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Position Summary: Clinical Pharmacist Ambulatory Care

Responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services for inpatient/outpatient patients 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.

What you will need:

Education/Training: Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited school/college of Pharmacy (required) PGY-1 Residency (required) 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)
Licensure: Licensed (pharmacist and controlled substance) in the State of Michigan or eligible
Description: This is a part-time (48 hours per pay-period) salaried Monday through Friday (specific days flexible) position for a Clinical Pharmacist Ambulatory Care within the Trinity Health Medical Group primary care PCMH offices (part of the Trinity Health Grand Rapids 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. 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.

What you will do:

• This is a part-time (48 hours per pay-period) salaried Monday thru Friday (specific days flexible) position for a Clinical Pharmacist Ambulatory Care within the Trinity Health Medical Group primary care PCMH offices (part of the Trinty Health Grand Rapids 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.
• 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.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.