Pharmacy Specialist - Behavioral Health Services - Full Time - Brighton
General Summary
This pharmacist position serves as the pharmacy expert for Behavioral Health Services within the Henry Ford Pharmacy Enterprise, with primary responsibility for the Brighton Center for Recovery (BCR).
Location
Brighton, MI
Principles Duties & Responsibilities
Clinical Pharmacy Services: Supports comprehensive medication management for patients receiving treatment for substance use disorders, as well as psychiatric and chronic medical conditions. Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and optimize medication therapy utilizing current evidence-based guidelines.
Medication Safety and Regulatory Compliance: Lead medication safety initiatives by monitoring high-alert medications, controlled substances, medication storage, medication-use processes, and regulatory compliance. Ensure adherence to DEA, Michigan Board of Pharmacy, CMS, Joint Commission, and Henry Ford Health policies and standards.
Behavioral Health Medication Management: Develop, implement, and optimize medication-use processes specific to behavioral health.
Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) Optimization: Serve as the pharmacy lead for behavioral health site automated dispensing cabinet optimization, including medication inventory management, formulary optimization, override monitoring, controlled substance management, medication security, workflow development, and collaboration with the pharmacy enterprise team.
Controlled Substance Stewardship: Monitor controlled substance utilization, diversion prevention strategies, discrepancy resolution, override trends, medication waste practices, and compliance with controlled substance regulations. Collaborate with Medication Safety, Compliance, Security, and Nursing leadership on diversion prevention and continuous improvement initiatives.
Behavioral Health Formulary Management: Participate in formulary management activities by assisting in the evaluation of new medications, treatment guidelines, standardizing medication inventories, therapeutic interchange initiatives, and optimizing medication availability based upon patient population needs and enterprise formulary standards.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Collaborate with psychiatrists, addiction medicine physicians, hospitalists, advanced practice providers, nursing, social work, case management, pharmacy leadership, and operational teams to optimize medication management, improve patient outcomes, and enhance continuity of care across the behavioral health continuum.
Quality Improvement and Operational Leadership: Lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives focused on medication safety, regulatory readiness, medication-use evaluations (MUEs), workflow optimization, operational efficiency, performance metrics, and standardization of behavioral health pharmacy services.
Education and Professional Development: Provide ongoing education and training to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, physicians, residents, students, and other healthcare professionals regarding behavioral health pharmacotherapy, medication safety, controlled substances, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based treatment guidelines.
Policies, Procedures, and Program Development: Develop, implement, and maintain behavioral health pharmacy policies, standard operating procedures, clinical guidelines, and medication-use workflows to support safe, standardized, and compliant pharmacy operations within the Brighton Center for Recovery and the Henry Ford Pharmacy Enterprise.