Pharmacy Specialist - Pediatric/ PICU - Inpatient - Full Time Days - St. Johns Job at Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI

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  • Henry Ford Health
  • Detroit, MI

Job Description

Join Henry Ford Health as a Pediatric/PICU Clinical Pharmacy Specialist make an exciting impact here at our Henry Ford St. Johns Children's Hospital!What You Will Do:As the pediatric/PICU Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Henry Ford St John Children’s Hospital you will be an integrated pharmacy resource within the pediatric unit and PICU and will be actively sought out by the medical and multidisciplinary teams for your expert medication knowledge. You will play an essential role in optimizing our pediatric patients’ medication management through daily patient care activities and through policy, protocol and order set development, as well as ongoing drug use evaluation and safety/quality initiatives. You will also have the opportunity to participate in the mentoring and education of Pharmacy Residents, Doctor of Pharmacy students and other health care professionals. In addition, through our patient centered care model you will provide medication education to our pediatric patients/parents/families/caregivers. Our team of decentralized patient care pharmacists all practice as clinical pharmacists and cross cover the PICU and pediatric unit on afternoons and weekends. In collaboration with our NICU Pharmacy Specialist, you will play a vital role in helping maintain and advance our clinical pharmacists neonatal/pediatric medication knowledge.Who we are: Henry Ford St John Children's Hospital is a nationally recognized children’s hospital located within Henry Ford St. John Hospital. The approximately 90 bed hospital serves all pediatric populations from birth to 21 years of age, including an 8 bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, 26 private-bed inpatient pediatric unit and a level II pediatric emergency department.RESPONDBILITIES:Reviews and assesses medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential and actual drug related problems. Recommends formulary alternatives when appropriate. Compounds and dispenses medications for accurate delivery to patients.Provides drug information and education to medical staff and patient/families/caregivers. Communicates with physicians and other clinicians as necessary to facilitate care. Oversees technical personnel who assist in the preparation, maintenance, and dispensing of medications and supplies. Assists with academic functions such as serving as a preceptor for pharmacy students.May float to provide coverage of pharmacy needsThis 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.Post-graduate year 1 pharmacy residency prefered, post-graduate year 2 pharmacy residency in pediatrics highly preferredPediatric advanced life support certification preferred.Expectation is that Pediatric/PICU pharmacist specialist will be Board Certified for Pediatrics within 1 year of hireMinimum 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.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.#LI-VD1#IND2

Job Tags

Full time, Weekend work

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