Job Summary
Maintains accountability for the supervision and operation of a specific area of expertise. Promotes team efforts to manage and achieve departmental/corporate objectives. Coordinates process improvement activities, resolves human capital issues, and assists with program development in area of accountability. Works with multiple medication automation systems. Ensures department and personnel compliance with current regulations.
Essential Functions
- Provides appropriate supervision and direction to pharmacists, technicians, residents, interns, and other support personnel.
- Responsible for human capital issues involving supervised team members; to include but not limited to, hiring, mentoring, development, evaluations, and performance management.
- Develops and maintains standards for area of accountability and communicates those standards to the staff.
- 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.
- Provides education and counseling to patients / family / significant others / members of the health care team in order to optimize outcomes and appropriate use of medications.
- Participates in the scheduling of pharmacy staff including but not limited to schedule development, completion of daily assignments and/or staffing changes for sick/call-in coverage.
- Participates in process improvement activities. Continuously monitors quality, cost effectiveness, and efficiency in area of accountability and identifies trends. Ensures that services are provided in accordance with state and federal regulations, organizational policy, and accreditation / compliance requirements.
- Provides support for patient care treatment and services. Consults on drug therapy, drug regimen reviews, and drug utilization reviews. Consults on research projects and other matters related to pharmacology.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
- 2 years of relevant experience
- LIC-Clinical Pharmacist - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required And
- LIC-Pharmacist Controlled Substance - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
- CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Variable by department 90 Days required Or
- CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Variable by department 90 Days required Or
- CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association Variable by department 180 Days required Or
- CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Variable by department 180 Days required
Preferred
- 1 year of relevant skills, knowledge, abilities gained through at least 1 year of related lead or supervisory experience
- Inpatient pharmacy experience
Physical Demands
- Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
- Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs
- Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
- Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 20 lbs
- Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 15 lbs
- Sitting: Occasionally
- Standing: Occasionally
- Walking: Occasionally
- Forward Bend - Standing: Seldom
- Forward Bend - Sitting: Seldom
- Trunk Rotation - Standing: Seldom
- Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Seldom
- Squat: Seldom
- Stair Climbing: Seldom
- Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
- Reach - Above Shoulder: Seldom
- Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Seldom
- Handling: Occasionally
- Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Seldom
- Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Seldom
- Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently
- Visual Acuity [None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom
How Corewell Health cares for you
Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here. On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more! Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
Primary Location SITE - Helen Devos Childrens Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids
Department Name Pharmacy Services - HDVCH
Employment Type Full time
Shift Weekly Scheduled Hours 40
Hours of Work 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Days Worked Monday to Friday
Weekend Frequency N/A
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