Pharmacist - Inpatient - St. Johns

Henry Ford Health; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health in Detroit, MI is seeking a part-time Pharmacist to cover day shifts totaling 24 hours per week. The role provides day-to-day, patient-oriented pharmacy services under supervision of coordinators, with opportunities to train interns and externs.

The pharmacist will coordinate dispensing, review patient charts, monitor therapy, and provide drug information to healthcare staff, ensuring safety and quality of care in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Must hold a degree from an accredited college of pharmacy; residency in hospital pharmacy strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills to disseminate drug information to health care personnel.
• Thorough understanding of pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy for proper monitoring of drug therapy.
• Experience in teaching programs including instruction of students, interns, and technicians.
• Ability to work with others to develop improved patient services.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates dispensing of unit dose, IV admixtures, investigational drugs and other pharmaceuticals.
• Identifies and monitors pharmaceutical needs of patients.
• Reviews patient charts/interviews to obtain information for medication records.
• Reviews drug information to identify therapy problems and recommends solutions.
• Verifies medication orders for completeness and legality; verifies prepared medications.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Team collaboration

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Hospital pharmacy residency preferred

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Location: Detroit, St. Johns

Schedule: Part Time Day Shifts - 24 hours a week

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.

About Henry Ford St. Johns Hospital:

In Detroit, MI, Henry Ford St. John Hospital is a full-service hospital with 24/7 emergency care and a Level I Trauma Center. Henry Ford St. John Hospitalis a destination for specialty care including heart, cancer, stroke care, and orthopedics. Our OB-GYN maternity care teams deliver a personalized birthing experience and advanced neonatal care for sick babies. We offer a range of procedures using robotic-assisted technology, imaging and lab tests, a dedicated inpatient rehabilitation center, all on one campus.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONSBILITIES:

• Coordinates the dispensing of unit dose, intravenous admixtures, investigational andresearch 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 checksprepared medications for appropriate dose, route, frequency and duration of therapy.
• Provides immediate and direct supervision of supportive personnel assigned to his/hershift.
• 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.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Company 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.

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.