Pharmacist

Mclaren-Health-Care; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a qualified Pharmacist to provide clinical pharmacy services, educate students and residents, and ensure accurate medication dispensing in a hospital setting.

The role requires an active Michigan pharmacy license or eligibility, a PharmD or BS Pharmacy, and compliance with regulatory standards. The position emphasizes patient education and interprofessional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited college is required.
• Current Michigan Pharmacist license or eligibility, plus required Controlled Substance license.
• Strong knowledge of clinical pharmacy services and patient counseling.
• Experience implementing and maintaining medication safety and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions to ensure safety and appropriateness; contact prescribers as needed.
• Fill prescriptions by dispensing or compounding medications per procedures.
• Interview patients for med history and provide drug therapy counseling.
• Educate and supervise support personnel involved in medication preparation.
• Maintain medication inventory and ensure proper storage per regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with other health professionals to coordinate patient education.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Under limited supervision, provides clinical pharmacy servicesincluding primary care services, consultative services, and drug informationservices to patients and health care providers to deliver high qualitycare.Provides education and training tomedical and pharmacy students and residents.Ensures accuracy of work completed by support personnel, in compliancewith established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Reviewsprescriptions as written by authorized prescribers to determine that order issafe and appropriate for the specific patient; contacts authorized prescriberas necessary to review vague or illegible prescriptions.
• Fillsprescriptions as ordered by authorized prescriber by dispensing or compoundingmedication according to established procedures.
• I nterviewspatients for previous medication history and provides counseling on currentdrug therapy.Identifies patients whorequire teaching, and provides educational material.Also works collaboratively with other healthcare providers to assure coordination of the provision of patient education.
• Assigns,educates, and supervises the work of support personnel (technicians, interns,clerks and students) in the preparation of medications for dispensing and inrelated duties.
• Ensuresmaintenance of an inventory of medication and pharmacy supplies and relatedrecords.Ensures that storage ofmedications and supplies is in compliance with environmental and regulatoryagency procedures.
• Bachelorof Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy from an accredited College ofPharmacy or completion of foreign equivalency examination.
• Current Michigan RPh license or Michiganeligibility along with required Controlled Substance license.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.