McLaren Health Care

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

McLaren Health Care$100K — $120K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Pharm D degree
  • Licensed in the State of Michigan
  • Completed pharmacy internship
  • 1 year of hospital pharmacy experience

Responsibilities

  • Encourage collaboration among healthcare professionals for optimal drug use
  • Participate in committees to ensure drug appropriateness for patient populations
  • Monitor drug interactions to ensure patient safety
  • Review and interpret physician orders for medication preparation
  • Compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals for dispensing

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Retirement plan options
  • Employee wellness programs
Full Job Description
Position Summary:

Responsible for designing and brainstorming new educational programs and activities to help pharmaceutical employees expand their knowledge of clinical drugs. May be responsible for educating other health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, and health care providers about the clinical uses of a variety of medications. May also function as a Pharmacist, providing prescribed medications and pharmaceutical products for adequate patient care according to professional standards and practices.

Responsibilities:

1. Encourage multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure the appropriate therapeutic use of clinical drugs resulting in optimal patient outcomes.

2. Work within appropriate committees to ensure that drugs available are appropriate for the patient populations served.

3. Monitors drug interactions and problems, ensuring safety of patients.

4. Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.

5. Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.

Qualifications:

  • Pharm D
  • Completion of pharmacy internship and licensure in the State of Michigan.
  • One year of hospital pharmacy experience.

About McLaren Health Care

McLaren Health Care Corporation is a Michigan-based, fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 15 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 620,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. McLaren has 28,000 employees and more than 90,000 network providers throughout Michigan and Indiana.
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