Pharmacist - Inpatient - Contingent

Henry-Ford-Health-2; Rochester (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health is seeking a pharmacist to oversee day-to-day patient-oriented services across pharmacy areas. The pharmacist will supervise staff, exercise clinical judgment, and help train interns and residents on shift.

Responsibilities include unit dose and IV admixture dispensing, medication review, order verification, and drug information for clinicians. Strong communication and collaboration are essential to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must hold a degree from an accredited college of pharmacy; residency in hospital pharmacy strongly preferred.
• Demonstrate acumen in verbal and written communication to disseminate drug information to health care personnel.
• Thorough understanding of pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy and ability to integrate into monitoring drug therapy.
• Participate in teaching programs including instruction and supervision of students and trainees.
• Ability to work with others to develop improved services for patients.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the dispensing of unit dose, intravenous admixtures, investigational and research drugs to meet patient care needs.
• Identifies and monitors the pharmaceutical needs of patients.
• Reviews patient charts and interviews patients/physicians/nurses to obtain information for medication records; assesses drug therapy problems.
• Verifies medication orders for completeness and legality; ensures correct dose, route, frequency and duration.
• Provides supervision of supportive personnel assigned to shift.
• Participates in education and training of pharmacy students, residents, fellows and staff.
• Provides drug information for patients, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.
• Conducts monthly nursing unit reviews as assigned.
• Assists in evaluating the performance of staff.
• Continuously evaluates therapeutic responses and provides dosing consultation as needed.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Pharmacotherapy knowledge

Teaching trainees

Team collaboration

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Job description

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The pharmacist assumes responsibility for the day-to-day comprehensive, patient oriented pharmacy services provided on his/her shift in each area of the department. The pharmacist works under the general direction of the area's administrative or clinical coordinator, and provides direction and supervision for supportive staff assigned to his/her shift. The pharmacist must be able to exercise sound management and clinical judgment in making appropriate decisions in the absence of coordinators or more senior staff. He/she assists coordinators in identifying problems which exist in his/her assigned area of practice and cooperates in the resolution of these problems. The pharmacist participates in training pharmacy interns and externs in each of the pharmacy service areas.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinates the dispensing of unit dose, intravenous admixtures, investigational and research drugs and other pharmaceuticals to meet the needs of patient care.
• Identifies and monitors the pharmaceutical needs of patients.
• Reviews patient charts and/or interviews the patient, physician, or nurse to obtain information for medication records or profiles. Reviews drug-related information to identify potential problems regarding drug therapy and recommends appropriate solutions to those problems.
• Verifies medication orders for completeness and legality. Verifies and checks prepared medications for appropriate dose, route, frequency and duration of therapy.
• Provides immediate and direct supervision of supportive personnel assigned to his/her shift.
• Participates, as assigned, in the experiential and didactic education and training of pharmacy students, residents, fellows, and support staff.
• Provides drug and poison information for patients, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.
• Conducts monthly nursing unit reviews in a timely fashion as assigned.
• Assists in the performance evaluation of area supportive personnel.
• Continuously evaluates and monitors patients' therapeutic responses to prescribed medications as outlined in approved standards of practice. Provides pharmacokinetic dosing consultation for patients as needed.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Must hold a degree from an accredited college of pharmacy; residency in hospital pharmacy strongly preferred.
• Should demonstrate acumen in verbal and written communication skills which enable him/her to contribute effectively in the dissemination of drug information to all levels of health care personnel in the institution.
• Must possess a thorough understanding of the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of disease states and have the application skills needed to permit proper integration of these in monitoring drug therapy.
• Must have basic abilities for participating in the various teaching programs including instruction and supervision of undergraduate pharmacy students, interns, and pharmacy technician trainees. Should have the skills necessary for providing informal and formal instruction of students and other health care providers on drug therapy and inpatient operational activities.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work with others in developing improved services for patients.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Michigan. If eligible, licensure must be obtained within 30 days of hire; failure to obtain licensure will result in termination of the Pharmacist position.