Clinical Pharmacist - Per Diem
Position Highlights
Position: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Niles, IL
Per Diem - As needed
Required Travel: Yes. Must be willing to rotate to other Endeavor Health Kellogg Cancer Center & Infusion center sites as needed
Hours: Days, 8:00am - 4:30pm
What You Will Need
- Licence: Current Illinois Registered Pharmacist
- Education: BS or PharmD (preferred) degree from an accredited school of pharmacy
- Certification: Board certification in oncology training or equivalent experience preferred
- Experience: At least 3 years of experience as a clinical registered pharmacist (excluding externships as a pharmacy student)
What You Will Do
- Provide and document comprehensive pharmaceutical care to NorthShore patients with cancer and other conditions related to cancer
- Provide and document medication education and symptom management to oncology patients and caregivers
- Review and process chemotherapy and supportive care orders plans for clinical appropriateness
- Prepare and dispense anti-cancer and supportive care medications for oncology patients following best practices and the organization’s policies and procedures
- Design or update chemotherapy plans, supportive care regimens and monitoring plans (care plans) for oncology patients
- Design effective educational materials for patients on chemotherapy
- Provide chemotherapy infusion reaction management to oncology patients
- Teach and educate other health care professionals on anti-cancer drug therapy and monitoring
- Provide medication education to pharmacists and other health care professionals
- Precept learners (PGY2 oncology resident, PGY1 residents, and students) who are on rotation with the team
- Review protocols within the EHR for clinical appropriateness based on current guideline recommendations
- Coordinate and/or collaborate with other health care professionals to carry out quality improvement projects and develop institutional best practices
Patient Care
N/A
Performance Improvement
- Review protocols within the EHR for clinical appropriateness based on current guideline recommendations
- Coordinate and/or collaborate with other health care professionals to carry out quality improvement projects and develop institutional best practices
Endeavor Health
Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.
EEO Information
At Endeavor Health, we are united by a shared commitment to working together to create a culture of connection and belonging—each of us bringing different skills and experiences as we deliver safe, seamless, and personal care. Every person, every time. We are committed to fostering an environment where all team members can be their best, learn, and pursue excellence together. EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.