Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Trinity Health is seeking a part‑time Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care in Grand Rapids, MI, to provide clinical pharmacy services for outpatient patients. The role includes medication management, education programs, and participation in quality improvement and research related to pharmacotherapy.

The position supports disease management within collaborative practice agreements and may include work in Anticoagulation Management and other multidisciplinary initiatives.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited school/college of Pharmacy (required)
• PGY-1 Residency (required)
• PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency (strongly preferred) or commensurate ambulatory care experience
• Licensed (pharmacist) in Michigan or eligible
• BPS Specialty Certification (Pharmacotherapy or Ambulatory Care, preferred) or eligible within 1 year

Responsibilities

• Provide drug therapy management and assessment for outpatient patients.
• Identify and resolve drug-related problems.
• Assist in designing dosing regimens with patient-specific parameters.
• Collaborate with physicians to develop drug therapy policies and guidelines.
• Participate in Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee activities.

Skills

PharmD

PGY-1 Residency

Ambulatory Care Residency (preferred)

Michigan licensure (or eligible)

BPS Certification (preferred)

Education

PharmD degree

PGY-1 Residency

PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency (preferred)

Job description

Employment Type: Part time Shift: Day Shift Description:

Position Summary: Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care Responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services for outpatient patients by providing drug therapy management and assessment for patients in the practice area. Provides support for established programs including, but not limited to, drug formulary, pharmacy education programs, and quality improvement and research relating to drug therapy.

What you will need:

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited school/college of Pharmacy (required)
• PGY-1 Residency (required)
• PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency (strongly preferred) or commensurate practice experience in ambulatory care with direct pharmacotherapy management responsibilities
• BPS Specialty Certification (Pharmacotherapy or Ambulatory Care, preferred; or eligible with certification within 1 year of hire)
• Licensed (pharmacist and controlled substance) in the State of Michigan, or eligible

Description: This is a part-time (40 hours per pay-period), salaried, Monday thru Friday (days can be flexible) position for a Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care within the Trinity Health Medical Group primary care, PCMH offices (part of the Trinity Health Saint Mary’s health-system in Grand Rapids, Michigan).

Responsibilities include disease management within institution approved collaborative practice agreements (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, COPD, anticoagulation, others), referral-based Comprehensive Medication Review with recommendations to physicians, daily ad hoc informal consultations to improve pharmacotherapy effectiveness, safety, and cost as well as participating in team-based care within a multidisciplinary model. Additional activities include time in our Anticoagulation Management Service (approximately 1 day/week), and other multidisciplinary initiatives focused on particular high-risk patients or populations (e.g., depression, frail elderly) (approximately ½ day/week). Participation in the training of Trinity Health Grand Rapids PGY-1 & PGY-2 Pharmacy residents and PharmD students from the College of Pharmacy at Ferris State University is also expected as is participation in both medical group and/or health system committees.

What you will do:

• Provides drug therapy management and assessment.
• Identifies and resolves potential and actual drug related problems.
• Assists physicians in designing dosing regimens based on patient-specific dosing parameters.
• Communicates and collaborates with physicians and other clinicians to develop drug therapy policies, protocols, and guidelines.
• Provides support to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, which may include serving as a member and/or activities such as preparing formulary drug reviews, medication usage evaluations, policies and guidelines for drug therapy, etc.
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives and research as appropriate.
• Participates in departmental, multidisciplinary, hospital and health-system committees as leader, member or consultant.
• Participate in the training, education, precepting, and evaluation of pharmacy students and/or residents as assigned.
• Provides education and information on pharmaceutical care and drug therapy to patients, pharmacy staff, physicians, nurses, students and other clinicians.
• Perform other related duties as assigned such as quality assurance reports, preparation for regulatory inspections, etc.

Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.

We are 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, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not‑for‑profit, faith‑based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well‑being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs.

For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.