Job Information
McLaren Health Care Pharmacist contingent - McLaren Careers in Detroit, Michigan
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.
- I
nterviews
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.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans