Clinical Pharmacist Generalist-Oncology & Infusion Pharmacy Services

Michigan Medicine; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical, dental and vision

2:1 Match on retirement savings

Generous PTO program

Preceptorship opportunities for PharmD

Tremendous team support

Job summary

Michigan Medicine is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist Infusion to provide pharmaceutical care across ambulatory infusion settings. Responsibilities include medication order review, dispensing and verification of sterile products, and nursing education.

You will precept Pharm.D. students, review orders for therapy appropriateness, and contribute to quality improvements. The role spans oncology and non-oncology populations and offers hybrid work with rotation among several infusion centers.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy or Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy with commensurate experience.
• Current license to practice pharmacy in the State of Michigan (including a Controlled Substance license), verifiable in LARA; or eligibility to become licensed within 90 days of employment start date.
• Ability to perform a variety of manual dexterity movements, including keyboarding and IV preparation, actively participating in codes.
• Fluency in reading, writing and speaking English.
• Completion of a PGY1 residency and/or BCPS certification is desired
• Recent inpatient clinical hospital practice experience or home infusion pharmacy experience including IV admixture, participation in direct patient care and education, with a range of medications and patient populations similar to those at UMHHC (may include clerkships, APPE rotations or residency rotations) is desired

Responsibilities

• Participate in direct patient care with the healthcare team to assure therapy appropriateness; review medication profiles, patient counseling, and physician/nurse education.
• Serve as a preceptor for Pharm.D. Students on rotations including IPPEs and clerkship rotations.
• Order Verification / Profile Review: review, clarify and process medication orders in a timely manner while assuring appropriateness of therapy.
• Quality Improvement: provide input and suggestions for process improvements and initiate action plans with follow-through.
• Supervision of Work Area: supervise technical staff and ensure adherence to institutional policies and procedures.
• Service patients seeking oncology and non-oncology care across Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Hematology, ALS, IBD and other areas.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Job description

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Responsibilities

What skills would you master?

Unit Based Responsibilities

• You'll participate in direct patient care which includes working with members of the healthcare team to assure appropriateness of therapy. Other activities include reviewing medication profiles, patient counseling, and physician/nurse education.

Teaching

• You will serve as a preceptor for Pharm.D. Students on a variety of rotations including medication reconciliation and direct patient care Introductory Pharmacy Patient Experiences (IPPEs) during the third year and institutional and unit-based hospital practice clerkship rotations during the fourth year.
• Order Verification / Profile Review: You will review, clarify and process medication orders in a timely manner while assuring appropriateness of therapy.
• Quality Improvement: You will provide input and suggestions for process improvements to improve the care that is provided to our patients. Activities include researching opportunities and initiating action plans with follow through until successful implementation of the improvement.
• Supervision of Work Area: You will provide functional supervision of technical staff working in their area including completion of job assignments and assuring adherence to institutional policies and procedures.
• Patient Populations: You will service patients seeking oncology and non-oncology care. This would include Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Hematology, ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Pulmonology and IBD.

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy or Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy with commensurate experience.
• Current license to practice pharmacy in the State of Michigan (including a Controlled Substance license), verifiable in LARA; or eligibility to become licensed within 90 days of employment start date.
• Ability to perform a variety of manual dexterity movements, including keyboarding and IV preparation, actively participating in codes.
• Fluency in reading, writing and speaking English.
• Completion of a PGY1 residency and/or BCPS certification is desired
• Recent inpatient clinical hospital practice experience or home infusion pharmacy experience including IV admixture, participation in direct patient care and education, with a range of medications and patient populations similar to those at UMHHC (may include clerkships, APPE rotations or residency rotations) is desired

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

As a Clinical Pharmacist Infusion at Michigan Medicine, you will practice in a variety of ambulatory infusion settings. You'll provide pharmaceutical care services which include but are not limited to medication order review, dispensing and checking of sterile product preparations, host in-services for nursing education, dispense investigational study medications and clinical order verifications. Our Pharmacist responsibilities are focused to ensure optimal effectiveness and safety of medications used throughout the institution as well as providing accurate and timely drug information.

What perks and benefits can you look forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings
• Generous PTO program
• Preceptorship opportunities for Pharm.D. students
• Tremendous team support

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Work Schedule

This is a full-time position, rotating schedule. Rotation among work locations may occur. Michigan Medicine has ambulatory infusion services located at Brighton Center for Specialty Care, Children's and Women's Infusion Center, Rogel Cancer Center, East Ann Arbor Health Center, Northville Health Center, Taubman Center, and West Ann Arbor Health Center. Weekends and holidays will be required on a rotational basis. Remote work opportunities exist within the infusion pharmacy team and are also available on a rotational basis.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

A cover letter is NOT required for consideration.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

Please note that for the first phase of this posting, we will be considering internal candidates only in an effort to offer advancement opportunities. You are still able to submit your resume for consideration, but our process for external candidates will begin approximately 30-days after the posting date.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.