate medication use with emphasis -on pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and toxicities. Monitors patients for efficacies and toxicities of drug therapies.

Essential Job Functions

• Participates in daily medical work rounds on day shift. Counsels physicians on drug therapies, specifically drug selection, dosing, administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and toxicities. Charts recommendations on patient progress notes when appropriate. Provides drug information to nurses, patients and parents. Monitors drug efficacies, toxicities and patient outcomes through patient clinical status and appropriate laboratory data.
• Reviews and prioritizes physician orders. Ensures that medication orders are appropriate according to the patient's clinical status, allergy, drug histories and concomitant drug therapies.
• Maintains patient profiles, clinical notes, and narcotics and investigational drug records. Takes admitting drug histories when necessary to clarify allergies and home medications. Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals. Checks unit-dose medication carts and IV admixtures for product, label and volume/amount accuracy.

FTE status: FT-80

Requirements

• Graduate from an American Council of Pharmaceutical Education accredited College of Pharmacy Licensure: Licensure or eligibility for licensure in the State of Illinois.
• One year of hospital pharmacy experience preferred. Makes independent decisions within the purview of professional prerogatives.
• Knowledgeable and current in all phases of pharmacy practice. Familiar with medical and nursing practices and concepts of proper patient care. Must be able to read, write and speak English. Must be able to differentiate colors.