University of Michigan

Clinical Pharmacist - Adult Hospitals

University of Michigan$100K — $120K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy
  • Current licensure as a registered pharmacist in Michigan
  • Michigan Controlled Substance License eligibility within 60 days of hiring
  • Ability to conduct manual dexterity tasks and computer applications use
  • ACLS certification obtainable upon hiring
  • PGY1 residency or BCPS certification preferred

Responsibilities

  • Rotate through various pharmacy roles including decentralized and centralized functions
  • Participate in interdisciplinary patient rounds and comprehensive medication reviews
  • Engage in anticoagulation therapy monitoring and dosage adjustments
  • Conduct peri-operative medication management and narcotic control in the operating room
  • Oversee medication distribution and order verification in centralized settings
  • Assist with pharmacy student education and precepting
  • Implement quality improvement measures for patient care and pharmacy services

Benefits

  • Support for continuous learning and professional development
  • Opportunity to work in a newly built, state-of-the-art facility
  • Exposure to a variety of pharmacy practice settings, including operating room and inpatient
  • Engagement in multidisciplinary patient care teams
  • Involvement in teaching pharmacy students from the University of Michigan
Full Job Description
Job Summary

The Clinical Pharmacist Generalist will rotate through a variety of roles and locations delivering comprehensive pharmaceutical care including drug distribution to support excellent patient care. This role will include both service-based clinical pharmacist (de-centralized) and medication distribution (centralized) responsibilities. In the service-based role, the pharmacist will support 3-4 care teams, actively participate in multidisciplinary patient rounds, review and verify medication orders, and provide dosage adjustments per pharmacy policies for anticoagulation, pharmacokinetic antimicrobials, renally dosed medications and parenteral nutrition. Additional responsibilities include conducting daily profile reviews, and serving as preceptor for University of Michigan College of Pharmacy IPPE and APPE students. The pharmacist may also rotate through the operating room satellite pharmacy, serving as a liaison between the operating room pharmacy, surgeons and PACU with responsibilities including peri-operative medication management, narcotic control and distribution. In the centralized medication distribution role, the pharmacist will be responsible for order verification, code response, clinical inquiry response, product verification, medication distribution oversight, technician functional supervision, automation systems, and inventory control.

Responsibilities*

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • After successful orientation and training, the pharmacist generalist will rotate through a variety of roles and locations spending time as a service-based clinical pharmacist (de-centralized), and time in a medication distribution (centralized) role. We offer pharmacy services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It is expected that this position will be afternoon shift including weekends and holidays.
  • Specific Centralized and Decentralized responsibilities may include (but are not limited to) the following:
    • Service Based, Team Pharmacist: Activities include interdisciplinary rounding, comprehensive profile reviews, pharmacokinetic monitoring and dosing, anticoagulation therapy monitoring and dosing, discharge counseling, renal dosing, parenteral nutrition monitoring and adjustments, pharmacy student precepting, and nurse/prescriber education.
    • D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion Main Pharmacy and University Hospital Central Pharmacy: Operational and clinical activities that include order verification, code response, clinical inquiry response, product verification, medication distribution oversight, technician management, pharmacy student precepting, Pyxis management, and inventory control.
    • Operating Room Pharmacy Satellites: Peri-operative medication management (i.e. antimicrobial prophylaxis, support for pain management, anticoagulants and blood factors) and narcotic control and distribution including quality control to maintain compliance with regulatory standards and quality measures.
    • Other Pharmacy Satellites (pending department need) - (Emergency Department, OR, Clean Room, Cardiovascular Center): Activities include central order verification, medication question triage, product compounding and verification, investigational drug management, controlled substances management, and functional supervision of technical staff working in their area including completion of job assignments and assuring adherence to institutional policies and procedures.
  • Able to prioritize daily responsibilities with accuracy and dependability
  • Demonstrate and apply excellent teamwork and communication skills
  • Effectively communicate with pharmacy team members, other healthcare professionals, employees, patients, and visitors
  • Accurately and efficiently interpret and process medication orders, labels, and documentation.

Teaching
  • Pharmacists serve as preceptors for the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy students, for both Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). These include precepting in both operational and clinical pharmacist roles.

Quality Improvement
  • Develop and implement quality improvement measures and process improvements to improve patient care and pharmacy services

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Functional supervision is received from a Pharmacy Manager/Assistant Director, or Pharmacy Manager/Assistant Director designee. Administrative supervision is received from a Pharmacy Manager/Assistant Director, or other designated official.

Required Qualifications*
  • Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Current licensure as a registered pharmacist by the State of Michigan Board of Pharmacy
  • Michigan Controlled Substance License to practice pharmacy in the State of Michigan, or eligibility to become licensed within 60 days of employment start date
  • Other: Ability to perform a variety of manual dexterity movements, including keyboarding and active participation in codes (e.g. sterile product preparation). Demonstrates effective use of computers and applications (e.g. MS Word, Excel, Outlook). Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking English.
  • Ability to meet all the above qualifications and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation
  • ACLS certification (certification available to be obtained once hired through Michigan Medicine)

Desired Qualifications*
  • Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency and/or BCPS certification.
  • Recent inpatient clinical hospital practice experience including participation in multi-disciplinary rounds, direct patient care and education, and product verification with a range of medications and patient populations similar to those at an academic medical center.
  • Active membership in professional organizations.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes .

Work Schedule

The schedule for this position is afternoon shift including weekends and holidays.

Work Locations

The D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion is a new inpatient facility set to open in November 2025, designed to increase access to care across U-M Health. The facility will directly connect to the Cardiovascular Center and University Hospital, and will feature 264 private inpatient rooms including general/telemetry, Cardiac Intensice Care and Neuro Critical Care units, along with 20 operating rooms, 2 non-invasive radiology suites, and 1 vascular access interventional radiology space. The Clinical Pharmacist Generalist may work out of the Pavilion, University Hospital and/or the Cardiovascular Center.

Underfill Statement

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

280948

Working Title

Clinical Pharmacist - Adult Hospitals

Job Title

Clinical Pharmacist

Work Location

Michigan Medicine - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

Modes of Work

Onsite

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Organizational Group

Um Hospital

Department

MM UH Pharmacy Services

Posting Begin/End Date

7/30/2026 - 8/06/2026

Career Interest

Patient Care Services
Pharmacy

About University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan system. The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 in Detroit, as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, 20 years before the territory became a state. The school moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acres (16 ha) of what is now known as Central Campus. Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 million gross square feet (781 acres or 3.16 km²), and has two satellite campuses located in Flint and Dearborn. The University of Michigan is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.
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