Pharmacist

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. Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans