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Make an exciting impact within Henry Ford Health as a Clinical Medication Management Pharmacy Specialist and be a part of our Pharmacy Shared Services Team.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Shift: Full Time Day Shift
Location: Detroit
The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Medication Management, commonly referred to as Drug Information, is a part of the Pharmacy Shared Services team. They are responsible for ensuring the safe use of medications in the health system; managing the health system drug formulary; overseeing medication-related clinical policies and procedures, as well as ensuring the integration and consistency of local practices to such policies and procedures. They are also responsible for ensuring the cost-effectiveness and safety of medication use within the system through optimal use of data and analytics. The pharmacy specialist will also be precepting pharmacy students, residents, and fellows in the area of drug information, medication safety, and pharmacy administration. The position is based at the Centralized Pharmacy Services Center (CPSC) at the Henry Ford Health Elijah McCoy building in Detroit.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
In addition to fulfilling all other duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist, the Pharmacy Specialist:
- Maintains an active practice in his/her specialty area and serves as the institutional expert regarding pharmacy practice issues which arise in or from that area.
- Plans, develops, and implements new, high quality, cost effective pharmacy programs and services relating to the specialty area of practice.
- Provides direct direction, oversight, support and evaluation of 6th year Doctor of Pharmacy Students assigned to his/her area of responsibility
- Provides proper training and direction in pharmacy functions and procedures for personnel assigned to the specialty area.
- Identifies and resolves daily operational and/or clinical problems which arise in his/her area of practice working with staff from other departments as necessary.
- Designs and conducts applied research. Contributes regularly to the pharmacy and/or medical literature.
- Represents the department at appropriate internal and external meetings.
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.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Must hold a degree from an accredited college of pharmacy and must complete a residency training program or have equivalent experience in hospital pharmacy practice.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of pharmacist experience or the equivalent training and experience at another institution, preferred.
- Must have demonstrated the ability to meet and exceed practice standards set for a Level II pharmacist. (Henry Ford Detroit Hospital Only)
- Must be able to serve as an institutional authority in a given specialty practice area.
- Must have demonstrable leadership abilities and exhibit teamwork when working with others.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills which enable him/her to contribute effectively in the dissemination of information to all levels of health care personnel in the institution. Should have a proven research/publication record.
- Must be qualified to work with pharmacy students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Must have a previous work history of reliability, dependability, and willingness to assume additional responsibilities.
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 Pharmacy Specialist position.
