Pharmacist
City of Hope
Zion, IL
Job posting number: #7270279 (Ref:JR-14077)
Posted: August 6, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $48.61 - $80.03 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Pharmacist
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The successful candidate:
Hours: Mon - Fri 1st and 2nd shift hours, plus rotational weekends every 2 months
Under the supervision of the Director/Manager of Pharmacy, a clinical pharmacist is responsible for all services, both distributive and clinical, within the ambulatory infusion setting and inpatient units. Clinical pharmacists are essential to our care model within COH. They are accountable for working directly with multidisciplinary teams in the Medical Oncology and Surgical Oncology units to provide high-quality evidence-based care as well and discharge counseling services. Pharmacists practice through hospital policies, practice agreements and clinical guidelines to manage disease states and chemotherapy toxicities, perform pharmacokinetic services and ensure safe, cost-effective, evidence-based use of medications. In addition to inpatient rounding shifts, the pharmacist is also responsible for staffing in our ambulatory infusion center. Responsibilities include chemotherapy verification, medication dispensing, drug information and close collaboration with oncologists, midlevel providers and infusion center nurses.
Requirements:
Graduate of a college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
Current Illinois State Registered Pharmacist license required.
Completion of pharmacy residency program or equivalent hospital pharmacy experience preferred. Background in oncology pharmacy preferred.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, click here:Benefits Information
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $48.61 - $80.03 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.