Pharmacist

University of Michigan Health-West (Formally Metro Health) is looking for a Pharmacist. The clinical staff pharmacist is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Pharmacy, under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy Services, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator and the Pharmacy Operations Supervisor. Clinical pharmacists provide consultation to physicians, nursing staff, and patients regarding the safe, and effective use of medications in all patient populations to promote positive outcomes. Pharmacists supervise the distribution, disposition, security, preparation, and procurement of medications, provide education, and participate in pharmacy clinical services. Additionally, Clinical Pharmacists train, supervise, and direct the efforts of support personnel. Clinical pharmacists participate in quality initiatives involving optimal medication delivery and use. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Essential Functions and Responsibilities: SPECIFIC DUTIES: Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, protocols, directives, or pharmacy operation standards. 1. Participates in development, implementation, and maintenance of clinical pharmacy services. 2. Participates in the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary changes, policy and procedures, and critical pathways as approved by appropriate committees. 3. Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose 4. Participates in pharmacokinetic (TDM- Therapeutic Dose Monitoring service) consults, renal drug intervention screening, IV to oral conversions, patient care rounds, and other patient-specific consults or interventions as assigned 5. Sustains the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection. 6. Participates in the pharmacy's pharmacoeconomic efforts. Reviews the use of targeted medications for compliance with current pharmacoeconomic programs. 7. Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed. 8. The following are daily distributive pharmacist functions. - Receives, interprets, clarifies (if necessary), and institutes action on all medication orders and outpatient prescriptions. - Completes a profile review concurrently while verifying physician orders focusing on duplication, in-complete orders, interactions, interferences, or incompatibilities. - Supervises the preparation of sterile IV admixtures. - Prepares chemotherapy. - Has oversight of the procurement process to assure the safest, most cost effective products are used for each patient order. - Prepares or supervises the production of other compounded or extemporaneous medications. - Fills or checks the filling of automated drug dispensing machines. - Fills or checks the filling of unit dose carts. - Checks all pre-packaging and set-ups done by supportive personnel. - Supervises the filling of controlled substance requests for nursing stations. - Supervises the restocking of drug boxes for area ambulances. - Keeps records of controlled substances, reports discrepancies to Pharmacy Director. - Assists in completion of annual inventory. Provides education and information on pharmaceutical care and drug therapy. Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff. Provides drug information to patients and caregivers. Contributes to pharmacy ne