Clinical Pharmacist- Psychiatric Medical Unit

What a pharmacist III will do

• Reviews, prepares and dispenses medication orders per prescriber order or prescription according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies, with an emphasis on psychiatric and neurological conditions for patients according to established policies, procedures and protocols.
• This may include specialized management of antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, substance use disorder treatments, and antidepressants.
• Contributes to the quality and effective operation of the department.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners regarding psychotropic medication selection, dosing (based on pharmacokinetics, serum drug levels, and patient response to therapy), adverse effects, drug-drug interactions, and monitoring parameters as well as cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to prescribers, as needed.
• Participates in interdisciplinary care including:
• Provider-led walking rounds with in-person patient interactions
• Tabletop rounds with psychiatry, nursing, social work, and case management
• Aids in ECT-related medication optimization including review and adjustment of agents that may impact seizure threshold.
• Aids in coordination and management for long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics, including ensuring financial feasibility of continuation long-term.
• Provides drug information and counseling to patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in the training, education, precepting, and evaluation of pharmacy students and/or residents as assigned.
• Provides work direction to pharmacy support personnel, verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians.

What a pharmacist III will need

• One year of experience in a hospital or retail pharmacy required with psychiatric pharmacy experience strongly preferred
• PGY-1 residency required; PGY-2 in psychiatric pharmacy preferred (or equivalent experience)
• Current registered pharmacist license and controlled substance license issued by the Michigan State Board of Pharmacy.
• Doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited college of pharmacy (BS Pharm acceptable per licensure requirements)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification may be required (at discretion of manager)