Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Metabolic Health

Metabolic Health Care Center

The new Metabolic Health Care Center creates a single front door to Metabolic Health and Obesity Care, focusing on impactful, consistent and equitable patient experiences through an Interdisciplinary Team consisting of an Exercise Physiologist, Registered Dietician, Health Coach, Psychotherapist, Pharmacist, Nurse Navigator, and Physician. Together, the Metabolic Care Team will develop a unique plan of care for each patient that will help them to achieve weight loss or BMI goals, reduction in chronic conditions, and sustainable lifestyle interventions.

Coordinates educational programs and activities designed to enhance clinical drug knowledge of staff pharmacists, physicians, nurses, other care providers. Works with staff pharmacist to increase their participation in drug monitoring, pharmacokinetics and cost containment activities. Provides pharmaceutical care to patients in assigned area of practice, implement cost containment programs, provide drug information, education and clinical services which enhance the effectiveness of drug therapy and minimize patient risk.

Works with multiple medication automation systems.

• Evaluates patients and orders, and takes a lead role in the ordering and interpretation of drug serum levels, using pharmacokinetic principles. Provides physicians with dosage regimen recommendations to enhance therapeutic outcomes, reduce patient's risk, and reduce the cost of drug therapy.
• Provides drug information and educational services to hospital health care professionals, patients and families and assists staff pharmacists in responding to drug information requests. Serves as an information resource and clinical practice role model for staff pharmacists.
• Coordinates and implements departmental drug utilization review efforts and other process improvement activities as assigned.
• Ensures that processes and services are continuously monitored for quality, cost effectiveness, and efficiency. Engages in process and quality improvement activities. Makes and implements recommendations to improve operational efficiency and to implement new services for areas of responsibility.
• Facilitates applicable Pharmacy Committee activities in area of specialty and participates on other committees / task forces as member, consultant and/or chair as assigned.
• Engages in continuous study of the entire professional field to maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities. Completes required continuous training and education, including department and Corewell Health specific requirements on a timely basis.
• Coordinates the development, editing, and dissemination of departmental publications for physicians and hospital staff.
• Precepts pharmacy residents and students as assigned.

• Required Bachelor's Degree Science of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy
• 2 years of relevant experience pharmacy experience or an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Residency Required
• 2 years of relevant experience hospital pharmacy experience or an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Residency Preferred
• ASHP accredited postgraduate year 2 (PGY2) residency in area of specialty Preferred

• LIC-Clinical Pharmacist
  - State of Michigan 90 Days required
• LIC-Pharmacist Controlled Substance
  - State of Michigan 90 Days required
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required
• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association Excludes Ambulatory Sites 180 Days required Or
• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Excludes Ambulatory Sites 180 Days required
• CRT-Board Cert Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BC-PS) - ASHP American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Upon Hire preferred Or
• CRT-Board Cert Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BC-PS) - BPS Board of Pharmacy Specialties Upon Hire preferred

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
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• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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