Trinity Health Corporation-posted 15 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Grand Rapids, MI
5,001-10,000 employees
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Position Summary: Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care Responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services in an outpatient and/or inpatient practice area, by providing drug therapy management and assessment for patients in the practice area. Provides support for established programs including, but not limited to, drug formulary, pharmacy education programs, and quality improvement and research relating to drug therapy. Description: This is a full-time (80 hours per pay-period), salaried, Monday thru Friday position for a Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care within the Trinity Health Medical Group primary care, PCMH offices (part of the Trinity Health Saint Mary's health-system in Grand Rapids, Michigan). Responsibilities include disease management within institution approved collaborative practice agreements (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, COPD, anticoagulation, others), referral-based Comprehensive Medication Review with recommendations to physicians, daily ad hoc informal consultations to improve pharmacotherapy effectiveness, safety, and cost as well as participating in team-based care within a multidisciplinary model. Additional activities include time in our Anticoagulation Management Service (approximately 1 day/week), and other multidisciplinary initiatives focused on particular high-risk patients or populations (e.g., depression, frail elderly) (approximately ½ day/week). Participation in the training of Trinity Health Grand Rapids PGY-1 & PGY-2 Pharmacy residents and PharmD students from the College of Pharmacy at Ferris State University is also expected as is participation in both medical group and/or health system committees.

  • Provides drug therapy management and assessment.
  • Identifies and resolves potential and actual drug related problems.
  • Assists physicians in designing dosing regimens based on patient-specific dosing parameters.
  • Communicates and collaborates with physicians and other clinicians to develop drug therapy policies, protocols, and guidelines.
  • Provides support to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, which may include serving as a member and/or activities such as preparing formulary drug reviews, medication usage evaluations, policies and guidelines for drug therapy, etc.
  • Participates in performance improvement initiatives and research as appropriate.
  • Participates in departmental, multidisciplinary, hospital and health-system committees as leader, member or consultant.
  • Participate in the training, education, precepting, and evaluation of pharmacy students and/or residents as assigned.
  • Provides education and information on pharmaceutical care and drug therapy to patients, pharmacy staff, physicians, nurses, students and other clinicians.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned such as quality assurance reports, preparation for regulatory inspections, etc.
  • Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited school/college of Pharmacy (required)
  • PGY-1 Residency (required)
  • Licensed (pharmacist and controlled substance) in the State of Michigan, or eligible
  • PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency (strongly preferred) or commensurate practice experience in ambulatory care with direct pharmacotherapy management responsibilities
  • BPS Specialty Certification (Pharmacotherapy or Ambulatory Care, preferred; or eligible with certification within 1 year of hire)
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