Job Description

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. Loyola Medicine Transport is based at Loyola University Medical Center and is part of a three-hospital system including Loyola University Medical Center , Gottlieb Memorial Hospital , and MacNeal Hospital .

If you are interested in working for a regional leader in healthcare, delivering compassionate care and improving the lives of those in our communities, join the Loyola team and become Loyola Strong!

What you’ll do:

Clinical pharmacists provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to designated service areas or patient populations to achieve optimal patient outcomes and safety. They function as members of multidisciplinary teams to improve medication therapy management. These positions act as drug information resources and their responsibilities include age-specific and/or disease specific consultative medication therapy evaluation, education of both patients and other medical staff, research, precepting pharmacy residents, and participating in quality improvement activities.

This position provides coverage for the inpatient and outpatient transplant programs, with select responsibilities as follows:

• Rounds with team, provides order verification and drug information services for service and unit patients, fulfills CMS and other regulatory and site-specific requirements for patients served, including pre and post-transplant notes, evaluation notes, discharge education, listing and waitlist meetings.
• Chart reviews patients, both pre- and post- transplant, reconciles medications, provides recommendations for vaccination.
• Within year one post-transplant, reviews medications and adverse events, updates medication plan, provides follow-up on labs and vital signs as needed via in-person visit.
• Promote safe and effective medication usage and optimal medication therapy outcomes under a collaborative practice agreement.
• Oversee appropriate medication utilization and related quality metrics within the covered services.
• Works closely with transplant coordinators, procurement coordinators, physicians, and nurses within program.
• Completes evaluations of pre-transplant candidates as outlined by program and/or regulatory requirements.
• Active involvement in PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residency programs.
• Opportunity for PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency Program Director and/or Coordinator for the eligible and interested candidate.
• Other duties as assigned.

We offer our colleagues:

• Benefits from Day One
• DailyPay! Work today, Get paid today
• Competitive Shift Differentials
• Tuition Reimbursement from Day One
• Participation in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & Loyola University Medical Center)
• Childcare Employee Discount at Gottlieb’s Child Development Center
• Referral Rewards
• Strong Team Culture
• Career Growth Opportunities

What you’ll need for this job:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) preferred
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience required
• PGY2 in Solid Organ Transplant or equivalent experience required
• Registered Pharmacist in the State of Illinois required
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) preferred

Our Promise to You:

Joining Loyola Medicine is being a part of an organization that treats the human spirit in our patients and fellow colleagues. We are a part of a community which believes in giving back to those we serve.

• We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities
• We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners

Pay Range: $52.55 - $86.70 per hour

Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.

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