Pharmacist - Centralized Sterile Compounding - Full Time - Elijah McCoy/Detroit
Come join the Henry Ford Health (HFH) corporate pharmacy team to create the future of pharmacy practice in Southeast Michigan. We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented sterile compounding pharmacist to join our Centralized Sterile Compounding Center (CSCC) team.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Schedule: Full Time Day Shifts
Location: Elijah McCoy, Detroit
This role supports sterile compounding operations that serves the HFH enterprise. The pharmacist will ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality compounding practices. The preferred candidate will have demonstrated experience with sterile compounding, total parenteral nutrition and associated regulations.
PRINCPLE DUTIES & RESPONSBILITIES:
- Oversight of sterile compounding activities and supervision of technical staff
- Prepares patient specific (TPN, IV chemotherapy) and batch sterile compounds
- Performs final Compounded Sterile Products (CSP) visual inspection, verification, labeling, and storage
- Maintains all required documentation for cleanroom facilities and environment
- Maintains all required documentation for patient-specific and anticipatory batch sterile compounded products
- Communicates with pharmacy sites regarding patient specific orders or batch compounds.
- Responds to and triages product or delivery concerns
- Assists in the evaluation and deployment of new CSPs
- Collaborates with pharmacy staff to maintain accurate medication and supply inventory
- Ensures compliance with USP, state, federal and regulatory sterile compounding standards, and HFH policies and procedures pertaining to sterile compounding
- Partners with CSCC team members and leadership to identify and implement process improvements – enhancing service, quality, and operational excellence
- Assists with preparation of the pharmacy for inspections including but not limited to, FDA, NABP, DEA, TJC, state boards of pharmacy
- Respond and triage telephone and electronic message inquiries
- Receive orders and prepare and package medications for delivery
- Performs pharmacy cleaning as needed
Assist with training of staff and precepting as required
- Acts as operational leader as required
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Must hold a degree from an accredited college of pharmacy; residency in hospital pharmacy strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in sterile compounding in an acute care, health system, home care, infusion center, or 503a/b setting preferred
- Total parenteral nutrition (TPN), automated IV compounding devices, and EPIC experience preferred
Knowledge of USP <797>, USP <800>, FDA regulations, and other applicable sterile compounding standards
- Should demonstrate acumen in verbal and written communication skills which enable him/her to contribute effectively in the dissemination of drug information to all levels of health care personnel in the institution.
- Must possess a thorough understanding of the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of disease states and have the application skills needed to permit proper integration of these in monitoring drug therapy.
- Must have basic abilities for participating in the various teaching programs including instruction and supervision of undergraduate pharmacy students, interns, and pharmacy technician trainees. Should have the skills necessary for providing informal and formal instruction of students and other health care providers on drug therapy and inpatient operational activities.
Must demonstrate the ability to work with others in developing improved services for patients.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:
- Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Michigan. If eligible, licensure must be obtained within 30 days of hire; failure to obtain licensure will result in termination of the Pharmacist position.
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.