Job Description
Overview
Join the dynamic pharmacy team at Carle Health! We are looking for a proactive Medication Safety and Quality Pharmacist to drive excellence in medication management. In this vital role, you’ll lead safety initiatives, mentor staff, and ensure top-tier care across our hospital and affiliated locations.
Qualifications
Qualifications & Requirements: - Licensure: Active Pharmacist License issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy (Required).
- Experience: Clinical pharmacy experience.
Responsibilities
Patient Care & Clinical Services - Provide direct patient care by intervening as appropriate to improve prescribing, administration, and monitoring practices in the facility.
- Screen medication orders for potential interactions with other medications, diet orders, disease states, or stated allergies.
- Assist with medication dosage evaluations based on patient factors like age, weight, and clinical status, as needed.
- Provide Medication Therapy Management Services as defined in the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act.
Dispensing & Operational Accuracy - Interpret physician medication orders and send the appropriate medication in a timely and accurate manner.
- Supervise technicians in the preparation and dispensing of medications and parenterals.
- Provide accurate and complete accounting of all controlled substances.
Quality & Administrative Support - Assist in focused studies and drug usage evaluations as assigned.
- Represent the pharmacy on committees or work groups as assigned.
- Assist in the training and orientation of all new employees as assigned.
About Us
Find it here. 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. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $54.13per hour - $93.1per 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. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
Job Tags
Local area, Shift work