• Job Description

  Req#: R160433

  Department:

  11971 System Pharmacy - Pharmacy: After Hours Support

  Status:

  Full time

  Benefits Eligible:

  Yes

  Hou rs Per Week:

  40

  Schedule Details/Additional Information:

  Varies

  Job Summary

  FT 7 on, 7 off, hours 2045-0700

  Provides pharmaceutical care through staffing and clinical rounds. Reviews and monitors physician orders for drug therapy and monitor this therapy for drug choice, dosage, drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, and formulary adherence. Serves as a drug information resource to nurses, physicians, and other healthcare workers. Assists with the implementation of identified pharmacy initiatives as applicable to the pharmaceutical care center. Serves in a Charge Pharmacist role and is responsible for all patient care operations and problem-solving during the overnight shift.

  
  
  Essential Functions

  • Coordinates, oversees, and participates in all patient care activities, on-site supervision, problem-solving and operations decisions working third shift.
  • 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.
  • Exhibits highly effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills with visitors and other healthcare team members to establish working relationships that foster optimal quality of patient care.
  • Understands and can utilize the automated dispensing equipment in the practice area.
  • Alerts appropriate team member of drug shortages and problems (i.e. out of date drugs, damaged packaging).
  • Determines the presence of medication therapy problems in patient's current medication therapy.
  • Participates in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement activities.
  • Interprets the appropriateness of a medication order before preparing or permitting the distribution of the first dose. Utilizes pharmacy support team members effectively, checks the accuracy of the work, and prioritizes the workload and organize the work flow.

  Physical Requirements
  Works primarily in the pharmacy. Delivers medications to nursing units. Requires considerable walking, standing, pushing mobile cart of 50 pounds maximum and lifting 25 pounds of material. May be required to frequently stretch, bend, twist, squat, or kneel to perform job. Exposure to cancer chemotherapy agents. Otherwise, hazards are very minor such as minor cuts, bruises, and non-contaminated needle pricks. Exposed to various conditions throughout the workday such as walking on hard surfaces, climbing stairs and changes in temperature and humidity. 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 type such as that on unit-dose medication packages and syringes. Must be able to speak and be understood by others. Must be able to hear normal sounds with moderate background noises.

  
  
  Education, Experience and Certifications

  Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or a PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy required. Licensed in the state of North Carolina or South Carolina as applicable or eligible for reciprocity required. Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

  Pay Range

  $53.80 - $80.70

  Our Commitment to You:

  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 – 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 teammate's 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, and Short- 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

  About Advocate Health

  Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

• About the company

  Advocate Aurora Health is a non-profit health care system with dual headquarters located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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