Clinical Pharmacist Full Time Rotate

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit is seeking a Registered Pharmacist to provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services. The role involves ensuring medication safety, providing patient education, and filling prescriptions accurately while supervising support staff.

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a Doctorate of Pharmacy and obtain State licensure within three months of employment. Join a dedicated team at a leading healthcare facility focused on high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Registered Pharmacist and Controlled Substance licensures in the State of Michigan within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services including primary care and consultative services.
• Review prescriptions for safety and appropriateness for patients.
• Fill prescriptions by dispensing or compounding medication.
• Conduct patient interviews for medication history and provide counseling.
• Provide educational programs for patients and staff.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy services

Patient education

Medication management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Doctorate of Pharmacy

Job description

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC's largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Grace's joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country. Sinai-Grace operates more than 21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation.

Job Summary

• Under limited supervision, provides clinical pharmacy services including primary care services, consultative services, and drug information services to patients and health care providers to deliver high quality care.
• Reviews prescriptions written by authorized prescribers to determine that order is safe and appropriate for the specific patient; contacts authorized prescriber as necessary to review vague or illegible prescriptions.
• Fills prescriptions as ordered by authorized prescriber by dispensing or compounding medication according to established procedures.
• Interviews patients for previous medication history and provides counseling on current drug therapy.
• Identifies patients who require teaching, and provides educational material.
• Works collaboratively with other health care providers to assure coordination of the provision of patient education.
• Assigns, educates, trains and supervises the work of support personnel (technicians, residents, interns, clerks, and students) in the preparation of medications for dispensing and in related duties.
• Ensures accuracy of work completed by support personnel, in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Ensures maintenance of an inventory of medication and pharmacy supplies and related records.
• Ensures that storage of medications and supplies is in compliance with environmental and regulatory agency procedures.
• Responsible for the provision of formal patient and staff educational programs.
• Conducts patient care area inspection to ensure proper drug availability, storage and dating.
• Provides clinical pharmacy services to patients and health care providers in various areas, including:
• Therapeutic drug monitoring
• Anti-coagulation service
• Nutritional support
• Investigational drug services
• Hematology/oncology pharmacy
• Medication use evaluation
• Pain management service
• Adverse drug reaction reporting
• Adheres to system, hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.

Qualifications

• 1. Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy or completion of foreign equivalency examination.
• 2. Registered Pharmacist and Controlled Substance licensures in the State of Michigan obtained within 3 months of entry into job.