Clinical Faculty (Open Rank)/Clinical Pharmacist, ATC

Summary/Description:

The UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, is seeking a full-time, motivated professional for the position of Clinical Faculty (Open Rank)/Clinical Pharmacist who will be assigned to UI Health''s outpatient Antithrombosis team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing pharmaceutical care to patients in the area of antithrombosis management at the UI Health Hospital & Clinics. The clinic sees patients with major disease states requiring short or long-term anticoagulation therapy with traditional and direct oral anticoagulants, including patients with venous thromboembolism, atrial fibrillation, mechanical heart valves, ischemic stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and various hypercoagulable states. The clinic also sees high-risk patients who are pregnant and pediatric patients in need of anticoagulant therapy. Consults for peri-procedure bridging therapy are also handled. The hospital is a 450-bed academic institution located approximately 2 miles west of downtown Chicago. The hospital serves an urban, indigent patient population.

The Retzky College of Pharmacy, with campuses in Chicago and Rockford, is the #1 college of pharmacy in the state of Illinois and #6 in total research grant funding, according to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). More information about the College and Department of Pharmacy Practice can be found at https://pharmacy.uic.edu and https://dpp.pharmacy.uic.edu.

Duties:

The clinical pharmacists in ATC work under the Antithrombosis Therapy Management Protocol for all items, including drug initiation and selection, ordering and monitoring labs, dose adjustments, ordering refills, discontinuation of therapy, and patient education. Each clinic encounter is billed using facility fee charges. The candidate will also be responsible for nurse, physician, and pharmacy staff development; coordinating and conducting quality initiative projects; and developing collaborative treatment and research protocols. The new hire will be assigned to ATC 4 days per week with 1 office day per week. The hours will be Monday - Friday during the day.

The academic responsibilities of the clinical faculty member (Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) include the provision of didactic lectures and precepting entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy students, PGY1 residents, and PGY2 residents. Scholarly activities, including presentations and publications, are an expectation as well.