Critical Care Pharmacist

About the position

The Clinical Specialist, Critical Care is responsible for providing and coordinating pharmaceutical care services in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Holy Cross Hospital. This role involves reviewing medication orders for completeness and appropriateness, considering patient-specific attributes for therapy individualization or avoidance, assessing drug/food interactions, monitoring patient responses, adverse events, and therapy omissions, conducting medication histories and reconciliation as needed, executing departmental protocols and procedures to optimize patient care, and documenting medication interventions. The position also includes serving as a medication expert in the ICU, intervening during or before medication ordering, participating in daily multidisciplinary and physician rounds, and responding to CODE BLUEs, Rapid Responses, and medical assistance calls. Additionally, the role involves collaboration with other Sinai Health System Critical Care Specialists on system-wide programs, contributing to pharmacy quality and medication safety initiatives, overseeing workflow and compliance with protocols, acting as a resource for physicians, nurses, hospital staff, and patients, and providing professional development for the Pharmacist team. Teaching opportunities include precepting IPPE & APPE students and future PGY1 & PGY2 Residents.

Responsibilities

• Reviews medication orders for completeness and appropriateness.
• Considers patient-specific attributes for therapy individualization or avoidance.
• Assesses drug/food interactions.
• Monitors patient responses, adverse events, and therapy omissions.
• Conducts medication histories and reconciliation as needed.
• Executes departmental protocols and procedures to optimize patient care.
• Documents medication interventions.
• Serves as a medication expert in the ICU.
• Intervenes during or before medication ordering.
• Participates in daily multidisciplinary and physician rounds.
• Responds to CODE BLUEs, Rapid Responses, and medical assistance calls.
• Works with other Sinai Health System Critical Care Specialists on system-wide programs.
• Contributes to pharmacy quality and medication safety initiatives.
• Oversees workflow and compliance with protocols.
• Acts as a resource for physicians, nurses, hospital staff, and patients.
• Provides professional development for the Pharmacist team.
• Precepts IPPE & APPE students.
• Precepts future PGY1 & PGY2 Residents.

Requirements

• PharmD degree with 2-5+ years of Critical Care experience.
• PGY1 Residency-training required (or equivalent experience).
• PGY2 Critical Care training preferred.
• BCPS certification preferred.
• ACLS and PALS certification preferred.
• Licensed as a Pharmacist in the State of Illinois.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.