Advocate Health Care

Clinical Pharmacist, North Tower Pharmacy, 2nd shift

Advocate Health Care$114K — $171K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of clinical pharmacy experience preferred
  • Current NC pharmacist license
  • Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required
  • B.S. in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. from an accredited school
  • Credentialing and privileging based on practice area

Responsibilities

  • Oversee pharmaceutical care and design medication therapy regimens
  • Counsel patients and caregivers on medication therapy
  • Monitor and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens
  • Interpret medication orders and prescriptions accurately
  • Support medication safety and quality improvement activities
  • Collaborate with healthcare teams for formulary adherence
  • Prepare, dispense, and ensure proper handling of medications

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
  • Educational Assistance Program
Full Job Description

Department:

38594 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Retail Pharmacy: North Tower

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Second Shift, 1245p - 915 M - F, No Weekends, Holiday Rotation

Pay Range:

$54.90 - $82.35

Position Highlights

  • Clinical Pharmacist,North Tower Pharmacy
  • 2nd shift, 1245p-915p, M-F, no weekends, holiday rotation
  • Winston Campus

Major Responsibilities:

  • Oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.

  • Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to patients and caregivers, including information on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and medication administration.

  • Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens based on relevant biomedical literature. Implements recommendations effectively and utilizes policies and procedures and documents in the appropriate format.  

  • Reviews and accurately interprets medication orders and prescriptions.

  • Participates in the management of medical emergencies when applicable.

  • Actively supports department medication safety and quality improvement activities, including the reporting of events through appropriate channels.

  • Performs quality assurance and performance improvement of the medication use system as appropriate.

  • Collaborates with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and the medication-use process. Assists in the acquisition of non-formulary, compassionate use, and investigational medications.

  • Practices in compliance with organizations policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal regulations.

  • Prepares, dispenses, and oversees the proper storage and handling of medications in accordance with best practice, policies and state and federal regulations.

  • Serves as preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned.

  • Mentors, orients, trains, and assists with the performance evaluation of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned.

  • Directs and checks the accuracy of the work of pharmacy support team members in accordance with the organizations policies and procedures to ensure safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance.

  • Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.


Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

  • Current state pharmacist license in good standing through North Carolina Board of Pharmacy or eligible for reciprocity is required.

  • Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required based on area of practice.

  • Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice.

Education Required:

  • Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) is required.

DISCLAIMER
All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position.  Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more 6 so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammates job

  • Incentive pay for select positions

  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

  • Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.


About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
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75,000 employees
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1976

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