Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine is an integral member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, responsible for optimizing medication therapy and ensuring safe, effective, and patient-centered pharmaceutical care. The role combines direct clinical service, operational pharmacy support, education, and continuous quality improvement. The pharmacist develops, recommends, and monitors individualized pharmacotherapeutic regimens; collaborates with healthcare professionals; provides clinical pharmacy services and drug information; and rotates through decentralized clinical pharmacy services and centralized pharmacy operations. The role also includes medication preparation and dispensing, oversight and guidance of pharmacy technicians and interns, education and mentorship of learners, and participation in quality improvement and professional development activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
- Licensed or eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the State of Michigan.
- Ability to interact effectively and professionally with patients, families, healthcare team members, support staff, medical staff, and the public.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey clinical information clearly and compassionately.
- Ability to perform duties safely, accurately, and compliantly while adhering to hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
- Ability to identify medication-related issues and patient care concerns, recognize situations outside the pharmacist’s scope, and initiate appropriate follow-up or escalation.
- Flexibility to adjust work priorities with supervisors based on patient care needs, staffing demands, or departmental changes.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment requiring significant adaptability.
- Ability to articulate and demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy, values, mission, and vision of Trinity Health.
- Recent (within the past 5 years) inpatient pharmacy experience, residency training, or advanced clinical practice demonstrating dedication to contemporary hospital pharmacy practice.
Nice To Haves
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or other advanced degree.
- Completion of an ASHP-accredited residency (PGY-1 and/or PGY-2) is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop, recommend, and monitor individualized pharmacotherapeutic regimens.
- Participate in direct patient care, including medication preparation and administration, and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize medication outcomes.
- Provide timely drug information, therapeutic recommendations, and evidence-based guidance to medical staff.
- Support antimicrobial stewardship, anticoagulation management, and other clinical initiatives as assigned.
- Rotate through decentralized clinical pharmacy services and centralized pharmacy operations.
- Perform order verification, medication distribution, and sterile and non-sterile compounding in accordance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.
- Compound, package, label, and dispense medications, IV solutions, and specialized preparations while complying with USP <797>/<800>.
- Provide oversight, guidance, and support to pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns; delegate tasks appropriately and ensure adherence to workflow standards.
- Serve as a resource and preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and learners from other health professions.
- Contribute to educational programs and training activities.
- Participate in departmental performance improvement projects and hospital quality initiatives.
- Pursue ongoing professional growth to meet organizational, departmental, and personal advancement goals.
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Job Type
Full-time
