McLaren Health Care

Pharmacist

McLaren Health Care • $110K — $130K *
Farmington Hills, MI 48025In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy from an accredited institution.
  • Current Michigan RPh license or eligibility with a required Controlled Substance license.

Responsibilities

  • Review prescriptions for safety and appropriateness, contacting prescribers for clarification when needed.
  • Fill and compound medications as per established procedures.
  • Interview patients regarding medication history and offer counseling on drug therapy.
  • Identify patient education needs and provide necessary teaching resources.
  • Educate and supervise support personnel in medication preparation tasks.
  • Maintain inventory and records for medications and pharmacy supplies.
  • Ensure compliance with storage regulations for medications and supplies.

Benefits

  • Access to continuing education and professional development opportunities.
  • Opportunity to work in a collaborative healthcare environment.
  • Engagement in teaching and training future pharmacy professionals.
Full Job Description
Job Summary: Under limited supervision, provides clinical pharmacy services including primary care services, consultative services, and drug information services to patients and health care providers to deliver high quality care.Provides education and training to medical and pharmacy students and residents. Ensures accuracy of work completed by support personnel, in compliance with established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

  • Reviews prescriptions as written by authorized prescribers to determine that order is safe and appropriate for the specific patient; contacts authorized prescriber as necessary to review vague or illegible prescriptions.
  • Fills prescriptions as ordered by authorized prescriber by dispensing or compounding medication according to established procedures.
  • Interviews patients for previous medication history and provides counseling on current drug therapy. Identifies patients who require teaching, and provides educational material. Also works collaboratively with other health care providers to assure coordination of the provision of patient education.
  • Assigns, educates, and supervises the work of support personnel (technicians, interns, clerks and students) in the preparation of medications for dispensing and in related duties. Ensures maintenance of an inventory of medication and pharmacy supplies and related records.
  • Ensures that storage of medications and supplies is in compliance with environmental and regulatory agency procedures.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy or completion of foreign equivalency examination.
  • Current Michigan RPh license or Michigan eligibility along with required Controlled Substance license.

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.
Learn more about McLaren Health Care
Size
26,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
* Ladders Estimates

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