Clinical Pharmacist (Outpatient)

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Clinical Pharmacist (Outpatient) in Chicago, IL. The employer published a pay range of $142k–$185k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other pharmacist roles before you apply.

Pharmacists review and dispense medications, check interactions and advise patients and clinicians.

Duties from the announcement

CLINICAL/RESPONSIBILITIES/COGNITIVE SKILLS: Provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; monitoring for efficacy, side effects and clinical outcome, and advises prescribers as appropriate. Serves as a drug information resource by providing up-to-date drug information to prescribers and other health care professionals. Reviews charts, evaluates pertinent laboratory data, drug-drug and drug-nutrient interactions, monitors for adverse drug effects and screens for allergies.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $78.51 per hour, is 16% above the median of 23 Pharmacist postings with published pay in Illinois ($67.75 per hour).

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Typical requirements

• PharmD from an accredited program
• Active pharmacist license in the state of the job
• Immunization certification for many roles

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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