About Us:

Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals.

With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community.

Job Summary:

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist will provide specialized pharmaceutical care services to ensure safe, effective, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapy to optimize outcomes for patients with a broad range of disease states with emphasis on cardiovascular chronic conditions.

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Pharmaceutical care services include but are not limited to assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events.
• Clinical Pharmacist Specialists serve as a resource and liaison to the clinics, pharmacy, and personnel at Wayne Health in addition to external groups.
• Clinical Pharmacist Specialists will conduct clinical research and practice advancement projects as well as patient care quality and regulatory compliance initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice.
• Clinical Pharmacist Specialists provide medication and practice-related education/training and actively serve as preceptors for Doctor of Pharmacy Students and pharmacy residents.
• Candidates must be positive and professional when interacting with patients, healthcare providers, and staff and must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The individual must also be comfortable working autonomously, with a multidisciplinary team, and handling multiple responsibilities.
• Identifies and leads resolution of technical and non-technical problems that arise during all operational processes.
• Meets with management to report pharmacy performance and offers suggestions for improvement as necessary

Education, Licensure/Certification, and Training:

Required Qualifications:

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm D)
• Post graduate year 1 [PGY1] in Pharmacy Practice
• Michigan pharmacist license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Post graduate year 2 [PGY2] in Ambulatory Care or equivalent clinical experience
• Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) or Board Eligible
• Experience with billing/reimbursement models

Skills and Abilities:

• Candidates must be positive and professional when interacting with patients, healthcare providers, and staff and must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• The individual must also be comfortable working autonomously, with a multidisciplinary team, and handling multiple responsibilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Exhibits superior management skills that emphasize team building and strong leadership with the ability to provide clear direction to the department.
• Proficient skill in oral and written communication
• Ability to exercise initiative, problem solving, leadership and decision making
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures to everyday problems and deal with a variety of situations
• Ability to organize plan and prioritize

Safety Requirements:

• Compliance with Department Health and Safety policies and procedures

Working Conditions/Schedule:

• 40-hour work week, hours and days to be determined by the business needs of the department. Additional hours may be required

Wayne Health is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer