What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Adult Emergency - Full-time, Rotating position at UChicago Medicine?
Job Description
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine , as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Adult Emergency Medicine. As a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, you will be a registered pharmacist who assumes responsibility and accountability for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy.
Through a dedicated assignment within the Pediatric ICU, this individual will deliver optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states and provide additional support of decentralized medication use systems. Clinical Pharmacy Specialists proficiently provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in a fully decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel through participation in prospective chart review, provision of education to providers and patients, communication to the multidisciplinary team, and participation in various patient care activities in relevant patient care areas.
Essential Job Functions
- 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.
- Designs and implements new pharmacy programs, quality improvement changes, and continuous quality assurance initiatives.
- Tracks and evaluates assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial efficiency.
- Identifies practice-related issues and facilitates clinical research projects or quality improvement initiatives.
- Develops and oversees policies and procedures for drug purchasing, drug usage, drug distribution, and drug control.
- Delivers direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs.
- Participates in multidisciplinary rounding and collaborates with healthcare providers.
- Identifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality and safety.
- Provides evidence-based medication education to healthcare providers and patients.
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Preferred Qualifications
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Why Join Us
UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at : UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.
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.
Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment.
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