About Butterworth Hospital
Right in the heart of Grand Rapids, you'll find a nationally recognized hospital for patient quality and safety and the regional leader in full-service hospitals. Since 1873, Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (part of Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals) has been growing and building a reputation of excellence in care, diagnostics, treatment, prevention and education. It is the flagship hospital for Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals, which includes Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital and Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion.
Butterworth Hospital offers a wide range of advanced medical, surgical and specialty care services that allow the urban campus in downtown Grand Rapids to serve as a major tertiary and quaternary referral center for West Michigan and beyond. These services include the only Regional Burn Center and Level I Trauma Center in West Michigan. Butterworth Hospital is a clinical leader in cardiovascular, cancer, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, neurosciences, trauma and emergency care services, among many others.
Link to Butterworth Hospital: https://www.spectrumhealth.org/locations/butterworth-hospital
Job Responsibilities
Maintains accountability for ensuring the safety and efficacy of medication use. Educates and acts as a consultant to patients/family and members of the health care team related to optimal drug therapy and participates in process improvement activities and drug use evaluations. Works with multiple medication automation systems.
Essential Functions
- Interprets and screens medication orders for appropriate agent, dose, route, allergies, and potential drug interactions. Safely compounds and dispenses medications for administration to patients.
- Evaluates patients, orders appropriate laboratory tests, and interprets serum drug levels utilizing pharmacokinetic principles; provides prescribers with dosage regimen recommendations to optimize therapeutic outcomes, reduce patient risk, and monitor the costs associated with drug therapy.
- Provides appropriate supervision and direction within appropriate skill level to technicians, residents, interns, and other support personnel.
- Engages in continuous study of the entire professional field to maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities. Completes required continuous training and education, including department and Spectrum Health specific requirements on a timely basis.
- Provides education and counseling to patients/family/significant others/members of the health care team in order to optimize outcomes and appropriate use of medications.
- Ensures that services are provided in accordance with State and Federal regulations, organizational policy, and accreditation/compliance requirements.
Qualifications
- Required Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy
- 2 years of relevant experience hospital pharmacy Preferred
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited residency in Pharmacy Practice Preferred
- LIC-Clinical Pharmacist - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
- LIC-Pharmacist Controlled Substance - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
- CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association 180 Days required Or
- CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association 180 Days required
- Ideal candidate will possess PharmD Degree, possibly a Pharmacy Residency, Inpatient experience, and/or Critical Care or ED experience
Primary Location
SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids
Department Name
Pharmacy Services - Butterworth
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours
40
Hours of Work
Rotating (1st/2nd Shift) - 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. - 8-Hr. Shifts
Days Worked
Monday to Sunday - Variable
Weekend Frequency
Every third weekend
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