Clinical Pharmacist at Rush Copley Medical Center – Aurora, Illinois

Emergency medicine pharmacist who ensures optimal clinical outcomes by providing integrated pharmaceutical services through informational and clinical services as well as drug distribution. Current Illinois license as a registered Pharmacist must possess a PharmD, and completed a PGY1 general residency and PGY2 residency in emergency medicine.

Must be Board Certified in Emergency Medicine Pharmacy during 1st year of employment.

Job responsibilities:

• The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine, is responsible primarily for patient care in the Emergency Department (ED)
• The role involves a mixed patient population, treating both pediatric and adult emergencies
• Weekday responsibilities are unit-based, including discharge culture follow-up, order verification, medication therapy optimization, and precepting pharmacy students or residents (PGY1/PGY2)
• Each individual must display maturity, independence, initiative, and strong verbal/written communication skills
• Evaluate and verify Epic physicians' orders for therapeutic appropriateness, proper dosing, optimal dosage form, drug interactions, allergic reactions, route and rate of administration, and therapeutic redundancy
• Clarify physicians' orders when necessary, through direct and timely contact with the prescriber or designated practitioner
• Provides patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations and drug information to the medical and nursing staff
• Participates in the pharmacy department's most current method of documenting clinical interventions
• Perform daily review of pharmacy reports, including pharmacokinetic monitoring and other drug or patient-specific reports that may be required
• Assess and evaluate the medical and drug literature in order to compare and contrast therapeutic regimens and uses for new or existing drug treatments
• Implement medication safety initiatives as determined by current departmental needs and ongoing projects
• Develop operational and clinical projects as determined by current departmental needs and ongoing projects
• Every other weekend

RUSH salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects RUSH’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case. Benefits can be found here.