Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Rotating Shift

Description:

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Department: In-Patient Pharmacy

Location: Trinity Health Ann Arbor

About the Department

The inpatient pharmacy at Trinity Health Ann Arbor is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, servicing inpatients, the emergency department, operating rooms and multiple procedural areas.

Clean room operations are accredited by Joint Commission for adherence to the highest standards of USP 797 and 800. Trinity Health Ann Arbor is also the lead location for the national Trinity Health Pharmacy Education and Advancement of Technicians (THE-PEAT) training program to educate pharmacy students to become PTCB, licensed Pharmacy Technicians.

Position Purpose

Under the direction of the Clinical Pharmacy Manager, assumes specific responsibilities in areas of Clinical Pharmacy. Is prospectively involved with provision of pharmaceutical care and the promotion of high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused care considering age-specific needs. Demonstrates pharmacotherapy expertise, participates in interdisciplinary education programs, and participates in problem recognition and resolution related to medication usage. Develops, coordinates, assesses and evaluates medication safety programs and initiatives to ensure safe and appropriate medication use processes. Utilizes principles of just culture. Responsible for regulatory requirements applicable to medication safety in area of practice. Participates in pharmacist and technician clinical development programs, and actively participates in continuous quality improvement initiatives. Performs all pharmacist functions on a regularly assigned basis.

Status available: Full-time

Education:

• Requires Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (i.e., Pharm.D) or clinical oriented Master's Degree in hospital pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy or equivalent is required.

Experience:

• Experience: Minimum of two years related experience, which may include a clinically oriented hospital pharmacy residency (i.e., PGY2).

Licensure / Certification:

• Current State of Michigan Pharmacist and controlled substance license or eligibility for licensure. Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist in area of practice if applicable is preferred. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Possesses strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate drug therapy information to all health team members, patients and administrators/managers.

• Has a demonstrated working knowledge of pharmacokinetics (mathematic modeling of a drug's absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion in a patient).

• Demonstrated teaching ability to instruct and precept pharmacists, pharmacy residents and pharmacy students in the area of pharmacy practice specialty. Demonstrated research and publishing skills.

• Has excellent customer service orientation skills necessary to deal effectively with various levels of hospital personnel.

• Maintenance of thirty continuing education credits every two years as required by Michigan Board of Pharmacy.

What you will do:

• Performs Pharmacist functions on a rotating basis.

• Provides pharmaceutical care for neonatal through geriatric populations according to professional standards and statutory requirements.

• Provides direct patient care through patient care rounding, medication order review, medication therapy monitoring and consults with other healthcare providers to ensure the most effective use of medications.

• Provides medication procurement and dose preparation based on need and urgency with which medication is needed to meet the needs of patients and to comply with hospital clinical quality core measures.

• Collaborates with the medical and nursing staffs to identify patients who require intensive pharmacy intervention (medication histories, drug therapy recommendations, patient education) and facilitates the communication of pharmaceutical care plans to other healthcare providers.

• Actively and reliably monitors drug therapy and answers drug therapy related questions.

• Works with medical and nursing staff to optimize drug therapy delivery, provides drug therapy in-service education, problem solves, and assists nurses in communicating with the medical staff.

• Develops and monitors guidelines or drug use protocols specific to area of specialty.

• Participates in monitoring and ensuring medication safety through proactive and continuous monitoring of medication practices.

• Identifies high risk medications or patients for monitoring for potential errors.

• Contributes to improving medication safety through root cause analysis and identification of potential solutions and policy/guideline development in conjunction with the other health care providers.

• Participates in evaluating medications for formulary considerations with a pharmacoeconomic analysis and prescribing guidelines in conjunction with the medical staff.

• Conducts MUEs as necessary and recommends cost effective drug use.

• Leads/promotes continuous quality improvement programs to meet Organizational and Pharmacy Department goals.

• Monitors procedures and processes to identify areas in need of improvement. Prepares reports, educates and makes suggestions and recommendations for improvement to the appropriate leader or responsible Committee.

• Educates physicians, associates and other allied disciplines about the goals and rationale of the institution’s quality of care and cost containment programs related to medication usage and to pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical care.

Total Rewards and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, DAILYPAY

• Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.

• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability

• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions

• Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout SJMHS and Trinity Health

• Tuition Reimbursement

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran