Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Blood and Marrow Transplant

Posted:
7/23/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States ⋅ Michigan, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion:

At Corewell Health, we treat cancer using the latest technologies and treatments including gene sequencing of tumors, targeted therapy and advanced oncology surgery techniques. We use a team approach to care, bringing together different areas of expertise that specialize in your particular type of cancer.

Bone and Marrow Transplantation:

Corewell Health has the only Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program in West Michigan. We provide marrow, peripheral stem cell and umbilical cord blood transplants for cancerous and noncancerous conditions. Our highly specialized multidisciplinary team brings a wealth of expertise and knowledge in various areas to provide care before, during and after transplant. Our nationally renowned adult BMT specialists have more than 50 years of combined experience.

Other team members include:

  • Advanced Practice Providers
  • Transplant Coordinators
  • Cancer Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapists
  • Pharmacists
  • Social Workers
  • Transplant Financial Coordinators
  • Oncology-Certified Registered Dietitians
  • BMT-Certified Registered Nurses

Our Adult BMT Program is just one of four in the state, and is accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), which demonstrates our commitment to quality and excellence in patient care and laboratory practices. We are proud to offer you a full continuum of transplant care, which allows you and your family to stay closer to home throughout treatment.

Children and teenagers receive blood and marrow transplant through our Pediatric Blood and Marrow Program at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.

Link to Lemmen-Holton:

https://www.spectrumhealth.org/services/cancer

Link to Blood and Marrow Transplantation:

https://www.spectrumhealth.org/services/cancer/blood-and-marrow-transplantation

Job Summary

Provides leadership for all Pharmacy clinical activities within assigned area. Embraces the goals/objectives encompassing Pharmaceutical activities. Promotes team efforts with pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel to manage and achieve departmental/corporate objectives. Provides support for staff development so that staff meets/exceeds minimum competency standards and encourages/supports staff to continue professional development. Demonstrates good judgment and decisiveness throughout daily activities. Maintains knowledge of current pharmaceutical practice and demonstrates a personal commitment to professional growth. Serves as role model of clinical excellence to staff pharmacists. Supports management by providing oversight, guidance and support for all assigned areas. Participates in the planning, organization, implementation and follow up of new programs and activities. A key role of the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is to promote safe, appropriate, and cost effective medication therapy.

Essential Functions

  • Assists in controlling and maintaining the pharmacy drug budget by assuring appropriate medication formulary use.
  • Provides quality patient specific pharmaceutical care to patients and documents such interventions with respect to clinical outcomes and financial ramifications.
  • Develops and oversees the data collection and review of information gathered for drug utilization review and/or research, quality improvement monitors, adverse drug event reporting, restricted drug policies and other processes as established by the department and/or organizational committee.
  • Participates in direct patient care by providing drug information, interventions, and recommendations according to current evidence-based medication practices.
  • Assists in coordination, development and assessment of organizational quality improvement activities.  Assists in meeting goals for core indicators relating to pharmacy practice.
  • Assists in decision-making process for formulary additions and deletions assuring processes are in place for safe administration, storage, distribution, preparation and use.
  • Participate in the development of processes to assure investigational drugs and or drug studies are safely controlled, administered and destroyed when applicable.
  • Participates the clinical development, training and education of students, pharmacists, residents.
  • Participates in the development and production of patient education programs, in-service lectures and seminars and continuing education programs for pharmacy, nurses, physicians and other healthcare practitioners related to medication therapy.
  • Participates in the review, detection and prevention of medication errors and adverse drug events.
  • Participates in organizational subcommittees or work groups.
  • Performs operational and clinical duties of a clinical pharmacist when necessary.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • See addendums for specific specialty job requirements.

Qualifications

  • Required Bachelor's Degree Pharm.D. or Bachelor degree in pharmacy.
  • Preferred residency training.
  • 3 years of relevant experience
  • 3 years of experience as a clinical pharmacist or pharmacy residency/fellowship preferred
  • In absence of residency training, candidates with demonstrated superior knowledge (board certification, considerable practical clinical experience, etc.) in area of focus may be considered
  • LIC-Clinical Pharmacist - STATE_MI State of Michigan or eligible to obtain Upon Hire required
  • LIC-Pharmacist Controlled Substance - STATE_MI State of Michigan or eligible to obtain Upon Hire required
  • CRT-Immunization Certification - APhA American Pharmacists Association Outpatient Dept Only 180 Days required
  • CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Outpatient Dept Only 180 Days required
  • Ideal candidate will possess PharmD Degree
  • Ideal candidate will have completed a PGY2 Residency in Oncology while also possessing Oncology and/or Bone Marrow Transplant experience
  • This position requires strong collaboration and experience interacting/working with multidisciplinary teams
  • This is a Day Shift position
  • Every 6th Weekend Rotation
  • Approximately 90% On-Site while 10% may be Remote

    Primary Location

    SITE - Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion - 145 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

    Department Name

    Pharmacy Services - Butterworth

    Employment Type

    Full time

    Shift

    Day (United States of America)

    Weekly Scheduled Hours

    40

    Hours of Work

    8 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Every 6th Weekend Rotation

    Days Worked

    Monday to Friday

    Weekend Frequency

    Variable weekends

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