Advocate Health Care

Retail Clinical Pharmacist (PT or FT)

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

Qualifications

  • Licensed in the state(s) of practice or eligible for reciprocity required
  • Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required
  • Bachelor's or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school required
  • Strong computer skills and proficiency in communication and organization
  • Life support training courses may be required depending on department discretion

Responsibilities

  • Oversee pharmaceutical care and design medication therapy regimens
  • Provide counseling to patients and caregivers on medication therapy
  • Monitor and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens
  • Review and accurately interpret medication orders and prescriptions
  • Participate in medical emergencies when applicable
  • Support medication safety and quality improvement activities
  • Mentor pharmacy students, residents, and teammates as assigned

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care expenses
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
  • Educational Assistance Program
Full Job Description
Department:

38590 API Hubertus: Store 1122 - Retail Pharmacy

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

38

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

The position is a dual-role, with responsibilities split between the retail pharmacy at the Hubertus Clinic and coverage at other retail pharmacy locations as needed. The work schedule includes alternating weekends and occasional holidays at different sites.

Hubertus Pharmacy Hours:
  • Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Sunday: closed

Float hours will vary based on staffing needs at other locations.

Pay Range:
$54.90 - $82.35

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 organization's 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 organization's 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:

Licensed in the state(s) of practice or eligible for reciprocity required

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

Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice

Education Required:

Bachelor's or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy required, or an FPGEC certificate from NABP

Experience Required:

No experience required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

Maintains skills in area of practice

Strong computer skills

Excellent communication and organization skills

Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training development skills

Demonstrates decision making, team building, customer service, and conflict resolution skills

Life support training courses may be required dependent on department discretion

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Requires considerable walking, standing, pushing mobile cart of 50 pounds maximum and lifting 35 pounds of material without assistance

Exposed to various conditions throughout the workday such as walking on hard surfaces, climbing stairs and changes in temperature and humidity

May be required to frequently stretch, bend, squat, or kneel to perform job

Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimize exposure to hazardous agents

Takes necessary precautions to avoid inadvertent needle sticks, minor cuts or bruises

Must be able to perform manipulative skills such as writing, typing, and data entry into the computer and automated dispensing machines

Must have use of both hands, be able to see clearly and read small font such as that on unit-dose medication packages and syringes

Must have functional speech, vision, and hearing

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job

Exposed to normal office environment

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.

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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Size
75,000 employees
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Founded
1976

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