Clinical Pharmacist Heme/Onc

About the role

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with a rich history of excellence. As the largest pediatric facility in the region, the hospital focuses on providing cutting-edge care, research, and family-friendly amenities.

Responsibilities

• Participates in daily medical work rounds on day shift.
• Counsels physicians on drug therapies, including drug selection, dosing, administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, and toxicities.
• Charts recommendations on patient progress notes when appropriate.
• Provides drug information to nurses, patients, and parents.
• Maintains drug efficacy, toxicity, and patient outcomes through monitoring patient clinical status and laboratory data.
• Reviews and prioritizes physician orders, ensuring they are appropriate based on the patient's clinical status, allergies, drug histories, and concurrent drug therapies.
• Maintains patient profiles, clinical notes, and narcotics and investigational drug records.
• Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, checking unit dose medication carts and IV admixtures for accuracy.
• Takes admitting drug histories when necessary to clarify allergies and home medications.
• Assists in cardiopulmonary resuscitations.
• Participates in drug utilization evaluations.
• Works collaboratively with other members of the department, supervising pharmacy technicians, and participating in performance appraisals of pharmacy employees.
• Performs other job functions adhering to service principles with a customer service focus.

Requirements

• Graduate from an American Council of Pharmaceutical Education accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure in the State of Illinois.
• One year of hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Knowledgeable and current in all phases of pharmacy practice.
• Familiar with medical and nursing practices and concepts of proper patient care.
• Good personal and human relation skills using tact, courtesy, and firmness at all times.
• Develops good working relations with other hospital employees and creates a favorable image of Lurie Children's in the eyes of patients, visitors, and the general public.
• Data entry skills or ability to learn computer data entry.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Must be able to differentiate colors.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree: Pharmacology.

Skills

• Independent decision-making 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.
• Good personal and human relation skills using tact, courtesy, and firmness at all times.
• Develops good working relations with other hospital employees and creates a favorable image of Lurie Children's in the eyes of patients, visitors, and the general public.
• Data entry skills or ability to learn computer data entry.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Must be able to differentiate colors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid group term life and disability.
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account.
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, and Paid Parental Leave.
• 403(b) with a 5% employer match.
• Voluntary benefits such as Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage, and various supplemental life, AD&D, and disability plans.
• Tuition assistance, student loan servicing and support, adoption benefits, backup childcare and eldercare, Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members.
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities and discount purchasing program.

Pay

$60.00 - $99.00 hourly.

Schedule

Day (United States of America)