Clinical Staff Pharmacist - Pharmacy Regional

Pharmacist

Implements pharmaceutical services to patients throughout the Medical Center by providing accurately compounded and dispensed medications and various clinical functions, including, but not limited to, therapeutic drug monitoring and patient appropriate dosing.

Responsibilities include:

• Accepts responsibility for checking all medications leaving the department to verify quality assurance.
• The pharmacist must have a working knowledge of chemotherapy agents.
• The pharmacist must have a working knowledge of hyperalimentation.
• The pharmacist must have a working knowledge of IV admixture.
• The pharmacist must have a working knowledge of narcotic control.
• The pharmacist must have a working knowledge of investigational drugs.
• The pharmacist must have a working knowledge of therapeutic drug monitoring.
• The pharmacist must have a working knowledge of medication storage and dispensing guidelines.
• Dispenses medications from physician orders, ensuring accurate entry into the computer to furnish hospital personnel with current medication administration reports.
• Accepts responsibility for verifying dosages on the physician order are patient appropriate.
• The pharmacist is responsible for accurately checking refills, unit dose medications, and IV preparations as to filling and labeling accuracy by the pharmacy technician.
• Competent in communicating to healthcare professionals regarding an order (i.e., non-formulary drug, allergy; drug interaction, drug compatibilities, dosing question, etc.).
• Must be able to use sound judgment, as related to patient care, if the physician is unavailable to answer questions.
• Works with healthcare professionals to provide the most appropriate and cost-effective drug therapy for each individual patient.
• Competent in working with various computer systems, writing in patient charts, dosing medications based on patient specific parameters, and other clinical functions that may arise.

About Us

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Compensation and Benefits: The compensation range for this position is $52.06 per hour - $89.54 per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers.